Our BEST Stories: Jay Benson

    Here’s is the definition of the word, volunteer. The noun form of the word means a person who freely offers to take part in an enterprise or undertake a task.  The verb form of the word means freely offer to do something. Now meet Jay Benson. Benson has been volunteering and participating in (more…)

Tuesday Tips: Caregivers and the Holidays

    Well, we’ve officially kicked off the month of December and this Tuesday is perfect timing for our caregiver tips column. Every Tuesday throughout the holiday season, the Brain Energy Support Team (BEST) will bring you two tips each Tuesday. As always, we welcome any of your thoughts, tips, strategies and feedback. So without (more…)

Brain Energy Support Team (BEST) Has Weighted Blankets Available!

  Blankets not only provide warmth and comfort, in some cases they may be a healing and supportive salve for some individuals. In fact, deep pressure “weighted” blankets have shown to be highly beneficial to children, teens and adults with special needs. What is a weighted blanket? It is is a regular style blanket that (more…)

Holiday Survival Tips for Individuals with Brain Injury

On the eve of Thanksgiving and with the rest of the holiday season about to kick off, this article from brain injury information and resource experts, Lash & Associates Publishing, was published on their website blog a few years back about managing the holidays with a brain injury and it is spot on, Feel free to (more…)