Fact Friday: Brain Injury and Celebrities

(Editor’s note: Brain injury fact–brain injuries do not discriminate. In this piece, writer, BEST guest blog contributor and stroke survivor, Isaac Peterson, discusses celebrities and other famous folks who are also brain injury survivors. KT)  They say traumatic brain injuries can happen to anyone and that it doesn’t care how rich or famous you are (more…)

On Sleep

   Having a traumatic brain injury (TBI) sure is a real grab bag full of goodies and surprises, isn’t it? But none of the surprises are good ones—like the one about how hard it is now to get regular sleep. Sleep disorder studies have shown people with TBIs are three times more likely to have (more…)

Learning to Live with Neuro-Fatigue

A traumatic brain injury (TBI) really is the gift that keeps on giving. They’re just not the kind of gifts anyone wants to get. After my TBI, I learned this the hard way. Suddenly, I had long-term mental and physical problems I never had experienced before: constant fatigue and muscle weakness; loss of mental clarity (more…)