Question:
When I first had my head injury the local ( Boston) and National group was called the Head Injury Society or Association. Has that changed to Brain Injury? For what kind of reasons I wonder?

Answer: The national "foundation" changed the name to "Brain Injury Association" because the general feeling was that the reference to "head" was not really accurate, as it's not usually the skull (head) that is affected long-term, but rather, the brain. Why they changed from "foundation" to "association" I do not know. I believe all the states followed suit, at least Oregon and Washington have, as they are now the Brain Injury Association of Washington and the Brain Injury Association of Oregon. The director of Internet Services for the Brain Injury Association of Washington, Paul Walsh, and his wife, Valarie, began teaching basic astronomy to a roomful of Delta residents nearly one year ago. Walsh discovered the patients were an eager and attentive group of students.

"People who have sustained a major brain injury often have a keen and hungry intelligence that has been masked and hidden behind the devastation caused by their injuries," Walsh said. "I had a hunch astronomy might be a way to help tear down the walls, not just mental and emotional, but literally the physical walls that separate the residents of Delta from the outside world."