Month: June 2019

Kim and Simon discuss Independence as the Path to Personal Freedom. Whether it’s a Societal Revolution, as we recognize coming up on July 4th .. Or a personal decision and subsequent action, that results in more personal autonomy. Freedom is the result of a desire for change, which takes sacrifice, courage, determination, commitment, and a sense of the visionary.

Independence helps us shed the chains that bind us to a sense of total control from other people, places, things, or institutions. Be it certain departures from the effects of our disability, or the desire to legally (or through revolt), create or become a legal citizen of a more adaptable nation.

In 2004, Janet Sutherland left work early to walk her dog Bogie after a grueling day knocking door to door selling radio ads. She was suddenly struck with the worst headache of her life. Sutherland had suffered a ruptured brain aneurysm.

On March 22, 2004, as friends and family sat at Janet’s bedside, she was given a three percent chance to live. For weeks her co-workers raised money for her family, joined her battle, and prayed she would survive. 15 years later, Sutherland has miraculously recovered. NOSE OVER TOES tells the story of her recovery and includes research from The Brain Aneurysm Foundation. The book includes a portion of my Dad’s journal which he maintained during my aneurysm ruptures surgery and recovery. My Dad died a year ago in June and I told him I would write this book, he wanted it to help survivors and caregivers.

See: noseovertoes.com for more on Janet and the book! A portion of the book proceeds go to BAFOUND.org

Alisa Marie will be joining Kim for this Special Edition Episode of Recovery Now! Jimmy will be back in 2 weeks 🙂 Alisa is a MULTI Survivor, who will share her experience, strength, challenges, and hope with us.

She has not only survived Brain Injury, but as the years have passed, so much more. Recently I posted about the Monsanto/RoundUp Suits, and then saw her intriguing post about MRI Contrast Dye (Gadolinium) and the scary prospects associated with that! Lots of scans needed in our community, so I invited her to tell us more. That, and how someone who has been so much, can still land on her feet. Many survivors (not without challenges, sweat equity & time/imagination), go on to create their own business. Long as we’re breathing, there’s always hope! See: alisastruecolors.com and be inspired 🙂 Special Surprise in time for the 4th!

Thomas G. Broussard, Jr., Ph.D. is an author, public speaker and stroke survivor. He was a U.S. Naval Academy graduate, naval officer, naval shipbuilder, and a business owner in career development and training. He received his Ph.D. at The Heller School at Brandeis University, Waltham, MA. His work was focused on helping people with disabilities find work. He started his company, Stroke Educator, Inc., in 2015 and is conducting a national “Aim High for Aphasia” awareness campaign dedicated to educating people about stroke and aphasia, an impairment of language that is often the result of a stroke. For more education see: strokeeducator.com or on FB see: strokeEducatorInc

Dr. Joshua Flowers is the owner and founder of Revive Treatment Centers in Denver, Colorado, a neurological rehabilitation center which focuses on Traumatic Brain Injuries, Neurodegeneration, Developmental Delay, and Autoimmune disorders. His facility is acclaimed as the most progressive in science-based applications for neurological recovery. Dr. Flowers’ vision is to provide patients with the most comprehensive, thorough investigation to inform targeted therapeutic interventions, developing lasting changes for optimization of brain function.

Dr. Dan Engle is Board Certified in Psychiatry and Neurology, with a clinical practice that combines functional medicine, integrative psychiatry, neuro-cognitive restoration and peak performance methods. Dr. Engle lectures and consults globally and is a medical advisor to Onnit Labs, The True Rest Float Centers and several international treatment centers using indigenous plant medicines for healing and recovery. He published his first book, The Concussion Repair Manual, in October 2017. His other programs include B.O.L.D., Freedom From Meds and Full Spectrum Medicine.