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For all my caffeine lovers. Beware. Yes, you can overdose on caffeine.

Dark roasted and dangerous: Everything you should know about caffeine intoxication | CNN Caffeine intoxication occurs when a person has dangerously high levels of caffeine in their system, and symptoms can include seizures and trouble breathing.

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The time has come to celebrate! As of January 4, it has been 10 years. My survivor-versary. Time marches on, and yet we still remember.

Check out my homage to time and a life worth living.

10 Year Milestone – A Life Worth Living Human beings are creatures of time. We are preoccupied with what time it is, getting somewhere on time, keeping calendars, planners, setting timers, setting alarms, and wondering how much time is l…

Hello there folks. Happy New Year!!! Be on the lookout for several new pages being added to our website over the next few days and weeks at https://hopetbi.com/

We have been giving our Site a gentle makeover. Come on over and check out some of the changes.

Check out our latest addition
https://hopetbi.com/mental-health-counseling-and-coaching/

Mental Health, Counseling, and Coaching Whether participating in Counseling, Coaching, working with a Mentor, or working with a patient Advocate – studies have found that people heal better if they have good emotional and mental he…

"It does not matter how slow you go as long as you do not stop; don’t look back, you’re not going that way. No brain injury is too mild to ignore or too serious to lose HOPE. You don’t need to walk alone on the road to recovery." ~Anonymous

HOPE TBI announces new services available to the TBI Community.

TBI Mentor Program
https://vitalability.com/brain-injury-mentor-program/

Monthly, quarterly, or yearly subscription options.

24 hour access to Client Portal for communication, sharing files, appointment reminders, etc.

2 planned Video Sessions a Month (every other week) with a TBI Mentor (through Zoom) + unlimited emails and portal message exchanges.

Customized lists, activities, templates, and/or worksheets for various topics based on client needs.

Assist client with navigating or accessing resources within their community, region, or Country.

Complimentary Story Page created for Client (upon request) with their own individualized link to share.

Actress Anne Heche dies from injuries she sustained in a vehicle crash. She had severe burns and a severe anoxic brain injury. She was declared brain dead today per a released statement from her son.

Our hearts go out to her family, the family of the home she crashed into, and her fans. She unfortunately is proof that not everyone survives significant injuries involving polytrauma and the brain.

https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2022-08-12/anne-heche-dies-car-crash-fire-mar-vista

Anne Heche, TV, film and stage actor, dies at 53 from injuries in L.A. car crash Actor Anne Heche dies after suffering significant burns and a severe brain injury last week when she crashed her car into a Mar Vista home.

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Help bring awareness to polytrauma and brain injury.

https://youtu.be/AyjX36XaMaM

Here is our Original HOPEster. The Founder of HOPE TBI. Check out her story.

https://hopetbi.com/2022/06/15/caren-robinson-survivor/

SEEKING SPONSORS and DONORS

Hello Fellow HOPEsters!!!

Not sure if you are a HOPEster? Check out our definition here:
https://hopetbi.com/2018/07/16/be-a-hopester-2/

Did you learn something, read anything that inspired you or impacted you on the HOPE TBI site at https://hopetbi.com/ ?

HOPE TBI brings awareness, educates about self-advocacy, and helps take some of the struggle out of finding resources and information when someone is faced with a trauma from a polytrauma or brain injury, and the resulting conditions from those injuries (acute or chronic pain, symptoms, experiences, processes, etc.), and treatment options available.

Do you support bringing awareness to the topics written about and want to see more content? Check out our Blog at https://hopetbi.com/blog-and-updates/

Keep HOPE TBI active, growing and it services FREE.

You can support general operations, outreach, and awareness efforts of HOPE TBI by being a donor or sponsor at https://hopetbi.com/donations/.

(all yearly donators of $500 or more have the option to have their name, “in memory of” name, or business name/logo listed on our “Sponsors” page for one year after donation made)

Be A HOPEster! WHAT IS A HOPEster? A HOPEster is anyone who is interested in helping one person succeed to be independent – even if the person they are currently helping is themselves (specifically related to Pol…

Check out the Caregiver story from our latest HOPEster.

https://hopetbi.com/2022/04/12/newest-hopester-ramona-caregiver/

www.hopetbi.com

Newest HOPEster Ramona – Caregiver This is where it all began. The HOPE TBI Blog and the HOPE TBI Website. It all began with my mom starting a blog and fundraiser on my behalf, years ago. My mom has been one of the many valuable sup…

If anyone is interested in telling their story, let me know. I would love to help you get a page with your own link. I don’t charge for this. It is a way for me to pay it forward.

Story Link Tip: Having your story link placed on a business card with your name and contact information is helpful as well. You can then hand that card to anyone that you want to share your story with.
Ideas of who you may want to share the card with:

medical provider

insurance agent

attorney

friend

co-worker/employer

counselor

family member

acquaintance

social contacts

stranger who wants to know about your story

Here are some that have been submitted.

https://hopetbi.com/your-stories/

Message me and let me know if you are interested!!!

