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On LIne Support

Thu, 01 Mar 2012 14:54:40 +0100

Morning everyone!
Time has once again gotten away from me. I bought a scanner and will begin to put documents in our online group at yahoo. We hope to have the group up and running this spring.
We are looking for members who may not be able to attend physical meetings but would like to belong to an online group. Please email us and we'll get you set up.
Thank you and have a beautiful day!
Sheri

Facilitator Change

Thu, 17 Feb 2011 21:35:04 +0100

Hi everyone!
Beginning in June, Penny Condoll and the BEST group will be facilitating the Puyallup Brain Injury Support Group.
The phone number will now be 1-877-719-BEST (2378). BEST stands for Brain Energy Support Team. This group will be starting the "Moving On" program for survivors.
Thank you to everyone who has helped us during the last 2 years with the group.
We will stop in now and then. We send our best to everyone who is dealing with surviving a brain injury.
God Bless,
Ed & Sheri

January 6th meeting

Mon, 03 Jan 2011 00:13:02 +0100

Happy New Year! New year, new beginnings. Every day starts anew and we have to clean the slate each time. Learn from yesterday and try to have a better tomorrow.
We will be meeting at 6PM at Good Samaritan (see map page).
Please come and share your New Year's resolutions.
See you there.
Sheri Van V.

December meetings

Mon, 29 Nov 2010 06:28:01 +0100

Hi!
Looks like I've ignored our website for a bit. I keep Facebook updated, but I slacked on this one.

December meetings

December 2nd is our regular meeting. We will be signing Christmas cards for the patients at Good Samaritan Hospital's Rehabilitation center. We will be giving them a bag, calendar, 2 pens and a brochure for the groups in the area. We will also be discussing our favorite things for Christmas and the holiday season. Please come and share your favorite memories.

December 4th we will be attending the Victorian Country Christmas. Please meet at the blue gate at 1000 hours and stay as long as you are able. I already have tickets for our regular members.

December 9th is the Tacoma group's Christmas party. It begins at 5PM. Our group is donating raffle presents which include bags, calendars, pens, brain puzzle books and anything else that I can find. ;-)

December 16th we will be meeting at the Old Country Buffet at South Hill Mall. The grant will pay for the regular members meals, drink, tax and tip. Please bring friends if you'd like to and just have a fun time eating together.

See you all!
Sheri & Ed

September 16th, 2010

Tue, 07 Sep 2010 13:48:45 +0100

Yay! A nutritionist will be speaking to the group. It is really hard to get someone to come and speak about nutrition and we'd like to thank Amber with MultiCare for all the hard work coordinating this task.
Also, we'd like to thank Kathy with MultiCare who will be speaking on the 19th.
Please join us if possible. ;-)
Sheri

July 15th Meeting

Thu, 08 Jul 2010 16:43:59 +0100

New month, new direction.
We are now a non-sponsered support group and can begin deciding the direction of the group.
MultiCare and Good Samaritan have given us permission to continue meeting there, but we are
now able to do our own fundraising. A discussion will be held at our next meeting.
Please join us if possible.
Sheri

July 1st Meeting

Tue, 22 Jun 2010 21:53:34 +0100

The theme of this meeting is group discussions. We need to discuss ground rules, mission statement and vision for our group. What does the group want to accomplish through the 2nd half of the year? Let's discuss it. ;-)

May 20th meeting

Wed, 12 May 2010 22:35:51 +0100

At our May meeting, we will have visitors that are conducting a questionnaire to help with creating a caregiver training module. They would like to ask people living with brain injuries what they do and do not want in a caregiver. It should be interesting. We'll be in the Mt. Rainier room from 6-7:30 at MultiCare/Good Samaritan hospital in the rehabilitation section. See you there! Sheri

May 6th meeting

Wed, 12 May 2010 22:34:39 +0100

May 6th is the next meeting of the Puyallup Brain Injury Support Group. It is held in the Mt. Rainier room at Good Samaritan Hospital from 6-7:30PM. We will be discussing the conference, what we learned, and anything else that anyone wants to speak about (regarding brain injury).
Please join us if possible.

Washington State Brain Injury Conference

Fri, 23 Apr 2010 13:56:10 +0100

April 30th and May 1st will be the 2nd Brain Injury conference for Washington State. Registration is full at this time. We will be discussing the conference and what we learned at our next meeting on May 6th at 6:00PM at Good Samaritan Hospital. Please join us!