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The 2020 Brain Injury Survivor Series Please join the Brain Injury Hope Foundation (BIHF) for another year of exciting and interactive survivor series designed just for YOU! We explore ways to achieve a better life for people with BI and Post Traumatic Stress (PTS). These sessions will help you accomplish your definition of success. Spouses, family, friends, and professionals who serve the BI community are welcome AND other communities (ABI, Stroke, Parkinson’s, MS, etc.) are welcome too. LOCATION : 3535 S. KIPLING ST., LAKEWOOD, CO Braininjuryhopefoundation.org/events/ Surviving to Thriving Panel: 12:00 p.m. Overcoming Obstacles to Create a Jan 10 to 2:30 p.m. Better Life and a New Normal Many ask, after a brain injury, “What now? What’s next? What can I do with my life? What kind of work and life is in the cards for me at this time? What are others doing with their lives after a BI? Join your peers who have created success and wish to share what they have created and how they did it, AND for inspiration and best practices for creating a life filled with well-being and positivity. Panelists: Dr. JoAnne Silver Jones, Lauren Fortmiller, Richard Garde, Deb Finegold, Sheila Traister, Michael Voliton, and Jeffrey Therrien After the panel, join us from 2:30 pm to 3:30 pm for a book signing social featuring JoAnne Silver Jones and her book Headstrong: Surviving a Traumatic Brain Injury. PLEASE REGISTER ME FOR Jan. 10. 2020 REGISTER BY MAIL: (mailing address only) Register by January 6, 2020 Brain Injury Hope Foundation 6732 West Coal Mine Avenue Name:____________________________________________ Suite 227 Littleton, CO 80123 Address:__________________________________________ REGISTER ONLINE (After November 1, 2019) https://www.braininjuryhopefoundation.org/events/ City: _____________________________________________ REGISTER BY FAX: (303) 904-1725 State: ____________________ ZIP: ___________________ SCAN OR PHOTO AND EMAIL TO: [email protected] Phone: ___________________________________________ QUESTIONS? Contact Joanne Cohen at: Email:____________________________________________ (720)389-0670 ext. 2 Check if gluten free_______ Registration is free (grant funded) and lunch is Please be sure to provide an email address to receive an email included. confirmation /reminder of your registration a few days before event. The 2020 BI Survivor Series All sessions will be held at the West Metro Fire Rescue Training & Event Center! The West Metro Fire Rescue Training and Event Center site map shows Kipling Street and the West Hampden Ave Frontage (service) Road. Please note the green arrows as these are the signalized intersections; enter there from north or southbound Kipling and drive around the west side of the Fire Station to park between the station and the training center. 3535 S. Kipling Street, Lakewood, CO 80235 | 720-963-6300 Sponsors Jan. 10, 2020 MINDSOURCE—Brain Injury Network, Centennial Feb. 14, 2020 Rotary Club and TBD Save Mar. 13, 2020 We are looking for additional sponsors for June, Apr. 3, 2020 July, and August 2020. Please contact a BIHF board the May 8, 2020 member if you have any ideas! DATES! Registration and lunch is free (grant funded)—will be provided by Biscuits & Berries! All sessions are 12:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Lunch begins at noon. The Brain Injury Hope Foundation 2020 Survivor Series will kick off on January 10, 2020 at the West Metro Fire Rescue Training & Event Center. The new registration announcing the 2020 events will be available online in November. If you do not receive our emails for the Survivor Series, please email BIHF at [email protected]. Surviving to Thriving Panel: Overcoming Obstacles to Create a Better Life and a New Normal Jan 10 Panelists: Dr. JoAnne Silver Jones, Lauren Fortmiller, Richard Garde, Deb Finegold, Sheila Traister, Michael Voliton, and Jeffrey Therrien. Brain Injury Treatment Panel: Professionals Who Serve Our Community - Sponsored by MINDSOURCE Feb 14 Panelists: Dr. Shane Steadman D.C., DACNB; Dr. Jeff McWhorter, D.C.; Nancy Bonifer, P.T., D.P.T., M.S.; Candice Boyd, MDIV-Chaplain and Dr. Eric Spier, Neurologist, CRAIG Hospital. Caregiver Panel: Strategies to Support BI Survivors and Yourself! Sponsored by MINDSOURCE Mar 13 Panelists: Iris Reyes, Len Finegold, Pam Thiel, Andrea Isaacs, Michelle Coe, and Kristina Martinez. Braininjuryhopefoundation.org/events/ .