re: Severe Burn survivors - Help/ Advice for cousin

I spent a few weeks in a burn center a few years ago (Skin Grafts, Multiple Surgeries, etc..) I can only speak on what helped me but I can point to two things that helped.

1. Normalcy: Once I was relatively healed I just wanted things to get back to normal. I was tired of people trying to coddle me and wanting to constantly talk about it. I just wanted to go back to work and do the things I was previously doing and for people to treat me like they did before the fire.

2. Find a healthy Hobby/Distraction: Fishing, Hunting, Golf, music, anything. Even though it may only provide temporary relief having something you find fun to look forward to and go do helped me greatly.

Just like the physical scars, the mental ones may never completely go away, but over time they get less and less noticeable. I just took it day by day and had enough support and distractions that as time went on it got better.

This just my experience with it, I'd definitely seek professional help from someone if things don't start getting better especially if there was a loss of life involved in the fire. Luckily for me there wasn't

Good Luck