Brain injury survivor Cavin Balaster and co-host Alek Hess discuss the importance of raising awareness and the success of the “ALS Ice Bucket Challenge.”

Links from this episode:

• Brainline.org
• “Time Out! Mental Exertion Slows Concussion Recovery by 500%”
• “Sleep deprivation has a neuroprotective role in a traumatic brain injury of the rat.”
• “10 Ways You Can Help a Loved One Cope With Their Traumatic Brain Injury”
• Amy Zellmer
• “Researchers Credit ‘Ice Bucket Challenge’ to success of breakthrough.”

 

Video Clips:

• Patrick Stewart’s Ice Bucket Challenge
• Johns Hopkins Researcher’s Clip

 

Points of interest:

• 2:00 – Coffee banter ends.
• 3:00 – Why is raising awareness important
• 4:30 – Statistics and identification.
• 7:00 – Cognitive rest speeds healing.
• 9:50 – Developing empathy and understanding.
• 12:00 – Article by TBI survivor Amy Zellmer.
• 16:30 – Summary of major points about awareness.
• 18:00 – Description of ALS and the Ice Bucket Challenge.
• 26:40 – Researchers describe how raised money lead to breakthrough.