Why is Lois passionate to share the wisdom, insights and lessons she has learned from living with a brain injury?

Brain injuries quickly deteriorate relationships, marriages crumble, families shatter and the survivor is left alone. Without professional help, there is little hope for the survivor to maintain healthy relationships.

Lois credits her rehabilitation, a happy marriage and healthy relationships with her children and extended family to the privilege of receiving on-going therapy and counseling for herself and her family during the first ten years after her injury. Equally beneficial was the knowledge and support that Lois and her family received from others who had experienced brain injury or had been affected by brain injury.

Not everyone who has been affected by brain injury is fortunate to receive family support or get the professional help that they need to understand and adjust to the challenges of living with a brain injury. Reaching out to locate and take advantage of community resources, either locally (support groups) or via the internet, becomes even more important under these circumstances. Seeking to understand and learn from other’s experiences provides the opportunity to benefit from the services they received.

The “Ripple Effect” materials provide valuable insights and strategies for survivors, care-givers, family members and professionals  to bridge the gap of misunderstanding of brain injury and improve communication in relationships.

What qualifies Lois to present the information in this report?

The information Lois presents in this report is based on:

  • eighteen years of personal experience of living with a brain injury

  • sixteen years of observations from involvement in local brain injury support groups and attendance at the annual brain injury conference

  • seven years service as a Board Member for the Brain Injury Association of Montana

  • two years experience as a volunteer at CMC Bridges Brain Injury Rehabilitation

  • conversations and feedback from survivors, family members, care-givers and professionals, whom Lois met at state brain injury conferences all over the United States as a speaker

Who will benefit from the information in this report?

The information in this report benefits anyone who has been affected by brain injury – survivors, friends, family members, care-givers, and professionals…or a person who works with or has a relationship with someone who has been affected by brain injury.

It is important to note that the intention of this report is not to generalize, categorize nor label. Every experience with brain injury is individual and unique – for every survivor, friend, family member, care-giver or professional. The intended purpose of this report is to provide insights or trigger new perspectives that might resolve or prevent misunderstandings, improve troubled relationships, and strengthen healthy relationships.