A little compassion and kindness go a long way in life. This is especially true with brain injury. The aftermath of brain injury impacts everyone. It affects the individual in significant ways. It brings change to a family on many levels, and it has extraordinary...
Between the Lines: Stories of Brain Injury Survivors – (Part 5 of 6) This is the fifth post in Between the Lines: Stories of Brain Injury Survivors. If you missed the beginning of Tony’s Journey, click here to read it. Before his first stroke, Tony was a busy guy. As...
Between the Lines: Stories of Brain Injury Survivors – (Part 4 of 6) This is the fourth post in Between the Lines: Stories of Brain Injury Survivors. If you missed the beginning of Tony’s Journey, click here to read it. Ask Tony (or any stroke survivor) and he’ll tell...
Between the Lines: Stories of Brain Injury Survivors – (Part 3 of 6) This is the third post in Between the Lines: Stories of Brain Injury Survivors. If you missed the beginning of Tony’s Journey, click here to read it. In 2009, Tony Mok had his first stroke. Luckily,...
Between the Lines: Stories of Brain Injury Survivors - (Part 2 of 6) This is the second post in Between the Lines: Stories of Brain Injury Survivors. If you missed the beginning of Tony’s Journey, click here to read it. Every year, there are over 62,000 new strokes in...
Time to Talk Traumatic Brain injury is a podcast created by survivors of brain injury. It is dedicated to traumatic brain injury (TBI) survivors who are doing their best to live a healthy and productive life post injury. In this podcast you will hear from survivors,...
Tony's Journey: Introduction (Part 1 of 6) Here’s the thing about acquired brain injuries: everyone’s experience is different. For some, recovery might be fairly quick, and for others, it might be a lifelong process. That’s why we created Between the Lines--to give...
What is a concussion? Concussion, a form of traumatic brain injury, is the most common type of brain injury. Concussions are caused by a direct blow or jolt to the head, face or neck. Most well known for taking place in sporting activities, concussions can take many...
Jeff Palmer was affected by a stroke at age 37. As a husband, father of two boys, working a job he loved and coaching baseball for his kids, the impacts the stroke had on his life were numerous. Three years after the stroke, Jeff is still adjusting to physical...