Three professional cyclists on race

The Great American Cycle 1 Fundraiser – June 26 – 27 – Boston to Cape Cod

Reinhard Schaler (57) and two of his son Pádraig’s friends, Cian Waters and Neil McEnaney, undertake a two-day bike ride from Boston to Brewster on Cape Cod.

Their journey ends in Brewster on Monday, June 27 at 10h00, the exact moment Padraig Schaler, then aged 23, was hit by a truck and left with a catastrophic brain injury.

The three are raising money for An Saol’s €1.5m rehabilitation service for survivors of such injuries.

Please support their fundraising efforts:

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WE ARE A VOICE FOR THOSE WHOSE SEVERE ACQUIRED BRAIN INJURIES (SABI) HAVE SERIOUSLY CHALLENGED THEIR ABILITY TO ADVOCATE FOR THEMSELVES.

Launch of the An Saol Project

AN SAOL DAY

WHEN:
Saturday, 18 June 2016 from 14:30 to 16:30 (IST)

WHERE:
The Distillery Building – 145-151, Church Street, 7 Dublin, Ireland

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Join us for the launch of the An Saol Project – Connecting the Practice of Neurological Rehabilitation with Recent Research.

We will be joined by international experts on neurological rehabilitation and representatives of national and international institutions and organisations working with survivors of severe acquired brain injury (sABI), as well as by survivors of sABI and their families.

The An Saol Project will work with a small number of survivors of sABI and their families, initially over a period of 3 years, to demonstrate how intensive mental and physical activity, as demonstrated in recent research, can significantly improve social integration and quality of life, as well as an improvement in function. The project will be guided by a panel of international experts who will monitor and document progress. International collaborators will ensure that the project will be informed by current best international practice in neurological rehabilitation.

We have invited politicians so that they can hear first hand about the project and express their support.

Current list of speakers and participating organisations:

– Professor Andreas Bender, University of Munich and Therapiezentrum Burgau

– Lebenszentrum Königsborn, Germany

– Headway Ireland

– Families of survivors of sABI

This is a ticketed event and a limited number of tickets are available with a donation requested in support of the An Saol Project.

 

 

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Movie – Would You Rather Be Dead?

AN SAOL DAY

WHEN:
Saturday, 18 June 2016, 10:30 to 13:00 (IST)

WHERE:
Light House Cinema – Market Square, Smithfield, Ireland

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We’ve organized the Irish premiere of the award-winning German film.

What many people think but are afraid to ask following severe Acquired Brain Injury (sABI). Severely disabled people in Germany answer it with touching honesty.

An inspiration to all who want to live their life to the fullest.

German director Christina Seeland follows the daily life of six severely disabled people who have lived for many years in a care home in Hamburg. They give surprising answers to sometimes unanswerable questions An endearing, humorous film debut that does not sugar coat, but lets the true beauty of life shine through.

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