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Taking a Victory Lap After Brain Injury

David Grant blog, Brain Injury Hope Network, loss, grief, brain injury, growth, time, non-profit,

Looking back over the years, I never expected to live a life defined largely by being a brain injury survivor. Early on, I was completely unable to see that there might be a silver lining to all that has come to pass ...

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The Greatest Gifts

Taylor Bingaman with plaques showing pine tree carvings

As I moved throughout 2019 I asked myself, “What could people give survivors that would actually feel meaningful? What kinds of offerings and interactions provide a lasting impression?”

The Way We Provide and Ask for Support: Life After Brain Injury

The Way We Provide and Ask for Support: Life After Brain Injury

Recovering from a horrific accident, brain injury and defying all expectations, Ben Clench tells his story and shares important lessons around the way we provide and ask for support.

Flinging Open Many Doors at Yoga ReMed

Flinging Open Many Doors at Yoga ReMed

“I’m going to teach yoga to people with brain injury,” BrainLine blogger Janna Leyde said, explaining why the professional worlds of yoga and brain injury must meet.

The Chicken Book

The Chicken Book

BrainLine blogger Janna Leyde talks about the power of stories, back when her father was first injured and now, sharing her own with others.

One Simple Way to Help

One Simple Way to Help

Here’s one simple way that caregivers can help their family members with TBI: just listen.

Life After Brain Injury: Developing a Meaningful Life

Life After Brain Injury: Developing a Meaningful Life

David Grant knows that a brain injury is just about the last thing you think about until it becomes the only thing you think about.

Advocacy Is the Pulse of Hope

Advocacy Is the Pulse of Hope

Caregiver Rosemary Rawlins shares her experience and enthusiasm after attending the Bob Woodruff Foundation's “Stand Up for Heroes” event.

Communicating a Way Forward

Communicating a Way Forward: Aphasia Recovery at Dalhousie Universityâ€™s InteRACT Program

Learn why caregiver Abby Maslin calls aphasia "the unexpected homewrecker," and what she did to help.

Why Stories Matter

Cool It on the Acronyms! Making Your Military Skills Understandable on a Civilian Resume

Rosemary talks about giving her first caregiving talk at a brain injury conference and how friendships and opportunities burgeoned from there.

Bring on the Steeple Chase!

Bring on the Steeple Chase!

"For the brain injured, for anyone needing to restart their lives after all of their normal has been stripped, the Olympics provide a serious, wonderful, hopeful dose of what is possible in each of us."

A Mother's Intuition

A Motherâ€™s Intuition

After her son sustained a TBI while playing football, one mother took the ball and ran with it to raise awareness.

When Libby Lost Her Smile

When Libby Lost Her Smile

The story of a mother's relentless battle to help her daughter — in school and in life — after a brain injury.

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Companions in Courage

Companions in Courage: Triumphant Tales of Heroic Athletes

NHL Hall of Famer Pat LaFontaine helps other athletes and people with TBI by sharing his story.

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A Voice for Traumatic Brain Injury

A Voice for Traumatic Brain Injury

How did someone with TBI end up in a mental institution and then in prison?

Hold My Hand

Hold My Hand: A Mother's Journey

Read how one mother found hundreds of strangers to help her care for her son with a brain injury.

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Head Games

Head Games

America's favorite sport — football — has a serious problem.

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