Month: September 2016

Poli McClatchey is a survivor of a stroke in 2007 and craniotomy in 2012 to clip an enraptured aneurysm. In 2016 she established the Omaha Chapter support group to provide education and support for Aneurysms, AVM and Hemmoragic stroke, survivors, caregivers and families.

Luz Carter was diagnosed on 10-3-13 with an aneurysm that by the grace of God has not grown since found. She was getting headaches every time she lifted weights.

That day in 1995 was like any other until a pain like a bolt of lightening shot through my head. I was misdiagnosed, spent 11 days in a coms, experienced an NDE, and had my life change in a flash from a rutured brain aneurysm.

Join us and share your own story, or caregivers also welcome, as we wind up Brain Aneurysm Awareness Month. Learn about the types, treatments and personal experience of other survivors.

Jim Proebstle received his BA and MBA from Michigan State University and was honored as an outstanding alumni from the Eli Broad College of Business in 2001. He was fortunate enough to play on MSU’s National Championship football team in 1965 and earn academic honors. In addition to Unintended Impact, Jim has two award-winning, novels; Fatal Incident and In the Absence of Honor.

Unintended Impact: One Athlete’s Journey from Concussions in Amateur Football to CTE Dementia: Non-fiction account of the tragedy and destruction of a star athlete’s life as a result of concussions. See: jimproebstle.com

Carole Starr sustained a brain injury in a car accident in 1999, which left her unable to return to her career as a corporate trainer or her hobby as a classical musician. She struggled for many years to come to terms with a life forever changed. She’s reinvented herself as a brain injury keynote speaker, the leader of the award-winning Maine survivor group Brain Injury Voices and the creator of the traveling photography exhibit, Resilience: Moving Forward after Adversity. She’s also writing a book about accepting brain injury. See braininjuryvoices.org

Larry D. Morries, DC brings a distinguished 30-year career studying and treating the brain. As co-founder of Neuro-Laser Foundation, his chiropractic expertise is complemented with extensive study of near-infrared-light therapy applications, clinical radiology, clinical neurology and sports injury and rehabilitation. Dr. Morries has contributed extensively to both chiropractic and medical professions throughout his career. He is a recognized expert often called upon for review services, treatment utilizations, and documentation presentations.

See TBI.care or call 1-720-493-1101 for more information.

Police officer Jennifer Fortezzo left law enforcement due to injuries received in the line of duty. She has been plagued with numerous after-effects of TBI. Recently Fortezzo found a new treatment that the latest in science shows may reverse brain damage, and restore normal functioning to injuries caused by TBI. Instead of donating her brain for research after she dies, like several celebrity athletes are doing, she joined the “Say Goodbye TBI” campaign. Now she seeks to raise funding and awareness for this new treatment.