Kim’s Radio Shows

Tonight my guest is Donna Marie Paquette aka TBI Dancewalker! With Valentine’s Day around the corner, some may be feeling a little blue. When you hear about Donna’s journey from brain tumor, to TBI, and through recovery…You’ll be back in the red. Donna will show you that you don’t need a partner to dance, and find your way to a life of wellness and ongoing recovery. For more on her see www.dancewalker.org or on Facebook search TBI Dancewalker to see some amazing video’s.

As an survivor or caregiver knows, there are lots of ups and downs in the brain injury community. From the incident itself, to the care given in the traditional medical model, to how others treat us afterward, and how we see ourselves.

Tonight is open mic to talk about your own ups and downs, and the tools you’ve found to help. How do you cope? How do all these factors make you feel or change your past perceptions?

We will also be show casing some great music by our participating Indy Musicians, so kick back, relax and join us for a casual Saturday night gathering.

On January 15, 2006, Linda Arms faced an abrupt end to the person she recognized, when she became a TBI survivor. Her circumstance was considered a mild to moderate brain injury, but caused debilitating damage to her cognitive abilities and left her physically weak.

She was suddenly toppled from what she thought to be her personal peak, into a deep hole by a freak accident. That is when she became Mina Kitty. Linda became someone who was always tired, walking around the house slowly, laying down a lot in different places in the house, taking naps, rarely leaving the house. It was like being a house cat. From that place, The Brain Fairy would emerge.

See www.thebrainfairy.com where you can read more about her enlightening journey.

A promising young student is cut down by manic depression.  Soon after, his car is T-boned by a tractor trailer in a snowy highway collision, making his existing instability many times worse.  His marriage with a Russian wife comes under unbearable strain.  How he emerges from all this to return to normal life is the exciting story of Broken Mind, Persistent Hope. Author and survivor, Thomas Hartmann will be my guest, sharing his exceptional experience. For more information see www.healingminefield.com

“The best laid plans of mice and men oft go astray.” John Steinbeck

No matter how well you plan something, always expect the unexpected. Just because you think you’ve done all you can for something to go as planned, doesn’t guarantee that will be the outcome. Do you have a “Plan B”?

Dr. Adrian Harel, is owner and president of MediCortex, operating in Israel and the US. Now in the R&D stage, the company’s goal is to bring a new multifunctional drug or innovative treatment to the market that will prevent or reduce secondary accelerated symptoms of traumatic brain injury and neurological dysfunction. Dr. Harel was educated primarily in Israel, earning advanced degrees in both Neurobiology and Business. He has worked in the field of Biotechnologies and Stem Based Therapies for over a decade. New research shows that a traumatic brain injury, even a mild one, can trigger an earlier onset of neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer’s disease or Parkinson’s disease. To date, there is no drug designed specifically to treat TBI. See www.medicortex.com

Tonight we’ll talk about the therapeutic effect that music has, listen to some great Indy Artists, and hear your experience with music as a cathartic tool of recovery. Call in and discuss your thoughts about music, what music stirs inside your soul, and have some fun. After all, it’s Saturday Night! 🙂 If you’re around, “Let’s Party”! Come and hang out, call in, or tune in and enjoy! Open mic discussion about your brain injury journey, along with very few pearls of wisdom from your host. 🙂 Tonight’s host is Kim Justus, regular Wednesday night host… Ready to jam into the weekend. Bring your dancing shoes. Oh yea!

My guest tonight on Recovery Now, is Barbara J. Webster, author of Lost and Found, A Survivor’s Guide for Reconstructing Life After a Brain Injury, available through Lash Publishing.

In 1991, Barbara suffered a TBI when her car skidded off a slippery road and was totaled. Like so many others, she was not diagnosed properly and suffered the ills of too many  survivors. We will travel through her journey as a brain thriver, as well as her involvement in facilitating the Brain Injury Survivor Support group in Framington since 1995. She also works part time for the Brain Injury Support Association of Massachusetts assisting other support groups, and will discuss the importance of support of like minded people in recovery.

I will be discussing New Year, New Beginnings. Not big on resolutions…More like letting go of old nonproductive thinking, and embracing a new positive focus for change in 2014. Bite size pieces, obtainable to all in recovery.

Will be introducing a new host beginning January 11th & then the 2nd Saturday of each month, Michele Jones. Her show will be called Brain Changers. Her show is for Brain Aneurysm/AVM Survivors, their families, caregivers, and for people who just want to know. This show is to inspire and encourage others to grow, learn, and be apart of living with a brain injury. Stop by the beginning of the show to meet her!

We’ll wind down the long 48 hour holiday, and concentrated seasonal sensory overload, by kicking back, sharing some tunes, and trading some chat. How did your holiday seaso go? Roast those final chestnuts, take in the fire and twinkling lights…And join me. 🙂