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I was sent out to Boise, Idaho from Maine for a work trip in September of 2019. It was an…
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I was sent out to Boise, Idaho from Maine for a work trip in September of 2019. It was an…
March 13, 2010, is a date I will never forget. It is a day that I have no memory of.…
10 Days by Jenn Williams “If I die, this is how it started,” I said as I cracked a joke…
In October 2006: I suffered a ruptured brain aneurysm. That morning, my cats had woken me up at 4:30. I…
It was Sunday, December 9, 2018, and I was just getting home from watching a very unpleasant football game with…
About a year and a half ago, in January 2019, I suffered a concussion, also known as a traumatic brain…
My name is Spencer Weigman and I’m 31 years old. My TBI was a result of a work-related accident. I…
My name is Jamie Patterson and I suffered a traumatic brain injury back in June of 2012. Like most survivors,…
We sometimes look at a brain injury as a singular event. Which it is, but like a stone tossed in…
January 7, 2011, when I was 20 years old, my friend and I were on our way out. Around eight…
At 21 years old, I was enjoying the adventure of experiencing life in completely new environments. I was drawn to…
February 3, 2016. I was 20 years old. It was just another normal day off for me. I got up…
Twenty-five years ago, on October 9, 1994, I had just started college and I was looking forward to the typical…
I am a State Representative serving my first term in the Maine State Legislature. One of the personal highlights of…
On October 4th, 2019 I was heading back home from my job in Unity like any other day. That was…
My name is John Nelson, Sgt USMC retired, MOS Rifleman. I strive to not let my brain injury define me,…
My name is David Krempels. I survived a severe traumatic brain injury from a motor-vehicle accident in 1992. That’s 27…
My name is Courtney Rowe. Back in November of 2009 I was in a car accident. This resulted in my…
My name is Rachel Glaser and I suffered a traumatic brain injury in August of 2004. My boyfriend at the…
I was sitting in a highchair when my grandmother got a telephone call; it was my mother and she had…
The Goulet Family Michael T. Goulet was born September 30, 1989 and he was a vibrant, funny child who loved…
My name is Jaime. I am 30-year-old whose life has been changed forever. On November 20, 2017, I suffered a…
In the early morning hours of October 29, 2017, my life changed forever. It was going to be a busy…
I was 19 when I first uttered the words, “I have cancer.”I was fresh out of high school and just…
Michael Pelletier On June 29, 2012, I was home alone relaxing and watching TV when I felt a small pop…
Photo Caption: Jessica underwent treatment, Julie shaved her head in support of her daughter. To be given a brain tumor…
Tina & Tom Callahan On Friday, September 13, 2002, Tina suffered a major stroke. It was a totally unexpected event,…
Last night my stepson informed me that when he and my wife had been shopping a couple days prior, he’d…
In 1983, Gary's father Bernard began to experience dizziness and poor balance. After three months of investigations into inner ear…
During the summer of 1997, my life changed forever. I had been living with severe headaches for several years.…
In 2005, Eliza Edmunds at 13 was a normal seventh-grader playing soccer, riding horses in the county fair, playing guitar,…
It is me today, yesterday I was you, tomorrow you could be me. A Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) can happen…
My father, Arthur Fraser, struggled with aphasia for two years before he passed away at the age of 90. For…
Ever since my strokes, I have been trying to find the right words to offer insight for Loved ones,…
January 2017 Debbie Salvador In 1951, at a mere six months of age, Debbie Salvador was sick with spinal meningitis…
Stacie Linkel - December 2016 Growing up I was my own biggest mystery. Everything happened to me before I was…
Catherine Breese - December 2015 My name is Catherine Breese I am a 37-year-old woman. I was a dental…
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