Monthly Archives: June 2024

Why Keysa “Likes It All” At BCArc

By Neve Coe Keysa is a doer.  As a mom to three kids and a BCArc employee of fifteen years, she feels she has “been put on the planet to care for people and give love.” Keysa first started working at BCArc as a relief staff at twenty years old while raising a child.  She had recently left her job at [...]

2024-07-22T09:11:21-04:00June 24th, 2024|

Channeling Emotions into Art

By Nicole Lemire   “Art is my therapy, and the BICC is a haven for me.”      Frankie is known for his creative spirit and artistic talents, shown in the large mural painted on the back wall of the BICC (pictured left), which he spearheaded.      He believes that everyone is an artist in their own way [...]

2024-06-17T09:44:32-04:00June 20th, 2024|

Brian Stays Productive and Focuses on Wellness

By Nicole Lemire In 2012, Brian was a student at UMass Amherst studying statistics and computer science, when he slipped on a carboard and fell down a flight of stairs. This accident resulted in a mild-medium traumatic brain injury which primarily affects his memory, something that he finds to be ver [...]

2024-06-17T09:44:44-04:00June 15th, 2024|

Learning to Walk Again – Andrea’s Story

By Nicole Lemire Andrea began attending the BICC a year ago at the encouragement of her mother to make friends and connect with other brain injury survivors. Five years ago, Andrea went to rehab for alcoholism, and was improperly medicated during a detox. This led to an anoxic brain injury, which occ [...]

2024-06-12T10:35:09-04:00June 12th, 2024|
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