A recent position paper from the Brain Injury Association argues that many TBI survivors never completely recover; as the result TBI should be treated like chronic disease, and not a single event. A TBI survivor may have difficulty with movement, cognition, memory, and more; these effects that can impact health and well-being for years and decades to come. Some of the wide-ranging effects of a TBI can ultimately lead to new disease processes, such as heart disease, and a shorter lifespan. Encourage your doctors to follow brain injury patients with aggressive surveillance and treatment.
June 13, 2009
Keeping hope alive with Michael Segal
Houston_Brain_Injury member Mike Segal has recently developed a CD of inspirational short stories. You can hear a free sample story track at this link. For more about Mike, check out this video or click through his website. Thanks for sharing your story, Mike!
June 13, 2009
First Annual BIATX Golf Tournament
Mark you calendars!
1st Annual Brain Injury Association of Texas Golf Tournament
Longwood Golf Club
14 November, 2009
Check here and join our Yahoo! group for more information.
April 26, 2009
Is stress affecting your health?
Stress affects all of us; but managing a medical condition makes stress a more serious cause for concern. That’s true for family members and care givers too! Not only does illness leave us more susceptible to the effects of stress, but coping with doctors, insurance and disabling symptoms is stressful all by itself. Join us at Disability 101 to meet stress expert Dr. Rob Pennington and learn how his method of stress management can help you live a happier, healthier and more stress-free life.
STRESS RELIEF: Simple Steps to Managing the Effect of Stress on Your Health
Research in the new field of psychoneuroimmunology has shown that stress can negatively affect health, reducing the ability of the immune system to fight off disease and infection, causing dysregulation in auto-immune disorders and increasing fatigue and cognitive dysfunction. Dr. Pennington will discuss the influence of stress on health, then present some simple steps to changing the way you think about and react to the stressors in your life. You may not be able to eliminate stressful events and situations, but you can change the impact stress has on your body and improve your sense of well-being.
Speaker: Robert Pennington, Ph.D.
Dr. Pennington is an educational psychologist who specializes in working with industry leaders to increase productivity by reducing resistance to change and conflict. He leads multiday, highly interactive seminars covering topics like Successfully Managing the Stress of Change and Successful Work Relationships in some of our nation’s largest organizations. But he is more than a detached expert – he has also experienced the stress of being a dedicated care giver for his wife Clair during her 28-year battle with M.S. and survived his own medical challenges after a life-threatening injury. You’ll laugh, learn and be 100% encouraged to practice his methods.
Disability 101
Second Saturdays Lecture – May 9, 2009
11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
United Way, 50 Waugh Drive, Houston
(Click here for directions.)
Fee: $5 (includes lunch)
(Can’t afford it? Call to request a waiver: 713-660-8878)
REGISTER: Register using the web form, call 713-660-8878, or email Disability 101 at info@psychologyworks.com.
March 10, 2009
New National Support Group for Teens
Here is the address for a new TBI-Teen email support group. It is intended for both teen TBI survivors as well as those teens who have parents or loved ones with TBI. Please pass the word.
