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New exhibition coming up in Portland!

Here’s the text on the flyer: “From War to Home: The Impact of Invisible Injuries is a new exhibit of photos and stories from Veterans and their families living in Portland, Oregon and Southeast Louisiana. As part of a research collaboration using the photovoice methods, Veterans and their family caregivers were given cameras and asked to take photos to illustrate the experience of living with traumatic brain injury (TBI), including the impact on Veterans and those closest to them. Their stories will be shared in an exhibit debuting at the Multnomah Building.

Opening May 23, 2019 to June 27, 2019
Multnomah Building, board room 100
501 SE Hawthorne Blvd, Portland, OR 97214

Funding: VA Health Services Research and Development award to Sarah Ono, PhD and Gaia True, PhD. For more information, please contact Ryan E. Bender (ryan.bender@va.gov or 503-220-8262 ext. 55315)

“We went to pick pumpkins this fall, and I saw one that stuck out from the rest….

That’s kind of what I feel like; that’s what I feel our family is like.

We’re like the fish out of water. We don’t fit in.

We’re planted with a bunch of civilians.

And then there’s my husband who has a PTSD diagnosis and TBI, and we’re this military family.

That’s kind of how I feel, trying to blend in with the rest of the world.

It’s just carrying all…the flaws and everything. Just trying to keep afloat with everyone else.” by Rachel E., caregiver.

View the brochure with pictures and statements from Veterans and their family caregivers at http://bit.ly/War2Home.

The Multnomah Building is on the TriMet line #14 and very close to the #2, #6, and Streetcar B Loop.