Brain Injury Support Group of the Black Hills - Next Meeting is Thursday, May 8, 2008. - The Brain Injury Support Group of the Black Hills typically meets on the second Tuesday of every month, however, for May only we will meet on Thursday to coincide with the 3rd Annual Black Hills Brain Injury Conference. The group meets at Community Transitions (at our new location) in the Conference Room at 6:15PM and finishes by 8PM. The group is open to individuals with brain injury, their families/caregivers, and professionals. For more information, please contact Ron Sasso at rsasso@bhws.com or you can call (605) 718-8446.
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Community Transitions Takes Team Approach (4/02/08)
Veteran Recovering from Brain Injury (3/31/08)
The Experience of a Stroke from a Neuroscientist (03/26/08)
Wal-Mart Sues Brain Injured Woman for Medical Expenses (CNN) (3/25/08)
Man Declared Dead is Recovering from Brain Injury (3/24/08)
New Study Shows Brain Changes After Concussion (3/18/08)
New Software to Improve Traumatic Brain Injury Recovery (3/08/08)
Brain Injured Athletes - The Long Road Back (03/03/08)
Brain Injuries Result in Widespread Brain Tissue Loss One Year Later (03/03/08)
Man's Amazing Memory Being Researched - CNN (2/23/08)
Proposed South Dakota Bill Would Require Seat Belts for Everyone - (01/17/08)
Nintendo Wii Being Used for Brain Injury Rehabilitation - CNN (01/01/08)
Firefighter's Awakening Hopes to Raise Awareness of Brain Injury - CNN(12/25/07)
NFL Downplays Concussions - New York Times (12/22/07)
Awakenings - Hope for People with Brain Injury in Minimally Conscious State (11/26/07)
Researcher Awarded for Discovery that Diseased Brains Grow New Cells (11/20/07)
Actor Forest Whitaker Salutes Brain Surgeon (11/14/07)
Memory and How Sleep Helps It (10/25/07)
2007 2nd Worst Year for West Nile in South Dakota (10/21/07)
10 Tricks to Boost Your Memory (10/09/07)
Helmets Prevent Brain Injury (10/08/07)
Research Shows Progesterone Helps Heal the Brain (09/26/07)
Protective Helmets Prevent Traumatic Brain Injury (8/31/07)
Senator Johnson Makes First Public Appearance Since his AVM (8/28/07)
Senator Johnson's Recovery to be Chronicled by Bob Woodruff (8/24/07)
Iraq Veteran: My Brain Won't Let Go (5/25/07) - Click for Info
Veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan with Brain Injury (5/19/07) - Click for Info
Senator Tim Johnson Letter to be Read at Black Hills Brain Injury Conference/Community Transitions in the News (4/29/07) - (Article discusses both Senator Johnson's recovery and Community Transitions' program).
Children Who Sustain a Brain Injury are Twice as Likely to Sustain a Another TBI within a Year - CBC News (4/02/07)
Doctors document the growth of new fibers —new pathways that restored function in a man who regained speech after 19 years (7/03/06).
Study Links Concussions with Depression in Football Players (5/31/07).
Dark Days Follow Hard-Hitting Career in the NFL (2/02/07).
Britney Spears Sustains a Mild Brain Injury - Entertainment Weekly (3/29/00)
Information on the Congressional Brain Injury Task Force - South Dakota is now represented on the task force by Senator Tim Johnson, Senator John Thune and Rep. Stephanie Herseth-Sandlin.
ABC News Reports by Bob Woodruff - ABC News reporter/journalist Bob Woodruff was injured while covering the war in Iraq. Bob has made an amazing recovery and now is bringing national attention to brain injury by focusing on our country's brave injured soldiers. Below are links to Bob's reports:
The IED Causes Brain Injury: http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=2909129
36 Day Coma: http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=2909174
Journey to Recovery: http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=2906527
Welcome Back: http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=2909895
Relearning after Injury: http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=2909867
Overcoming Injury from Iraq: http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=2913318
Wounded Warriors: http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=2909175
Are We Ready for Our Wounded: http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=2909176
Human Cost of War: http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=2909177
Woodruff's Closing Thoughts: http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=2909178
Bob Woodruff's Family Fund For Traumatic Brain Injury:
http://www.bobwoodrufffamilyfund.org/
