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The Brain Injury Association of America is once again participating in the #GivingTuesday movement November 29. On this global day of giving, your contribution will make a big impact on the lives of people living with brain injury.

Thanks to you, the Brain Injury Association of America advocates for increased access to care on Capitol Hill, makes critical advancements in brain injury research, educates the next generation of brain injury specialists, and answers the call when families impacted by brain injury need help. Now more than ever, the Voice of Brain Injury needs friends like you to give and get on Giving Tuesday.

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Bridgette Brown

The Reality of TBI

"So September 17, 2017, was a day that I will never forget. They shot Michael in the left side of his head."

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The Reality of TBI

Bridgette Brown

"So September 17, 2017, was a day that I will never forget. They shot Michael in the left side of his head."

Bridgette Brown was traveling when she received a call from her mother. “They shot Michael,” she heard. Michael, her 20 year old son, had called his grandmother to tell her he’d been shot. It was September 17, 2017, and she had no idea how much life would change after that call.

“When I finally got to see my son, his head was twice the normal size,” Bridgette remembers. “His left eye was hanging out of its socket. He was in a coma.”

Just one year later, Bridgette sat down with us to share her family’s journey on camera. From the chapel of TIRR Memorial-Hermann in Houston, and later the TIRR Brain Injury Rehabilitation gym, Bridgette and Michael shine a light on life after brain injury.

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Jane Parks-McKay

Finding the Right Resources

Jane and her husband, Tim, both sustained brain injuries at different points in their lives. They live with the residual effects every day.

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Finding the Right Resources

Jane Parks-McKay

Jane and her husband, Tim, both sustained brain injuries at different points in their lives. They live with the residual effects every day.

“I cannot remember when I learned about BIAA; however, knowing me, I am sure by googling TBI resources. BIAA has been extremely helpful and Greg Ayotte (BIAA’s Director of Consumer Services) has been invaluable to me with sharing solutions and information. His patience is legendary. I’m proud to be part of the organization. To know you are not alone through this is priceless. The information that is on the web and accessible through Greg Ayotte’s tireless efforts in helping me and our family over the years is invaluable. Knowledge is power, and I don’t think with TBI you can be knowledgeable enough.”

If Jane encounters confusion from someone about the behavior of either herself or Tim, she will refer that person to the BIAA website for information about brain injury. Most are grateful, many are very surprised, and others tell her they’ve learned a lot.

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Izy Engel, Hayley Tovey, and Regan Tarasewicz

Young Inventors Inspire with Generosity and Innovation

Concussions are treatable with rehabilitation and can affect more than your brain. Getting the right treatment is critical.

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Young Inventors Inspire with Generosity and Innovation

Izy Engel, Hayley Tovey, and Regan Tarasewicz

Concussions are treatable with rehabilitation and can affect more than your brain. Getting the right treatment is critical.

When Izy Engel, Hayley Tovey, and Regan Tarasewicz got together last fall to design their senior capstone project at Stevens Institute of Technology’s School of Engineering in New Jersey, it was more than coincidence that they ended up developing a tool for concussion management. Two of the three students had sustained concussions in the past.

“My personal experience as a varsity athlete in field hockey was an influence,” said Izy. “We started looking at the student athlete population, met a number of people who had similar experiences with concussion, and realized how few had access to the appropriate care when they were injured.”

Hayley, an electrical engineer, connected with Regan and Izy, both computer engineers, under the guidance of Ryan Ona, a professor in the school’s Innovation, Design, and Entrepreneurship at Stevens (IDEaS) program. What resulted was an application they named LiveLog. The app assists athletic trainers in tackling concussion management to better support student athletes.

“We would like to see LiveLog distributed to other schools and made available to all athletes including those in middle and high school,” shared Hayley.

As part of the IDEaS program, projects were pitched in a competition to develop entrepreneurial skills. LiveLog placed third out of 140 teams. In recognition of this achievement and to make a difference by giving back, the LiveLog design group donated $500 to BIAA because of its passion around improving brain injury diagnosis and treatment.

“We looked at a lot of organizations that do concussion work, but BIAA stood out due to the breadth of the work you do: information, direct assistance, research, and advocacy. You are attacking the problem from many angles.” -Izy

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