Marilyn Martone's Blog, page 7

Let’s Not Forget the Caregivers

Please take a moment to watch this video and get involved.  We all need care and we all should give care.

http://www.caringacross.org/join

Best Companies for Persons with Disabilities

Want to know what the best companies are for persons with disabilities?  Check out this list.

http://www.diversityinc.com/top10companiesdisabilities/

At Gala Dinner

Here’s Michelle with her high school friends Tamara and Kristen at the Mercy Dinner at which she was honored as a woman of faith.

Michelle is Being Honored

This Friday, April 26th, Michelle is being honored at a Gala Dinner for her high school’s 85th anniversary, as a woman of faith.  Who else do you know who could undergo ten brain surgeries, be unconscious close to eight months, be tube-fed for two and a half years, undergo four to five hours of therapy every day yet wake up every morning thanking God that she is alive? She is truly an inspiration.

A Talk I Gave on Caregiving

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8LWQyMbTfw&feature=youtu.be

Today is Down Syndrome Day

See the UN announcement of Down Syndrome Day:

http://www.un.org/en/events/downsyndromeday/index.shtml

Accidents and Brain Injury

You might want to check out this link to see how well your state does on preventing accidents that cause brain injury.

http://rwjf.org/en/about-rwjf/newsroom/newsroom-content/2013/01/interactive-the-facts-hurt.html?cid=xct_twp_tfhapp_t-f&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=cpe&utm_content=t-f&utm_campaign=tfhapp_t-f

Costs of Traumatic Brain Injury

Direct medical costs and indirect costs such as lost productivity of TBI totaled an estimated $76.5 billion in the United States in 2000.

March is Brain Injury Awareness Month

This month is brain injury awareness month. Let’s take some time to learn about brain injury. Today’s fact: Every year there are 1.7 million brain injuries in the United States.

Anniversary of Accident

Today marks the anniversary of Michelle’s accident. It has been 15 years since she was hit by a car. I can’t believe it’s been that long. What a journey we’ve been on! She’s taught us so much about appreciating life, forgiveness, perseverance, but especially love. In fact, her favorite song is “I am surrounded by love.”