BEST Director and Support Group Coach, Jeff  Hartson, recently presented important information about brain injury and brain injury awareness at the 2017 Tacoma-Pierce County High Risk Populations Disaster Planning Summit at the Star Center in Tacoma, Washington on June 14, 2017. The summit was organized by the Pierce County High Risk Populations Disaster Planning Coalition, a coalition formed (more…)
The Brain Energy Support Team (BEST) is pleased to announce a new monthly program to honor, recognize and celebrate the superheroes of the brain injury community. The BEST Superhero of the Month is available to all BEST Superheroes near or far. Check out the details by clicking HEREÂ and nominate your superhero today!
Love books? Looking for some great reads this summer? Well, if you answered YES to one or both of those questions, BEST has a something terrific in store just for you! Beginning on June 20, 2017 at 10 a.m. PST and running through June 21, 2017 at 3:55 p.m. PST, BEST will be hosting the (more…)
Did you know that there are approximately 145,000 individuals in Washington State living with brain injury and resulting challenges? Do you realize that if we add families – parents, children, spouses, siblings – supporting those individuals the number of people affected by a brain injury easily doubles or triples. How can we meet the needs (more…)
Editor’s Note: BEST guest blogger, Issac Peterson, explores his current journey in navigating his new home of Tacoma, Washington, after his stroke. It hasn’t all been positive. Like many others with a brain injury, Peterson has faced some difficult financial and housing challenges. Read on. It was suggested to me that I might write about (more…)
