Kim’s Radio Shows

While Craig and many listeners are away at Brain Injury Camp in Washington State, those of us not fortunate enough to make it .. Will borrow his slot for some open Mic and fine tunes.

Jessi Johnson AKA Diligence was born in Michigan. At the age of five he was introduced to alcohol and inappropriate sexual behavior. At the age of 12 being raised without a father and no direction in life, Diligence joined a nationwide gang for money, respect, acceptance and power. At the age of 17 Diligence ended up homeless on the streets of Detroit after being robbed by gang members. He ended up in Florida where he continued a life that eventually brought him in front of the court facing a life sentence at age 20. That’s where the miracles started happening, but as a result, he knew he needed to denounce his gang and suffer the consequences. Diligence was brutally beaten by his own gang, sustaining head injury and much more. He was pronounced dead on arrival as the ambulance reached the hospital. Diligence’s assignment now, is to seek and save that which is spiritually lost through the vehicle of gospel rap, worship music and spoken word poetry. God gave him the gift of a transformed, See more at: www.hiswillrecords.com

Debbie Lee is an author, public speaker and political activist who has traveled the nation telling her sons amazing story and advocating for our troops, their families and families of the fallen. Debbie understands the sacrifice our troops make and that “Freedom isn’t Free.” On Aug 2, 2006 she received a knock on the door that would forever change her life. She was notified that her son Marc Alan Lee had been killed in action becoming the first Navy SEAL killed in Iraq. Since that day Debbie has dedicated her life to honoring our troops and the families of the fallen, defending our defenders and fighting to keep the freedoms that our troops have fought for. www.americasmightywarriors.org

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.

David A. Grant is a freelance writer and traumatic brain injury survivor. He is the author of Metamorphosis, Surviving Brain Injury, a book that chronicles in exquisite detail the first year-and-a-half of his new life as a brain injury survivor. His newest title, Slices of Life after Traumatic Brain Injury, was recently released.

David is a regular contributing writer to Brainline.org, a PBS sponsored website. He is also regular contributing writer to Brain Injury Journey Magazine as well as a columnist in HEADWAY, the Brain Injury Association of New Hampshire’s periodic newsletter.

David is the founder of TBI Hope and Inspiration, a Facebook community with over 13,000 members including survivors, family members, caregivers as well as members of the medical and professional community. See more at: www.tbihopeandinspiration.com and his Blog at: www.DavidsNewLife.com.

My guest tonight will give you an opportunity to meet a new host for part of the third Thursday of each month. Her name is Amy Eidenmiller, who survived a car accident in 1997, where she suffered a substantial brain injury, and then in 2004 developed meningitis. Her show will be called Heroes in Disguise. Amy’s journey, like many of us, has been long and tenuous. She will tell the story of the circumstances of her “Intro to the Brain Injury Community”, and how she has become a thriver .. Not just a survivor.

Join me in greeting Amy and welcoming her to Brain Injury Radio! Afterward we will have some open mic & tunes. Good night to call in and share what’s on your mind. Will also discuss some of the changes in scheduling for our BIRN lineup!