BRAINWAVES

My name is Laura Johnson. As a brain injury survivor, I want to personally thank you for joining the Congressional Brain Injury Task Force on September 29, 2021…

Even before the pandemic hit, some survivors of brain injury facing homelessness had been waging uphill battles on various fronts due to challenges in executive functions—the brain’s ability to start and accomplish a task with all the in-between steps involved.

In late September 1848, news of a construction foreman’s improbable recovery after a tamping iron passed directly through his skull began making the rounds in New England.

Jeff Nachbar claims to have the best job in the world. “Every day I get to get out of bed and try to help people who are committed to affecting change.”

Growing up on the southern tip of hot and humid India, Jaya George’s life ambition wasn’t to be an advocate for those with disabilities

“Time for our rhythm section!” Christina Boyd announces and cranks up a peppy Cajun tune. A dozen of us are attending her online class Think Tall – Don’t Fall via Zoom and absolutely no one is shy about moving to the beat.

Will Grove is taking his position of Outreach Coordinator/Resource Facilitation Specialist for the Brain Injury Alliance of Arizona to a new level.

In 2015, Bridget Clarice was an active 24-year-old mother, enjoying a hike with her 18-month-old daughter Liliana.

Something surprising about Kathy Colace Laurinaitis, the managing partner of JBN & Associates recruiting firm and inaugural recipient of the Brain Injury Alliance of Arizona’s (BIAAZ) Woman of Courage Award is, she’s an unabashed self-proclaimed chicken.

Dr. Jonny Monteiro was recently named to the Young Professionals Brain Health Advisory Council at the Brain Injury Alliance of Arizona.

Missy Byrd is on a mission to spread the word that having a brain injury shouldn’t stop survivors from pursuing their dreams. It certainly hasn’t stopped her.

Evan Eschker says he has been “technically pre-med since age eight.”