The Derby City Chapter of the National Spinal Cord Injury Association Network- Serving Kentuckiana.
Message From the President
Dear Members & Friends-
In lieu of our September meeting, the Chapter will host its annual picnic at Camp Crooked Creek. See below for directions and details.
October’s meeting is canceled.
November’s meeting will be held at Frazier Rehab Institute; 220 Abraham Flexner Way; Louisville; 10th floor dining room.
- David Allgood
DERBY CHAPTER
ANNUAL PICNIC
SEPTEMBER 21, 2008 12:00 P.M.
CAMP CROOKED CREEK
DIRECTIONS
Take I-65 S. from Louisville to Exit 112 (Claremont/Bardstown). Turn left at the top of the ramp and go approximately two blocks until you see the “Old Kentucky Scout Reservation” sign on the right. Turn right and follow the road until it ends, then turn left on Terry Road, which will lead you to the camp.
From the Internet—ed.
BRAIN & SPINAL CORD
INJURY (SCI) WEBSITE
When a person or family is suddenly confronted with a catastrophic SCI or brain injury, there are a host of questions but few solid answers. These questions involve issues such as health, Rehabilitation, recovery, current research, financial, legal, and the list goes on.
Medical providers are often reluctant to give too much information based upon a legitimate concern of giving false hope. Providers are also pressed for time, making it difficult for them to spend time with a new brain injury or SCI survivor and their families answering questions in detail. Moreover, there are many questions that doctors and staff are unable to answer, including questions about financial and legal issues. Support groups, government resources, and other sources of potential assistance are also difficult or impossible to easily identify.
BrainandSpinalCord.org was created as a knowledge-base for brain injury and SCI survivors to help answer these kinds of questions. While the site is relatively new, we hope to eventually have answers and information about all of the most frequently asked questions and important issues facing survivors. Our daily blog will have information about news and developments. We will have in-depth articles, links to resources, and commentary on all developments in research and recovery. We are also building a video library that will have basic information that survivors need to know about. Our library will have videos of other brain and SCI survivors and their families who will talk about lessons they have learned and tell their personal stories about hope and coping. Our mission is to be the most timely, reliable and complete resource on the internet for brain injury and SCI survivors. Our hope is that this site will become relied upon as a trustworthy resource for the community and for those who are searching for information.
