Brain Waves

Most relationships begin with dating, and dating should be fun! So if you’re a brain injury survivor who’s twitterpated over someone special, we’ve got a list of ideas for that perfect first date night.

Carrie Collins, CEO shares news on BIG moves for BIAAZ!

Marsha Drozdoff is working on compiling poems, short stories and creative writing by brain injury survivors into a book. She is inviting all members of the brain injury survivor community to contribute to this work.

Joel Goldstein was a longtime caregiver to his son Bart, who sustained a traumatic brain injury (TBI) in 2001. Joel and his wife Dayle learned many lessons through trial and error while supporting Bart, who grew from an adolescent survivor of brain injury into a beloved and vibrant young man.

Every year, BIAAZ helps survivors of anoxia brain injury or ABI…brain damage caused by the brain being completely deprived of oxygen for a period of time. This is the most common outcome of children who survive near drowning.

Most relationships begin with dating, and dating should be fun! So if you’re a brain injury survivor who’s twitterpated over someone special, we’ve got a list of ideas for that perfect first date night.

Memorial Day is also the first day of the 100 Deadliest Days of Summer, when over half of annual teen driving deaths occur.

Emily Hayes, a licensed physical therapist by trade, didn’t expect to become a certified brain injury specialist when she began working with in-clinic patients at Encompass Health.

Returning to work after a brain injury is a huge milestone for survivors. It marks a return to normalcy after a period that may have included long-term hospitalization, physical rehabilitation, mental and emotional recovery and the resilience of adapting to a new normal.