Personal Stories
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Whether you have sustained a brain injury or care about someone who has, taking the time to share your personal story can make a profound difference to another. Join us by engaging with others facing brain injury on the Personal Stories blog.
The T.B.I.
The T.B.I. A severe brain injury is impossible to describe. I have tried thousands of times and thousands of times,…
Murray Dunlap
Healthcare Exec, Mom, and Partner with TBI
I have flashes of who I used to be. It's like I'm watching a movie of a character that's a…
Jillian Grace
Brighter Days Are Coming
Summer of 2022 is one we will never forget. We received a call that our 16-year-old daughter, Layla, was being…
Alison Rogan
TBI CHRONICLES
My life changed instantly after being struck by a drunk driver! My old self died and a Severely Injured TBI…
Gindy Rosa
My Skull Fracture 67.5 Years Ago…
I fell down a flight of stairs at nearly 3 years old. The fall resulted in a skull fracture of…
Becky Sciba
Giving Up….Not an Option!
In November 2019, I started to struggle with extreme nausea, fatigue, and pulsating headaches. A month later, I was unable…
Tammy Schreiner
My story-My issues-Hope to Change in Time
My story was similar to The Little Engine That Could BUT seems to have hit some challenging roadblocks. I am…
Nothing mild about TBI
I hate this term mild TBI. It is based on a scale of how long you lost consciousness. I never…
Dawn Lynes
Words of Advice For Dealing With a TBI Survivor
In one moment (a matter of seconds) my entire life changed and of all things to be majorly injured...the one…
Whitney Gilliece
One Day at a Time
March 2023 marks 15 months since the day that forever changed my life. I don't mean to sound overly dramatic, but sustaining…
Kari McBride
Nearly lost my life, yet gained everything
Mothers Day of 2021, I’m told was just a normal day for us. Being a mom of 4, Mother’s Day…
Kristin Crafton
It’s all about DIGNITY with care…
Our daughter Trina suffered with Anorexia starting at age 17. We weren't fully aware of it until she was age…
Sandra Harp
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