uodsp: FW: Premiere of a new TBI documentary from Portland!

Tue Dec 8 15:17:38 PST 2020

From: Laurie Powell <lpowell at uoregon.edu>
Sent: Tuesday, December 8, 2020 3:14 PM
Subject: Fw: Premiere of a new TBI documentary from Portland!

Here's the documentary by filmmaker, Cheryl Green, that I mentioned in our IDRC mtg just now.  Registration info below.
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Written by Karl Kajomo Moritz:

In the USA, every year, more than two million people sustain a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). On June 29th, 2010, my life changed permanently when I was hit head on by a car @ 35 mph and dragged 32 feet while bike commuting.

Before my life change, I was a full-time Apparel Tech Designer and full-time bike commuter, riding 40 miles a day round-trip to work and home and riding bikes with my three sons at the park. After five weeks in a coma (lights out - No one home) in 2010, I woke with an s-TBI, Glasgow Coma scale of 5, 13 titanium screws in my fractured hip, 7 spin fractures, Aphasia (Speech), Diffuse Axonal Injury (DAI) balance issues, and physical injuries, some of which persist to this day.

Given only a few months of speech therapy and very limited rehab, I set out to heal myself and find the best methods for improving my brain function (Brain Bandwidth). I primarily focused on Naturopathic, as Big Pharm (Rx), I had too many side effects with it.

After years of dedication to bike commuting & racing a fixed-gear bike (new) at the Velodrome track in Portland, currently I'm into high cardio exercise, Acupuncture, Neurofeedback, Healthy Nervous System, a veggie Keto healthy diet, Meditation, and Speech Therapy (all paid for out of pocket). I want to bring my story to others who also do not receive enough rehab and care. I want people to know that they can explore and take charge of their care. For me, I'm "Spinning for Neurogenesis" every time I hit the road on my bike. A united better health plan would help so many people.

I thought I would be much more healed by now than I am. It's been a long ride, with very little support.

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Please join me for an online screening of TBI & My Longest Ride on Friday, December 18th, 6:30 - 7:30 pm. After the short film, I'll answer questions along with filmmaker Cheryl Green.

ASL Interpretation, Audio Description, and Live Captioning are available.

Attendance is free. Donations will be accepted at paypal.me/WAITSI<https://urldefense.com/v3/__http:/view.storyminders.com/x/d?c=10030397&l=28a5f20c-de28-4e4a-b98f-7f155ad577b2&r=81e97597-8d33-4e28-b367-6886cc16933f__;!!C5qS4YX3!ST70pV7jHQZehmujTSUZIXa1t8bIfXHoc7g3kL2gSvAA7mKYzP2w1RpP1MdU4VcKvg$>.

Register for the free Zoom screening at https://TinyURL.com/y6plkuzw<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/tinyurl.com/y6plkuzw__;!!C5qS4YX3!ST70pV7jHQZehmujTSUZIXa1t8bIfXHoc7g3kL2gSvAA7mKYzP2w1RpP1Me_08rU_g$>

TBI & My Longest Ride was funded by a generous grant from the Regional Arts & Culture Council. This event is sponsored by B<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/braininjuryconnectionsnw.org/__;!!C5qS4YX3!ST70pV7jHQZehmujTSUZIXa1t8bIfXHoc7g3kL2gSvAA7mKYzP2w1RpP1MeYl4_MKA$>rain Injury Connections Northwest<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/braininjuryconnectionsnw.org/__;!!C5qS4YX3!ST70pV7jHQZehmujTSUZIXa1t8bIfXHoc7g3kL2gSvAA7mKYzP2w1RpP1MeYl4_MKA$>.

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Laurie Ehlhardt Powell, PhD, CCC-SLP
Project Director
Center on Brain Injury Research and Training
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University of Oregon
541-346-0595

lpowell at uoregon.edu<mailto:lpowell at uoregon.edu>
ehlhardtl at cbirt.org<mailto:ehlhardtl at cbirt.org>

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