Survivors Deserve Better

**Special Episode** My guest tonight is Leslee Williams. She found her inspiration for a new life following 2 strokes and having part of her cerebellum removed. Through the surgery and rehabilitation process, she discovered what life was for a head-injury survivor. As a result, she has dedicated her life to helping others through that same process with her non-profit foundation: There is a Solutio...

**SPECIAL EPISODE** On tonight's show, our guest, Rebecca Thompson will discuss her journey of self-discovery, culminating in her book, _Rebecca Rising: How I found courage and self-love through friendship, coaching, and conversations with the moon_  (and a 2nd book, written with Darlene Ryan _Sunday at 8:30: 2 Decades of Life Planning_). She credits this change to "invitations" from colleagues, c...

Ava Marie Linthicum stands out as someone who can help us lead a health and happy life by taking the steps necessary to manage our own bodies effectively. She is a personal coach with a wealth of corporate experience to teach information in a variety of platforms. She came to her current position through a traumatic experience dealing with environmental stressors. Apparently, she was exposed to mo...

Rob Plaskas underwent surgery for a brain tumor in the Lt. temporal lobe of his brain.  As the tumor grew, although benign, it caused epileptic seizures. He had no choice but brain surgery. During the operation, he suffered a brain hemorrhage (causing a great deal of bld loss) and requiring a medically induced coma. Upon awakening, he was left with brain damage causing right-side paralysis, a spee...

Rebecca Glasser is a Plastic Surgeon who feels that the body can do an amazing job of healing itself with the correct inputs. We all have a basic genetic makeup, from which, a great deal more is possible. She works with supplements and education to allow the person the freedom to create their best self from the body with which they were born. She believes that this ideal self isn't necessarily the...

Caregiving is a hard and thankless job. I've seen, both personally and professionally, the toll taken on individuals in that role. Wouldn't it make life easier to have someone else co-ordinating the services, social interaction, and time/supply needs? That's just what this organization can do for you. My guest is Matt McCabe, the VP of such an organization - www.lotsahelpinghands.com. His goal is...

 Chuck Hazama is one of the major contributors to the websiteTBi life. He lives that life, so he is qualified to discuss it in many different aspects. He believes that there are a few priceless activities for those of us with a brain injury. The first thing we each have to do is to become aware. This applies to our own situation, and to those around us, head injured or not. Once a brain injury hap...

All of a sudden, anyone who is connected to a Brain Injury, their life becomes a little MoCrazy. A Brain Injury does shut some doors, but it also opens doors. This show will be talking to survivors, caregivers, therapists, anyone immediately involved with a Brain Injury to learn different ways to overcome this struggle and walk through new doors. Every single person who had a Brain Injury has new...

My guest tonight is Donell Allen, BA (human development) CMT, ANMT.  She is a massage therapist who has been practicing since 2016. She believes that massage is a rehabilitation tool that can help many people. As such, she practices various aspects of her specialty for different clients. She is well versed in using trigger point, deep tissue, shiatsu and energy work to help her clients achieve the...

A brain injury is always traumatic, difficult, and may have unforeseen consequences; but it can also become an inspiration for future activites. We see all of these facets in my guest tonight - Phillip Colvard. This was a man poised on the brink of his emergence into adulthood when he was involved in a car accident that changed his life forever. After a period of unconsciousness (Glasgow coma scal...

Kurt Calsons Christensen   After a near-fatal accident and life-changing Traumatic Brain Injury, KC Christensen had to “play the ball where it lies”—so to speak—and begin a long road to recovery. Through determination to succeed, positive attitude, and a sincere love of life, he persevered. KC is determined to share his story of recovery and transform his experience into a source of inspiration an...

Frank Johnson began his post-TBI existence after a fire in his workplace about 40 years ago. Following his accident for the next 20 years, he was living in a changed world, but didn't have the words for this new existence. At that point, he was seeking help with others, and someone in that church diagnosed him with a TBI.  That gave him a name for the specific trauma. A diagnosis is often only a n...

Frank Johnson began his post-TBI existence after a fire in his workplace about 40 years ago. Following his accident for the next 20 years, he was living in a changed world, but didn't have the words for this new existence. At that point, he was seeking help with others, and someone in that church diagnosed him with a TBI.  That gave him a name for the specific trauma. A diagnosis is often only a n...