History
R.I.P. President George H.W. Bush
Today, at 11:00am ET, former Presidents, dignitaries, family members and others pay tribute to the 41st President of the Unites States, George H.W. Bush. For the purpose of this website, it is a day to remember all that President Bush did for those with brain...
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The Positive Side of Brain Injury (What?)
When I was in brain injury rehabilitation, all I knew and strived for was to return to my “old self”. I saw my disability as an almost impassable obstacle in the road of my life, filled with negative consequences. However, more recently, I have identified mental...
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KO the KD? Results of Keto Diet for TBI Inconclusive
“Dinner today is going to be a big steak and, for dessert, a huge bowl of ice cream.” The above meal may seem like a recipe for weight gain, but it is also a meal in tune with the ketogenic diet. A diet trend for about the past decade, the ketogenic diet (KD) seeks...
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Preventing Pesticides from Killing Bugs and Brain Cells
A pesticide is “any substance used to kill, repel, or control certain forms of plant or animal life that are considered to be pests.” No one denies the harm in ingestion of a pesticide. However, the legality of using certain chemicals in pesticides has been long...
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At Home Brain Care
Last week, the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences received a three-year, $450,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living, in addition to the $75,000 annual gift they are receiving from the Arkansas...
read moreRevolutionary Treatment in the 18th Century
When one thinks of Revolutionary War combat injuries, one tends to think of physical trauma or even death. Head injury is generally not considered, even though when one thinks of war injuries, head injuries are known to occur all too often. Because of this reality,...
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Lincoln: America’s Great Leader & TBI Survivor
February 20 was President’s Day. Before the end of the month, it is good to honor one of America’s most lauded presidents and brain injury survivor, Abraham Lincoln: During his younger years, although he had little formal education, Lincoln was an avid reader. He...
read moreNDEAM: The Beginning
On September 2, 1945, WWII officially ended. However, for many of the 670,846 wounded in the war, the struggle did not end there. Discrimination, often unintentional, unknowing discrimination, was rampant against the disabled, meaning that their job prospects were...
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