Only one more day! #5forsuperheroes is officially underway TOMORROW, Monday, November 30th. Read all about it HERE! BEST loves sharing … Facebook0TwitterPinterest0tumblr0Linkedin0Reddit0Email0
Here’s a sneak peek and a few clues about a special BEST giving campaign to support the real-life superheroes of the brain injury community of Washington State. Yeah, we’re a little excited! More to come on this space. Stay tuned and get ready to join an elite team of superhero supporters! BEST loves sharing … (more…)
Valentine’s Day seems to be a really fitting day for BEST’s Stitching It Up artisan and crafting group to begin. Because it was right around that time in 2012 that a lot of love, a sense of fun and a passion to learn and grow were the ingredients whipped up into a terrific recipe, named Stitching (more…)
The Brain Energy Support Team (BEST) is pleased to announce the launch of our new video that tells the BEST story. Click on the play arrow to view and enjoy the short, attached video below and learn about the BEST people, mission, vision and passion. We’d like to say a big thank you to our BESTie (more…)
The Brain Energy Support Team (BEST) is pleased to announce the launch of our new video that tells the BEST story. Click on the play arrow to view the short, attached video below and learn about the BEST people, mission, vision and passion. We’d like to say a big thank you to our BESTie superheroes for (more…)
The Brain Energy Support Team (BEST) loves personal stories.
In fact, so much so, that we have developed an ongoing blog series called “Our BEST Stories;” these stories highlight the people of BEST and their personal journeys going forward from brain injury.
Because it’s Brain Injury Awareness Month, we have an extra special story. BEST team member, Tawnya Padilla, sat down with us and talked about her journey. Padilla gave an open, honest and raw portrayal that touches the heart, soul and mind.
We decided to break up this story into three parts that will post over three consecutive days, beginning today.
Here is part one of series.
Emergence and the Journey Forward
Tawnya Padilla is making a difference in many profound and beautiful ways.
Padilla is the Board President for the Brain Energy Support Team (BEST) and a leader and advocate in the brain injury community. She is a loving and caring friend and supporter of fellow BEST team members and their families. She is a devoted and loving wife and mother. Padilla owns and operates two local businesses and adores and cares for her business clients like family. She is a good friend to many, including being an understanding friend to herself, too.
And while she has always had a lifelong passion about making a difference in the lives of others, whether it is through her many life roles or with her warm and kind personality, that passion has become even deeper.
For the last seven years, Padilla has moved forward from a brain injury she received in an accident in 2008. It hasn’t always been easy; she’s had to really challenge herself and some days are tougher than others.
Yet, she’s determined to live her BEST life possible, with her “BESTies,” friends and family by her side, and she by theirs.