BEST has created a virtual presence in Second Life for reaching out to those with brain injury and their caregivers. BEST hosts a variety of social events, small group discussions, workshops, and skills training. Our goal in Second Life is to support those with brain injury engage in alternative and meaningful learning and peer support. (more…)
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…)