Listen as we celebrate our 100th episode for bindwaves this week! Today, we learn about the many accomplishments of the last two years at BIND, and introduce our new co-host, Brittany. The recap episode guest is Brian White, our executive director. Our members are proud of the money raised for our annual walk, North Texas Giving Day, golf tournament, and auction. We review the interest of starting a new clubhouse in Houston. In the last year, we have greatly increased our efficiency, attributed by members serving in various leadership roles. With Kezia stepping aside as a co-host, as she continues to go back to school, we are now introducing our new co-host, Brittany, a car crash and TBI survivor, from the Fort Worth clubhouse. The podcast has been very popular with more than 37,000 downloads, and we are excited with what we have planned for 2025.

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Have you struggled to find your path in your brain injury journey?

Courtney Watson is the Director of Programs & Development at Head for the Cure, a nonprofit that provides advice, stories, and resources, in collaboration with doctors, patients, and caregivers for every step of the brain tumor journey.

Courtney shares her personal connection to the cause following her mother's glioblastoma diagnosis in 2016 and discusses the organization's efforts in raising funds for local organizations, clinical trials, and research.

Head for the Cure offers many resources, e.g. support groups, treatment information, and the Rare Enough podcast. They also offer a new resource called
Join Your Path to Hope (JPH), which guides survivors and caregivers on their brain tumor journey through a quick questionnaire.

Courtney encourages all of us to find our path, join together, and get involved in the fight against brain cancer.

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@headforthecure
@courtneywatson_7

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Consider your emotional baggage when you still want to learn! Today we are speaking with Laurel who had a brain injury at age 17. She lost her hearing in one ear, but that did not stop her. Laurel became an attorney, a licensed professional counselor (LPC), and is now a board member at BIN. She never gave up her quest to learn and graduated with her law degree and still teaches continuing LPC classes quarterly. Running four times a week keeps her recovery going strong. Although she still has challenges, including time management, swallowing, eating, and partial hearing loss, she has found great compensation strategies. Laurel manages her time by returning emails and phone calls to specified times. No matter your age when you have a brain injury, you can still achieve great things.

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Have you ever thought, "How could it be any worse?" Some people with a brain injury have felt as if they are a kid again, as they had to relearn almost everything. Meet Bre: a BIND member, who was shot in the head at age 28. He was always a very social person, but had to relearn how to speak, eat, and understand everyday life.

Bre is just now starting on the road to independency and wants to help people support themselves. After his brain injury, he believes that he is more open-minded in several ways, including physically and spiritually, and he has now even returned to boxing.

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Have you heard about neurofeedback?

Today we welcome Dr. Robert Baric, the founder of MyConcussionDr where he specializes in whole body management of brain injury. Nine years ago, after his mother had a stroke, he got board certified in neurofeedback, and now has one of the best clinics in North Carolina.

QEEG and/or eye examination are the usual ways to diagnose concussion. He discusses the best ways to initially treat a TBI, when to go to the ER, what you can do at home, and strategies for lifelong brain health.

Dr. Baric emphasizes the importance of persistent recovery. If you hit a wall with one practitioner, find another that can help. With hard work and the right fuel, recovery is possible.

Guest Social Media info - https://myconcussiondr.com/
@myconcussiondr

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Today we welcome Erin Kreszel, who has dedicated herself to raising awareness, providing support, and policymaking after losing her cousin to a ruptured brain aneurysm. Eleven years ago, she and her sister founded The Bee Foundation for Brain Aneurysm Prevention.

Erin shares some surprising statistics with us, e.g. ~1 in 50 people has one, and even someone perfectly healthy and young can have one rupture, causing a hemorrhagic stroke.

Prevention is key. It is considerably easier to treat prior to rupture. She encourages us to advocate for ourselves. Ask for the MRA if you are concerned or have a family history of aneurysms.

She explains the different treatment options for unruptured brain aneurysms, such as clipping and coiling, and the importance of early detection.

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Have you ever felt stuck when you were trying to work through something? Saul Enriquez, a teacher to our future nurses at Rio Grande Valley Nursing School, has over 26 years of experience in caring for people with a multitude of health issues. During his work providing critical care at ICUs, trauma units, and emergency departments, he's seen patients recover from extensive injuries. All of them had one thing in common: persistence. He now teaches future nurses to have patience with their patients. Even when facing tremendous obstacles, survivors found ways to make improvement, even if it seemed insignificant at the time. Future nurses will learn with those baby steps, patients will eventually find themselves further along their path of recovery. So if you feel stuck, remember that any action is better than inaction. Keep going!

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While we don't always have choices in life, we always have a choice in how we react. Lori Vober, a stroke survivor, is a speaker and author who volunteers her time to help others. She encourages survivors to look for support from others, knowing that it is OK to not be OK! She learned about vulnerability by taking a positive approach to life and connecting with others. Lori reminds us that we can choose happiness and don't need to be perfect alone.

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