The Brain Energy Support Team (BEST) is excited to announce our theme for the national Brain Injury Awareness Month in March of this year. Our 2020 theme is: Creativity is a Superpower ⚡💡 All month long, we’ll be exploring creativity in self-care, education, awareness, sharing resources, conversations and much more. By exploring our superpower of (more…)
Here are three events coming up this spring! The 2020 Washington State Brain Injury Conference will be held on April 15, 2020 from 3 pm to 7 pm and April 16, 2020 from 9 am to 4 pm at the Hotel Murano in Tacoma, Washington. Here is the save the date flyer with information, schedules, (more…)
We found this graphic on our Pinterest page and it really spoke to us. Sharing here, too. Here’s to self-love. ❤
(Editor’s note: Writer, BEST guest blog contributor, and stroke survivor, Isaac Peterson, shares his memories and feelings for a beloved friend, while also coping with survivor’s guilt, as she copes with progressing dementia, in his latest personal essay. KT) Back in 2004, I was chosen to be one of 15 journalists being sent to (more…)
Calling all Washington State support group facilitators!! Thank you for facilitating and running support groups for those with brain injury and their families. Your continued commitment cannot be overstated or over-appreciated. You truly are the BEST! Our dear friend, and also a facilitator, Bethany Davis is conducting research about our support groups and has posted (more…)