Help Our Wounded (HOW) Foundation

It's Brain Health Awareness Week! We are honored to have been recognized by Palm Beach County Commissioners, led by Commissioner Bobby Powell, with a declaration of March as Brain Injury Awareness Month. We would like to extend a HUGE Thank You to the Leadership Palm Beach County team for making this opportunity possible and helping us continue to raise awareness about this important cause. 🧠

Join us this Saturday, February 1st, for the 16th Annual @Great Charity Challenge sponsored by Fidelity Investments® at @Wellington International! Support our team of riders as they represent [name/tag of selected charity] and compete for a share of the $2 million purse! 💰✨ ⏰ Gates open at 6 PM 🎟️ Free general admission 🚗 Free parking: 13500 Southshore Blvd For details, visit: https://lnkd.in/e4WThG6t

Come stop by our box and say hello to Brooklyn and the HOW Foundation Team this Saturday at the 2025 Great Charity Challenge as we cheer on teams of riders and fellow Palm Beach County charities. 🐴 #GCC2025

We are thrilled to share that HOW Foundation has been selected to participate as the 34th Charity in this year's Great Charity Challenge. We can't wait to cheer on our team of riders and celebrate the many sponsors, volunteers, and other charities pariticpating in this fun night of philanthropy. 🤠 Thank you so much to all the hard workers behind the scenes who help make this event possible. #GCC2025

As we observe Thank You Day, the Help Our Wounded Foundation extends a special thank you to our anonymous donors. Your generosity fuels our mission to improve the quality of life for veterans and concussed student-athletes through access to life-changing hyperbaric oxygen therapy. Your support is invaluable, and we are deeply grateful for your commitment to making a difference! 🙏💙 #ThankYouDay #Gratitude #SupportOurHeroes #HOWFoundation

While we have been covering legislative progress that has been made on the state level, our final Legislative update will examine the Federal effort that is underway. Exciting update on veterans’ healthcare legislation! Congressman Murphy’s initiative for hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) for veterans has progressed in the VA Health Committee. Stay tuned for more developments. 🇺🇸 #VeteransHealth #HBOT #LegislativeEffort

🇺🇸 Legislative efforts are currently underway in Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Idaho, Iowa, Missouri, Colorado, Tennessee, and Utah, although no definitive updates are available at this time. We anticipate sharing more information soon. If you’re interested in supporting these legislative efforts, please comment below or send us a message. 🌟 #LegislativeEfforts #VeteransSupport #Advocacy #GetInvolved #TBI #PTSD #HyperbaricOxygenTherapy #MilitarySupport

🇺🇸 In 2017, Texas enacted House Bill 271 – The Veterans Recovery Pilot Program. Despite the absence of a funding mechanism, four hyperbaric oxygen therapy clinics in Texas have united to support our Texan veterans. Through donations and pro bono treatments, they have provided relief for several dozen veterans, firefighters, police officers, and other first responders. Texas, home to the second-largest population of US veterans, estimates that 68,326 individuals suffer from traumatic brain injuries or post-traumatic stress. Annually, approximately 569 veteran suicides occur, with an estimated 5,304 veterans living with opioid use disorder. #TexasVeterans #HouseBill271 #VeteransHealth #TBI #PTSD #HyperbaricOxygenTherapy #MilitarySupport #VeteranSuicideAwareness

🇺🇸 In 2024, the David Perez Military Heroes Act (SB 709) established the Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Traumatic Brain Injury Alternative Therapies state fund of $1M. Despite the appropriation of funds, there remains uncertainty on how to access and activate these funds. Maryland veterans urgently await access to hyperbaric oxygen therapy for traumatic brain injuries and post-traumatic stress. If you have connections in Maryland government who could assist us in navigating this process, please send us a message. 🌟 #DavidPerezMilitaryHeroesAct #SB709 #VeteransHealth #TBI #PTSD #MarylandVeterans #HyperbaricOxygenTherapy #MilitarySupport

The term "Head Injury Symptoms" can refer to quite a few sensations (and a wide spectrum of severity). For this specific standardized measure (the Head Injury Questionnaire), we're referring to: 🧠 energy level/fatigue/sleep quality 🧠 headaches/pain 🧠 forgetfulness 🧠 ability to remember a tv show or what someone read 🧠 getting lost 🧠 difficulties with concentration and attention 🧠 word-finding difficulty 🧠 problems planning, starting, or completing projects 🧠 vision challenges 🧠 nausea or vomiting 🧠 depression 🧠 mood swings and irritability 🧠 hallucinations (audial and visual) 🧠 blackouts These can all be symptoms of head injury, and this list is not exhaustive. Have you had any head injury symptoms before? (Let us know in the comments 👇