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BY: BRITTANY CRYDER My story is not your usual love story. photo credit: Rachel Marks via Flickr     Relationships are hard under any circumstances, but what if one partner suffers from a brain injury? Now, what if they […]

BY: JOHN STEVENS This is the story of how two BIST members – Pinky and Sarah – met  (spoiler alert: it was at a BIST community meeting) and found love.  PINKY AND SARAH PERFORM WITH THE BAND COUGAR BAIT AT […]

BY: MARK KONING I am a writer who happens to have a brain injury. I am an ABI Survivor who is also a writer. I am both. Overall, I am a creative person, but my niche is writing. I […]

BY: RICHARD HASKELL Let’s face it. The month of February doesn’t have a lot going for it. Yes, the days are getting longer, but the weather remains cold and there are still several weeks to go before there’s any hint of […]

BY: CELIA MISSIOS  After you’ve gone through a life changing event such as a brain injury, the person looking back at you in the mirror can be a stranger. The reflection may still look like you, but the mannerisms, the thinking and […]

Shireen Jeejeebhoy writes about her journey back to the love of reading. You can read the first post in this series here. BY: SHIREEN JEEJEEBHOY For most of my post-brain injury years, I’ve roared ahead at top speed trying to […]