Brain Waves

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.

By this point, you’re probably isolated, bored, and tired of staying indoors. Are you ready to get back to your old life or rebuild a new one? Well, you aren’t alone.

Hepatitis, a viral infection that attacks the liver by causing it to swell and not function properly, is a particularly insidious infection. There are three main hepatitis viruses – hepatitis A, hepatitis B and hepatitis C— and they are spread in different ways.

When Becca Davis woke up in the hospital after surviving a vicious attack, she did not know that her new moniker, survivor of a violent crime, was also going to come with a lot of work.