Northern Colorado, it is with sad news that I announce SMILE #UWokeUp Poudre Valley Hospital support group meetings are discontinued for 2019. If you have any questions, please email Molly Cain at smileuwokeup@gmail.com
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Glasgow Coma Scale … Vibe & Thrive
As a traumatic brain injury (TBI) survivor, our injuries are outlined and dictated by the Glasgow Coma Scale. I believe that my purpose is to help educate others on their brains, just as much as to help fill others with the education process of what a TBI survivor goes through and how one is classified….
Giving Tuesday
Northern Colorado and surrounding areas. Are you struggling with head trauma in some capacity, maybe a traumatic brain injury (TBI), concussion, stroke, brain aneurysm, ect? Do you feel easily confused and alone, like no one understands? Look no further, you’ve found “your people”. Shocker, you are not alone. SMILE #UWokeUp is a nonprofit organization designed to…
Catch us Tuesday, 11/13 at Medical Center of the Rockies
Do not miss this week SMILE #UWokeUp meeting Tuesday, 11/13, being held at Medical Center of the Rockies. If you know of anyone struggling with brain trauma, send them our way. SMILE #UWokeUp is a nonprofit organization designed to provide awareness of traumatic brain injuries (TBI) to our communities, while providing support, tools and…
NoCo Corn Maze…
This past week we have been getting ready for our pumpkin craft TBI support group meeting. This past weekend, NoCo Corn Maze (Jack Lantern’s) donated 20 pumpkins to SMILE #UWokeUp for our event. If you are in need of a pumpkin, check them out – they also have a spooky corn maze: http://www.nococornmaze.com/
Do you suffer from a hidden disability? Do you get told “You can’t”? …. Well, what if you could? Ask Melissa –
Remember a time that you had an idea of putting on an event, of any kind: birthday party, graduation, community event, ect. Did you host “said” event at your house or did you find space elsewhere? Do you remember all of the steps that you needed to finalize and the anxiety that came along with…
Choices, Decisions and Goals… 70.3 Ironman
Have you ever been devoted to a challenge or goal, like you body literally cringes when you speak of such thing? As some of you know, I had been training for Boulder 70.3 Ironman the last couple of months (August 4). Prior to half Ironman, I had participated in Superior Spring 50K and I DNF…
Honor YOU
Through many trials and errors, I have found a better version of myself. I have learned to be gentle with my words, honoring my movement and the voice I carry. I have learned to listen to the sweet surroundings I am encompassed in, and I have began to fulfill my soul and quality of life…
70.3 Boulder Ironman
Who is familiar with 70.3 Ironman? For those who are unaware, 70.3 Ironman is a 1.2 mile swim, 56 mile bike and 13.1 mile run. Molly Cain, SMILE #UWokeUp Founder, is racing Boulder 70.3 Ironman in a few short weeks. Is this ideal for you? Molly States, ” I find that I am able to quiet…
Peace, Love and Happiness …
Do you ever wish for a moment that the world around you would just pause and give you a moment to regain clarity, while enduring the different experiences and challenges which you are facing …? Are you saying, YES, but do not know another way around this madness? Some individuals continue to live this way…
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