Month: June 2015

My guest will be Toni Samanie lost a family member five years ago due to polypharmacy. One of the most volatile drugs was Cymbalta. When she learned more about this drug and others like it she became a passionate advocate. As an outlet for grief and her own healing she started two groups on Facebook: Prescription Drug Danger and Cymbalta Hurts Worse. Her passion in life is now to share the knowledge she’s learned and to prevent needless suffering and tragedy whenever possible. Also see rxisk.org

Peter Bertorelli will share his recent brush with a brain episode, as a result of a bad drug interaction. He suffered severe aphasia as a result, but thankfully, has seemingly resolved. Not all are so lucky. Negative drug interations in this over medicated society, is one of the fastest growing area of medical malpractice. We need always be as diligent as possible, and try to advocate for our own drug intake when we can. Negative results can be deadly.

Our regular participant, fellow survivor, and all around interesting character “Minnesota Matt”, will discuss how he came to acquire his TBI. He tried a lot of tools of recovery to enhance his life, and then he met the another Matt. Matt Lane, turned him on to a product that Minnesota Matt contends has made a real difference in the quality of his life. Matt Lane will discuss the science behind NVT (Nano Vibrational Technology) and MN Matt, and yours truly will talk about the improvements we’ve realized by using this product. See more at: www.vybx.com Promo Code discussed on show is Poker20

Eric Ratinoff has been recognized as a “Super Lawyer” by his peers for four years in a row. He has been recognized in both Federal and State Courts as an experienced and aggressive plaintiff’s attorney, as well as more distinguished awards.

He has successfully tried and settled numerous cases on behalf of his clients for matters involving Personal Injury, Product Liability, Disability Insurance Claim Denials, Bad Faith Denial of Insurance Claims, TBI Injuries, Spinal Cord Injuries, Motorcycle & Auto Accidents, Medical Malpractice Cases, Defective Product Cases involving automobiles, household appliances and industrial equipment, Dangerous Drugs, Defective Medical Devices, and a wide range of other catastrophic personal injury issues. More at:www.ericratinoff.com and www.braininjurysupportcenter.com & search his name on YouTube for How TBI Effects the Lobes of the Brain.

Rodney Barnes book, “My Miracle” speaks of different moments in his life before, during, and after the accident that had a huge change in the way he see life now. Some of these episodes were very exciting, others not so much. The biggest part of Rodney’s life was finding a relationship with God. My Miracle allows you to see through his eyes, to enable you to make changes in your lif, so you don’t have to go through the hard steps of life that he did. It’s all about finding your way, decisions we make, dealing with daily life and directions we might take (either bad or good), coping with reality, and so much more. Rodney’s book has made such an impact, that a screen play of his book has already been registered, and the movie is due out by 2016. See more at: www.mymiraclethemovie.com & facebook.com/mymiraclethemovie

Donte Baltimore, now age 28, joined the army reserves right out of high school in 2005 as a combat cameraman. As well as being of service to his country, Donte hoped his time in the military would ultimately better his life, by help with college funding and job experience. He deployed to Iraq from August 2008 to July 09 and was honorably discharged on October 2011.

The effects of PTSD began while in service. For two years after his discharge, the symptoms heightened. Repeated attempts to seek help went unmet, Donte spiraled down to the desperate darkness of the soul,.as his wife watched on helplessly. Their life was turned upside down. That was when Donte decided to end it all, as his wife watched on. His wounds resulted in him residing in a Brain Rehab Center for 2yrs & more time to come. His now Ex wife is suffering a PTSD of her own.