BRAINWAVES

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Her name is Sunshine. Today she lives in the light, a testament to survival against all odds, but it wasn’t always that way.

You’re probably familiar with the scene— the star of the show walks down the street, minding his own business, when without any warning, BAM! He gets hit in the head and develops amnesia.

The numbers speak for themselves— over 130 Americans die every day from an opioid overdose. In Arizona, the death toll is almost 1,000 per year. But numbers aren’t the only thing speaking.

Sunday, February 23, 2020 was a great day for six-year-old Nora Mays-Sleeman, one of the best of her life, in fact—and she owes it all to her mom, Shanna Mays, who is also the Co-Chair for the Brain Injury Alliance of Arizona’s Services for Vulnerable Populations Committee.

As part of its ongoing mission to provide free and accessible resources to Arizonans with brain injuries or opioid addiction, their families, caregivers, and professionals, the Brain Injury Alliance of Arizona (BIAAZ) is pleased to announce the addition of Janice Podzimek as Interpersonal Violence Liaison.

Two new BIAAZ Board Members have dedicated their careers to enhancing comprehension and understanding in survivors of brain injury by helping them overcome communication barriers in order to better clarify and express their thoughts and feelings.

Like the rest of the world, we were shocked and saddened to hear of the tragic passing of Beckett Cypher at the age of 21.