Next meeting: September 8, 2007

Greetings to all! My name is Kimberly Aikman and I am the interim coordinator for the Brain Aneurysm Support Group. I am a survivor myself, having had a ruptured aneurysm and brain surgery seven years ago. As Jagadeesh mentioned in his email, I also facilitate a brain injury support group at another area hospital; this group has just celebrated its sixth year anniversary.

I look forward to meeting everyone on Saturday, September 8th and getting to know you. The meeting will be discussion based and here are some questions to help you prepare for the meeting:

• Name and age
• Where are you in terms of recovery (years out)?
• What deficits do you have?
• What type of rehabilitation have you been through?
• What are you doing now? (employment, any volunteer work)
• What difficulties do you face on a daily basis?
• What has been the most frustrating aspect of your recovery?
• What have you learned about the brain / brain injury and how did you learn it?
• What have you found to be most useful in your own recovery? (treatment, research, books or articles; please bring these with you to share with the group)
• What topics would you be interested in for future support group meetings?
• How do you feel about the world?
• What do you do for fun?

Meeting Time and Location:

10:30 AM - noon

Zale Lipshy University Hospital

5151 Harry Hines Blvd., Physician's Dining Room (1st floor adjacent to the main cafeteria)

Please direct questions to dallasbaf@gmail.com