This week on Spotlight On Maryland, Gina Crash was joined in studio by Bryan Pugh, Executive Director of the Brain Injury Association of Maryland, (BIAMD), and via phone by Tom Gallup, BIAMD Advocate, who is a full-time caregiver for his son Andrew who suffered a traumatic brain injury in 2015 and is in a Minimally Unconscious State, (MCS). He is awake, but only minimally responsive. Tom talked about his son's Brain Injury and the biggest challenges facing the Brian Injury Community and talked about his Support Group for Brain Injury Caregivers he started at severebicaregivers.com. Bryan shared how BIAMD helps the brain injury community including their upcoming conference April 3rd & 4th at the DoubleTree by Hilton Baltimore North-Pikesville.
March is Brain Injury Awareness Month and BIAMD is a Maryland nonprofit whose mission is to be the voice of those affected by brain injury through advocacy, education and research. Their vision is to bring health, hope and healing to thousands of Marylanders living with brain injury, their families and the professionals who serve them. They have a Toll-Free-Number, 1-800-221-6443 providing free information and assistance to over 300 calls per month. They also educate through their weekly e-newsletter, on Facebook and Instagram and with their Brain Injury Connector podcast. For more information, visit their website biamd.org. You can also follow them on X and LinkedIn.
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