BEST is excited and honored to announce our BEST Superhero of the Month for 2018, a true beacon of light for the brain injury community and beyond. Congratulations and BEST wishes to Maggie DePuye-Phillips! DePuye-Phillps serves as a BEST board director and BEST guest blogger. She is also a dedicated caregiver, instructor, counselor and mentor. (more…)
Forging new pathways, navigating new dreams. The theme of the 2018 Washington State TBI Conference was absolutely perfect for superheroes: new paths, new dreams and how to make them happen. The Brain Energy Support Team (BEST) team members were honored to hear conference participant’s stories, dreams and the paths they wanted to take going forward (more…)
The Brain Energy Support Team (BEST) is feeling extra energized this afternoon! We’ve just kicked off day one of the 2018 Washington State TBI Conference in Tacoma, Washington, and superheroes from the Washington State brain injury community are reuniting for two special days of sharing, caring, conversations, information and resources. The BEST Superhero booth is (more…)
Today we send our love and remembrance today and every day. BEST wishes to all on this special day.
Our BEST Space will be closed during the entire week of May 28, 2018 due to the Washington State TBI Conference in Tacoma, Washington. Our BEST Space will reopen on Tuesday, June 5, 2018. Thank you for your understanding. The Brain Energy Support Team (BEST) is excited to be a part of this year’s Washington (more…)
In all the research I have carried out since surviving my brain injury (stroke), I am struck by the huge emphasis given to physical rehabilitation compared to mental (or emotional) rehabilitation. I’m not suggesting that the physical impact is unimportant, just that the emotional aspects of brain injury recovery seem a bit neglected compared to (more…)