Meet Ambassador Suzanne Weston

MSKTC is a source of information, scientific-research based, offering an extensive library organized by common topics, presented in a variety of media. They address common symptoms, as well as approaches for returning to a productive lifestyle. They list Traumatic Brain Injury Model Systems that conduct research and provide comprehensive rehabilitation care for people with TBI.

- Suzanne Weston

Suzanne Weston

TBI Ambassador

Role

Survivor

Fun Facts

After a career in financial services, Suzanne explored her creative side as a writer, and consultant in creating an awareness of the importance of supply chain diversity. She serves on a non-profit board whose vision is to foster kindness, compassion, and openness in the hearts and minds of children, who will give back to their communities to make the world a more accepting and loving place.

Suzanne's Journey with TBI

Suzanne learned about TBI after sustaining a concussion from a car accident in October 2022. MSKTC resources helped her understand her symptoms. TBI is invisible, which may be overlooked by the medical community and left undiagnosed. Suzanne learned that it is important to articulate issues and frustrations experienced by persons who have experienced mild concussions and offer support. She believes people who experienced a TBI, rather than resuming life as normal, should use this time to relax and heal.

Why does Suzanne want to be an MSKTC ambassador?

As a MSKTC ambassador, Suzanne has the goal to share information, resources, and hope. She wants to help maaking the information provided on the MSKTC website immediately visible to people in the early stages of recovery. She also wants to help medical professionals recognize that while brain injury is invisible, it is real, and should be taken seriously. She believes that patients should understand the signs, instruction for daily life, and be assured their experience is normal.

What has Suzanne done as an ambassador?

Suzanne has leveraged her expertise in writing and lived experience with TBI to provide input to the MSKTC team to help improve the formatting and presentation of the MSKTC website. She plans to share the information about the MSKTC resources by writing an article for a newspaper that she serves as an editor for. She also plans to share MSKTC resources to educate TBI survivors and healthcare providers about TBI.