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Sleep Matters

Sleep is an essential for everyone. Here’s why sleep is important: Sleep allows your body and mind to recharge and refresh. Sleep allows your body to remain healthy. Sleep helps prevent disease. Without enough sleep, our brains cannot function properly. That’s why the best quality of sleep possible is critical for those with brain injury. (more…)

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On Confidence

I got some advice in my younger years that has worked very well for me since and no doubt will continue to be valuable for many years to come. That advice was from a (then) well-known actor. In an interview he was asked about stage fright and what he did to get over it. His (more…)

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Sleep Matters

Sleep is an essential for everyone. Here’s why sleep is important: Sleep allows your body and mind to recharge and refresh. Sleep allows your body to remain healthy. Sleep helps prevent disease. Without enough sleep, our brains cannot function properly. That’s why the best quality of sleep possible is critical for those with brain injury. (more…)

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The Support is Still Here: Kathi’s Story

Kathi Sturgeon knows one thing for sure: support is still here. The home care professional, nonprofit board director, sports enthusiast and brain injury survivor, recently reflected on how COVID-19 has impacted her. The quick conclusion: it hasn’t been easy. Kathi explains. “One of the challenges has been keeping up with the seemingly constant changes,” shares (more…)

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Batman Says: It’s never too late to be a superhero

Batman says: It’s never too late to be a superhero.  He’s right!  Join BEST as a member or share your monetary gift anytime before the end of the 2021 to help us with our programs, services, and educational opportunities for the brain injury community and their families for 2022.  Click here to support BEST! Prefer (more…)