Brain Injury Survivor Series

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/

12:00 p.m. Caregiver Panel: Strategies to Support to 2:30 p.m. Mar 13 BI Survivors and Yourself!

Join our panelists who have first-hand knowledge of caregiving a loved one. They will lovingly share their insights, up’s and down’s, perspectives, and best practices used to support their loved one, friend, family member, etc. as well as how they learned to support themselves throughout the process. Our panelists: Iris Reyes, wife of BI Survivor; Len Finegold, husband of BI Survivor; Andrea Isaacs, dated a BI Survivor; Michelle Coe, mother of BI survivor daughter, and Kristina Martinez, experience running care-giving groups with military families. Please join us for this insightful and inspirational session! NOTE: Service Dogs Welcome. No Pets Allowed. Sponsored by MINDSOURCE.

PLEASE REGISTER ME FOR March 13, 2020 REGISTER BY MAIL: (mailing address only) Register by March 9, 2020 Brain Injury Hope Foundation 6732 West Coal Mine Avenue Name:______Suite 227 Littleton, CO 80123

Address:______REGISTER ONLINE https://www.braininjuryhopefoundation.org/events/ City: ______

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 MINDSOURCE—Brain Injury Network, Centennial Mar. 13, 2020 Rotary Club and TBD Save May 8, 2020 We are looking for additional sponsors for July, June 12, 2020 August and September, 2020. Please contact a the BIHF board 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 kicked off on January 10, 2020 at the West Metro Fire Rescue Training & Event Center. The 2020 registration is available online. If you do not receive our emails for the Survivor Series, please email BIHF at [email protected]. NOTE: Service Dogs Welcome. No Pets Allowed. No Survivor Series in April. May 8 Brain Foods & Nutrition Tips for TBI Survivors: Eat to Thrive! Panelists: TBD

The Benefits of Counseling Following a Traumatic Brain Injury June 12 Panelists: TBD

Braininjuryhopefoundation.org/events/