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Would You Like to Participate In TBI Research?
tsorady@gmail.com2025-06-10T09:07:59-04:00Have you experienced a moderate-severe Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) or are you the care partner of someone with a moderate-severe TBI? Did you or your loved one participate in inpatient rehabilitation in the past 10 years? Are you at least 18 years and older? If so, you may be interested in a paid research study currently being conducted by James A. Haley Veterans’ Hospital that is funded by the Department of Defense. The goal of this study is to learn about 1) your experiences with inpatient rehabilitation and how it may have helped (or not) with behavioral changes after TBI and [...]
Statewide Webinar to be Held to Introduce Brain Injury Action Plan for Florida
tsorady@gmail.com2025-05-15T23:00:04-04:00UF experts and Brain Injury Florida launch state’s new brain injury action plan Nearly 1 million Floridians are living with the effects of brain injury and, for many, access to rehabilitation and resources is a challenge. Now, experts from the University of Florida’s Brain Injury, Rehabilitation, and Neuroresilience Center and partners at the advocacy group Brain Injury Florida are taking a big step to address this issue. Together, they have created the new Florida Brain Injury Action Plan — a comprehensive roadmap to raise awareness, enhance services, and improve quality of life. “This plan is the result of a truly collaborative [...]
Survivor Story – Annistyn Griffin
tsorady@gmail.com2025-03-31T23:02:49-04:00Annistyn Griffins TBI story Growing up in a small rural town, many families use ATV’s and golf carts as their way of transportation through farmland and fields. For a small-town girl like me, going to high school that is in the middle of nowhere, there is only a small percentage of kids who grew up in suburban areas, but I found myself becoming friends with a few. As I became closer to these girls, I invited them over one night and wanted to go on a golf cart ride to show these city girls the country. As my sister was driving [...]
100 Mile Bike Ride Completed
tsorady@gmail.com2025-03-28T16:09:16-04:00Ritaann Schultz has made her 100 mile ride promoting Functional Therapy for Brain Injury. She was met at the finish line by BIF Board President Denny Armington. https://www.wctv.tv/2025/03/28/something-good-navy-veteran-bikes-100-miles-advocate-brain-injury-awareness/
Survivor Story – Tim Sorady
tsorady@gmail.com2025-03-20T10:14:41-04:00My Story and Journey Tim Sorady – Sumter County My story begins in the early morning of 16 November 2020, as I was riding my motorcycle to work. A 2017 Harley Trike with just over 5,200 miles on it. As I rode barely five miles from home, a truck turned left in front of me. Unable to stop, or avoid the truck, I hit it. I flew off the bike landing on my face. I was blessed as an off-duty EMS worker was right behind me. Also, the nearest fire station was only a quarter mile away. They began working [...]
Florida Brain Injury Action Plan
tsorady@gmail.com2025-05-15T23:01:44-04:00Brain Injury Florida is pleased to announce that the Florida Brain Injury Action Plan has been released. This plan is a living document based on the survey conducted last year. It will be the outline for the next five years toward making Florida more aware and understanding of brain injuries. To see the Florida Brain Injury Action Plan click here
Survivor Story – Philip Romano
tsorady@gmail.com2025-03-12T00:12:06-04:00I feel that my story is not about my injury. The story of my injury is the most boring thing ever I was going to the store to get eggs and I got run over by a car. The most interesting part of the story to me is that when the EMS arrived, I was conscious and sitting on the hood of the car that hit me. I then told them that I was fine and since I lived six blocks away, would just walk home and call them if I felt worse, of course they insisted on taking me to [...]
Survivor Story – Anna Pope
tsorady@gmail.com2025-03-14T23:22:32-04:00October 24, 2010 Hello! My name is Anna. I am a very severe Traumatic Brain Injury Survivor. I acquired my brain injury from a vehicle accident I was involved in wile I was a passenger in a truck on October 24, 2010. This accident occurred after a wedding, a best friend’s wedding, I attended with a friend, ex-boyfriend. This friend and I were no longer dating but agreed to go to our friend’s wedding together. I have been told the wedding was beautiful, but I do not remember any of the wedding. I know I attended in a feather dress that [...]