Your Stories [click one of the sections below to see stories already submitted] Life is very different for those who experience a body trauma and a Traumatic Brain Injury. Not only is it different for that par…

You may start seeing posts and questions about insurance companies issuing $400 checks in Michigan. Many folks have not heard about this yet.

Remain informed. Here's the rest of the story....

All Michiganders who pay car insurance will be getting their $400 *refund" payments soon. Make no mistake, these so-called refunds are not "refunds"; it is blood money (money obtained at the cost of another's life). It has been stolen from the THE ​MCCA FUND that was intended to serve survivors of catastrophic wrecks here in Michigan.

"The most devastating fact is that there is $27 billion to care for these survivors. When ANF was established, the Michigan Catastrophic Claims Association (MCCA) was created to protect insurance companies that could pay out millions of dollars for a single survivor. As a “reinsurer” the MCCA reimburses insurance companies once they pay claims in excess of $580,000. Every driver paid into this fund ($220 in 2019) when they purchased insurance as part of their PIP (Personal Injury Protection) policy and were promised unlimited, lifetime benefits if needed as the result of a crash. And now the governor wants to give away $3 billion of these funds set aside for care to all Michigan auto insurance policy holders."...



https://wecantwaitmi.org/

This Wed with Kim Justus and Caren Robinson
https://www.blogtalkradio.com/braininjuryradio/2022/03/10/peer-pressure-and-brain-injury-on-recovery-now-with-kim-justus

Peer Pressure and Brain Injury on Recovery Now with Kim Justus Kim and Caren will be discussing Peer Pressure as a causal factor for Brain Injury. Whether it's a Gang or a Frat House, Sports, Social Media Dares and more .. Young people have been experiencing even more dibilitating or deadly brain injuries. These injuries level the playing field, because regardl...

Good morning folks. Choose someone to pay it forward to today and don't tell them you did it. Anonymity of kindness increases faith in humanity.

Do you have knowledge about Chronic pain, Brain Injuries, Polytrauma? Do you have a topic to share, a story, or advice to share? Are you a survivor, caregiver, or provider? (no articles that involve selling to our readers, or collecting money from them please)

I am accepting "guest bloggers" on www.hopetbi.com Let me know if you or someone you know is interested. Am glad to provide more information to those seriously Interested.

Come...... become a HOPEster!

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HOPE TBI Help One Person Excel - To Be Independent

Our website is https://www.hopetbi.com
Educational website to bring awareness to polytrauma and brain injuries

Submit your story at https://www.hopetbi.com/your-stories

We help folks compile their stories and create a story page for them with their own link, so they can share their story with anyone they choose.

The online HOPE TBI support group is https://www.facebook.com/groups/HOPETBI

The HOPE TBI Co-Op and Exchange - serving United States and US Territories.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/HOPETBICoOpExchange

This group is to list durable medical equipment, supplies, technology, machinery, prosthetics, etc. that you are "gifting" for FREE to someone in need. A person may also post a request if they are in need of something as well. Please only request item(s) if unable to acquire by any other means. Rules of group are listed. No selling of items is permitted.

HOPE TBI Help One Person Excel - To Be Independent

BRAIN INJURY RADIO

Hey gals. I am a co-host on Brain Injury Radio once a month...and we are doing a 9/11 tribute show this Wed.

I was wondering if there were any of you at ground zero or near it who were impacted or injured and wanted to talk about your experiemces on the show?

Message me and let me know. Thanks!

Regarding the www.hopetbi.com Site....I get a lot of questions like:

"How can I help?"

"What can I do to support HOPE TBI?"

"You really do this all for FREE?" (yes we do)

"Can I volunteer with HOPE TBI?"

"Do you accept guest Bloggers?" (yes we do)

Well we have compiled a page called
"HOW YOU CAN HELP"

https://hopetbi.com/about-our-site/how-you-can-help/

How You Can Help Help One Person Excel – To Be Independent….one HOPE’ster at a time! Help us Bring Awareness by sharing this Site with others through talking about it, sending the link in emails,…

An interview I did with Luck-It. They wanted to know what it's like surviving a major traffic accident.

https://luck-it.net/what-its-like-surviving-a-major-traffic-accident/?fbclid=IwAR01ZOD8-Om_6mEW95M67unIMn_GwJQlazkyzJ_GCSVDxtHG0gsEaf3929E

What It’s Like Surviving A Major Traffic Accident 7 years ago, Caren Robinson got into a car to pick her daughters up from a sleepover and soon after got into an accident that left her with polytrauma and traumatic brain injury. We asked her how s…

Beating The Stigma of Mental Health (brain injury and mental health)

Radio Show for Brain Injury Awareness Month
https://hopetbi.com/2021/03/11/beating-the-stigma-of-mental-health/

Beating The Stigma of Mental Health Check Out Our Radio Show from today for Brain Injury Awareness Month. Brain Injury Radio Recovery Now – with Caren Robinson and Kim Justus, sponsored by the TBI Network. (click Title to right…

http://www.hopetbi.com/your-stories

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