Month: September 2020

VCU’s Positive Parenting Project

Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) received a 3-year
Commonwealth Neurotrauma Initiative (CNI) grant to provide positive parenting skills for families affected by a parent’s traumatic brain injury (TBI). A fact sheet about this project can be found below, and please stay tuned to our website and Facebook page for future updates on this project.

Download a PDF of this fact sheet here:  VCU Project Overview for website_newsletter posting 09_25_2020

Friday Blogging

Welcome back Zel! Long-time member of No Limits, Zel, has been missed so much while taking some time away during the pandemic. We are glad you are back Zel!
First aid inspection! Great work Adrian and Angela.
Working on a socially distanced safety lesson. This week we had to important lessons on safety at No Limits – how to prevent falls and what we do in the event of an emergency at No Limits!
Zel getting to know Felix, the robo-cat. He wanted to play him a record on the cool player donated by Peggy Sayers!
Stock on Angela and Maryann. Water is grrrr-eat!
Zel and Brandon doing a great job taking care of the No Limits hens!
This week during Virtual No Limits Adrian shared a lesson on preventing falls for Fall Prevention Awareness week. Thanks for helping to keep us safe Adrian!
Brandon helping to keep the building clean. Great vacuuming Brando!

 

Friday Blogging

This month for our Outreach Cooking work we made individual brownie pans for residents at a local group home. We were told that they were “delicious!”
Hugg watched us make brownies. Brandon says “Look he’s rubbing his Buddha belly!”
Brandon in No Limits jail…just kidding! Brandon was caring for the No Limits Hens.
Two hens diggin’ for grubs!
A new pet to help us keep pests out of the yard.
Our Native Purple Passionflower, or our “Maypop” Plant, is really poppin’!
One of our newest members, Angela, is quite the artist!
We shared our “Creating Virtual No Limits Video” with Chris Miller, who is the Director of the Brain Injury Services Coordination Unit at the Virginia Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services (VA DARS) and she sent us pictures of her cat Burkley enjoying the video!
Burkley apparently enjoyed the video so much he made his Momma, Chris, watch it over and over and even purred at his favorite parts. We’re so glad you liked the video Burkley and Chris!

Creating a Virtual No Limits!

When the virus came, No Limits Eastern Shore Brain Injury Services had to find a safe, inexpensive, accessible way to continue providing support to the survivors of brain injury in our region of Virginia despite the many logistical challenges. This short video tells the story of our journey to create a Virtual No Limits!

Friday Blogging

The first appearance of Felix, the No Limits robot cat!
Our director Rachel and David right after the unboxing of Felix.
Joe is just watching us try to get it all straight! It took us a minute but we got Felix working.
David & Brandon checking him out. Felix is a therapeutic cat made by Hasbro and he is interactive (miaows, responds to touch, purrs, rolls over) and he doesn’t need a litter box!
Here’s a nice pollinator shot from our garden, which we are getting ready to “spruce up” for fall!

Friday Blogging

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Thank you Maryann for helping Daniel and C L with their brand new fishing gear!
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An unwelcome guest munching on our Passionflower Vines. Get out of here Mr. Piller!
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Ice cold chicken treats for the No Limits’ Hens.
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Our catnip patch is starting to grow back after receiving some gardening TLC.
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Our native Purple Passionflower plant has really outgrown its trellis. We bought it a new “home” and look forward to helping it “move in” when it arrives!
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C L noticed that this No Limits sign needed to be replaced…
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So a new one was designed by members of No Limits!  It looks great y’all!