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New home for brain injury patients in Tamworth

Thursday, 02 May 2013 16:27

TAMWORTH hospital’s transitional living unit for people with brain injuries, Kameruka, celebrated its move into its new home yesterday.

Kameruka moved from a unit next to Nioka to a brick cottage next to the hydrotherapy pool, known as Wooster’s House, in February.

The house was built in 1966 and was lived in by Dr Arthur Wooster, the former medical superintendent, for 34 years.

Read the full story at the Northern Daily Leader's website.

New hope for brain injury patients

Thursday, 02 May 2013 16:25

 A building opening today in Albury, NSW, is setting a new standard of care for young people with brain injuries who live in regional Australia.

The homestyle "Nicola Place" has eight individual bedrooms for people needing high-level care and rehabilitation.

Their families along with brain injury support services are hoping the model could become more widely available.

Read more on the ABC Rural website.

Carers optimistic disability reforms will bring greater access to services

Thursday, 02 May 2013 16:21

 Brain Injury Australia's Nick Rushworth and others comment on disability reforms on ABC Online's "The World Today".

Download the program or read the transcript.

Free program brings new life after brain injury

Friday, 19 April 2013 08:37

 Gladstone Community Health is partnering with the Acquired Brain Injury Outreach Service to provide a free six-week Skills to Enable People and Communities (STEPS) Program.

STEPS Program co-ordinator Ben Turner said more than 800 participants had completed the six-week program at about 100 sites throughout Queensland. 

Find out more at the Bundaberg News Mail website.

Buy a Great Book About ABI and Support Brain Injury Australia

Tuesday, 16 April 2013 17:01

"It’s every parent’s nightmare. One ordinary evening, Helen’s twenty-two-year-old daughter Jayne is involved in a catastrophic car accident. Lying in a coma, her young life in the balance, Helen begins penning tender letters to Jayne, trying to make sense of the tragedy. When Jayne finally wakes, she can’t talk or walk. Her life, and the lives of her family, will never be the same again. A Flower Between the Cracks is an extraordinarily powerful account of a mother’s love and a daughter’s immeasurable courage. It is a story of hope and survival, laced with surprising humour. Never has a memoir spoken of the complexity of caring for a disabled loved one with such grace and candour. This is a book for all Australians – reminding us of the profound joys to be found in each day."

The author, Helen Sage, grew up on a farm in Victoria and now lives in Adelaide, South Australia. She began writing after her daughter Jayne’s accident, in search of new moorings in a world turned upside down by ABI. A Flower Between the Cracks is her first book. Read a sample from the book here.

Affirm Press has generously donated 50 copies of A Flower Between the Cracks to Brain Injury Australia. Proceeds from Brain Injury Australia’s sale of the book go directly to support its work. Order a copy of A Flower Between the Cracks here.