Our contact information:
The Laura K. Laughlin L6 Brain Injury Foundation
PO Box 308
Grover, MO 63040
314-766-0560
Heroes
Tragedy could never strike you? Those stories only happen to other people, right? Look at the statistics! It couldn't happen to you, could it? We know exactly what you are thinking, because this was precisely our attitude prior to July 15th, 2005. But on that unfortunate day, we were face to face with this horrifying reality. Our princess, Laura Laughlin, while driving to work was in an accident. After the chaos of ambulances, rescue workers and trauma surgeons, Laura and her family were faced with the prognosis of severe traumatic brain injury, skull fractures, facial fractures, punctured lung, and other minor injuries. Laura initially overcame several serious brain surgeries and fought desperately to stay alive. Laura fought long and hard for 19 months. She was laid to rest on February 20th, 2007.
Out of this tragedy, the Laura K.Laughlin Brain Injury Foundation was established. The mission of this foundation is to foster education, increase prevention awareness,and fund research to find cures in the field of traumatic brain injury.
About me: OUR WEBSITE IS NOW UP AND RUNNING! PLEASE CHECK US OUT AT WWW.LAURALAUGHLINL6.ORG**********************************************************************************************************************************************************
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Welcome to The Laura K. Laughlin L6 Brain Injury Foundation Myspace Page! This site will help keep all of our friends and supporters in the loop about fundraising events, how we are helping the community through our foundation and how YOU can help make a difference!
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We will post all kinds of information related to our foundation and all activities that we have planned both inside and outside the St. Louis area! Please spread the word, invite your friends to join us! We can do this with a little help from our friends!
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We would love to be listed as one of your top friends to get the word out about us! Let's all work together to allow Laura to forever live on!
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To find out about donating funds or time to this wonderful cause please email L6foundation@gmail.com or send a check payable to The Laura Laughlin L6 Brain Injury Foundation at PO Box 308; Grover, MO 63040. If you prefer to use your credit card, please click the PayPal link below to place a secure one time donation online.
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Who I'd like to meet: Anyone interested in helping a great cause!
(I can't help it -- I shared this photo below before and would like to this Easter since it's so special....)
If you don't see HIM that's okay, but HIS image has been there on our Autistic child's therapy pool house sliding glass doors since his older brother's near death, life altering accident the last 5 years. I wanted to share this Easter what we've been Blessed to See. ...and The MIRACLES CONTINUE! Hope you have/had a HAPPY EASTER. Love & Blessings, Tomme and Family
(If you've wondered where I've been or what I've been up to -- you would understand if you read the top right of my page. Some myspace folks seem to disappear if we don't keep up for a couple of weeks. I'm still here to stay & you are ALWAYS Important, in my heart & on my mind, & I'll ALWAYS Be Faithful [if even gone a little while but I promise for a good reason, & I'll be back] so don't go away)
Looking forward to being warm this next weekend gathering friends 'round the TV watching the last game of the season! Tom versus Jerry right? Naw Dawg!!! It's ELI! ELI......., TOM VS.ELI! Jerry lost the playoffs & he's just a little mouse. Eli's a GiANT! Oh yeah right, it's TOM and ELI! IT's TOM VS. ELI.........!!!!!!
Hope you had a wonderful Holiday Season! I've had serious cable Internet problems. But it's never too late to wish your 2008 to be great! Hugs and Smiles, Tomme :D
Even tho' weathering the storm was traumatic there may had been Divine purpose in how we all choose to handle the morning after. There can be beauty within the storm itself where the result can manufacture peace and maybe love, and a seed of regrowth to redemption beyond our comprehension. (in memory of my Dad, Nov 2007)
My dear myspace friends, near and far, known and unknown, you are part of my new frontier in my "morningS after" and I offer you Thank you with Peace, Love, and a Light in the Dark with prayers forever after in this world as your friend. With Many Blessings, T
Aphasia is condition characterized by either partial or total loss of the ability to communicate verbally or using written words. A person with aphasia may have difficulty speaking, reading, writing, recognizing the names of objects, or understanding what other people have said. Aphasia is caused by a brain injury, as may occur during a traumatic accident or when the brain is deprived of oxygen during a stroke. It may also be caused by a brain tumor, a disease such as Alzheimer's, or an infection, like encephalitis. Aphasia may be temporary or permanent. Aphasia does not include speech impediments caused by loss of muscle control. Description To understand and use language effectively, an individual draws upon word memory—stored information on what certain words mean, how to put them together, and how and when to use them properly. For a majority of people, these and other language functions are located in the left side (hemisphere) of the brain. Damage to this side of the brain is most commonly linked to the development of aphasia. Interestingly, however, left-handed people appear to have language areas in both the left and right hemispheres of the brain and, as a result, may develop aphasia from damage to either side of the brain. Stroke is the most common cause of aphasia in the United States. Approximately 500,000 individuals suffer strokes each year, and 20% of these individuals develop some type of aphasia. Other causes of brain damage include head injuries, brain tumors, and infection. About half of the people who show signs of aphasia have what is called temporary or transient aphasia and recover completely within a few days. An estimated one million Americans suffer from some form of permanent aphasia. As yet, no connection between aphasia and age, gender, or race has been found. Aphasia is sometimes confused with other conditions that affect speech, such as dysarthria and apraxia. These condition affect the muscles used in speaking rather than lang
I've been out-of-town w/little or no Internet and I'm sorry for my lapse of sending/showing love where being gone more than a couple of wks seems an eternity from/to myspace friends. But a responsibility of unusual love, I miss all, even tho I can't help it at times. I am here for you always -- BUT Now I'm back too! :) hope you are well my friend, Tomme
