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March 7, 2019: “Thank you.” These are the words Laurie Garcia uses to define her journey from despair to Hope. Laurie, believes life – even at its most difficult – is worth living. And she sho

March1, 2019: March is Brain Injury Awareness month. And we want to highlight the stories behind the brain injury—the inspiring stories of people living boldly and bravely. We have a lot of good sto

January 22, 2019: Hope Network Neuro Rehabilitation, a leader in post-hospital brain injury rehabilitation, announces Taylor Hughes, MA has recently joined the organization as a full-time Psychologist

November 14, 2018: Martin J. Waalkes, Ph.D., ABPP(rp), CBIS-T blog entry for the Brain Injury Association of Michigan covers seizure disorder and brain injury for Epilepsy Awareness Month.

October 17, 2018: “You will never walk again.” Joe doesn’t remember much about that spring day, but these five words he remembers. Read his incredible comeback story here.

October 4, 2018: Hope Network Neuro Rehabilitation announces Laura Amenta, MS, OTR/L has joined the organization as Program Director of our Grand Rapids campus.

September 17, 2018: Hope Network Neuro Rehabilitation has opened their Vocational and Life Enrichment Center in Grand Rapids, providing job training and day programs for people with disabilities

May 7, 2018: Dave Jaconette, popular West Michigan radio host and Program Director at WJRW, had a stroke last July. Hear about his amazing comeback story.

May 1, 2018: Hope Network Neuro Rehabilitation experts, Margaret Kroese and Dr. Martin Waalkes, gets published in Brain Injury Professional.

April 24, 2018: No one would blame Rick Pulliam for being bitter. After all, he lost so much. But as it turns out, Rick is not your average patient.

April 6, 2018: Dr. Jeffrey Kramer has assumed the Medical Director role for Hope Network Neuro Rehabilitation in Grand Rapids, effective March 1, 2018.

March 28, 2018: In conjunction with Brain Injury Awareness Month, the GLBM featured the East Lansing program and our experts Kim Church and Rose Roberts.

February 12, 2018: Lance McFarren, a schoolteacher from Indiana was injured in a motorcycle crash, where he sustained a severe traumatic brain injury (TBI).

December 11, 2017: Hope Network Neuro Rehabilitation is pleased to be featured in the Fall 2017 issue of The BIA Challenge!

November 15, 2017: Hope Network Neuro Rehabilitation is pleased to announce that Kim Church has joined the organization as Program Director of East Lansing.

October 10, 2017: Hope Network is Neuro Rehabilitation is pleased to announce that Rebecca Freeland, RN is the new Admissions Manager, and Hayley Janes, BA, is a new Admissions Coordinator.

August 28, 2017: Claus Nowell was a free-spirited Native American from Petoskey. As a man who loved the sport of boxing, Claus was a strong warrior with unwavering grit and determination, but his hard

July 20, 2017: Charlie Eaton was at an exciting crossroads in his life, but then things took an unexpected turn.

March 10, 2017: When Matt Rooks gets behind the wheel of his 40-ton rig, he doesn’t just see the long road ahead. He sees the long journey already overcome.