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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.

At Brain Injury Awareness Day in Washington, D.C. last month, brain injury survivors, advocates, and caregivers described their brain injury journeys to us. Hear their stories.

 

Dana Wynn-Stockert

Twenty-four years of living with a traumatic brain injury has been no easy task. Some people find it difficult to…

Dana Wynn-Stockert

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Kel Mabatah

My name is Kel Mabatah, and my story is one of resilience, faith, and transformation. On December 3, 2014, while…

Kel Mabatah

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Sophia Hardin

My name is Sophie Hardin, and my story is one of surviving the unimaginable and discovering that survival was only…

Sophia Hardin

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Russell Sherman

Have you ever been some place and at the time wish above everything that you had not been there. But,…

Russell Sherman

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Anthony Narciso

I’m 33 years old, divorced, and a dad to two little girls. Three years ago, my life completely changed after…

Anthony Narciso

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Molly Beane

If I had to summarize my brain injury journey in one word, it would be abandoned. Not by my family.…

Molly Beane

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Robert Poulson

One word I would use to describe my brain injury journey is: persistence. I was three years old when I…

Robert Poulson

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Nekita Schofield

My daughter’s traumatic brain injury journey can be summed up in one word: perseverance. Before her injury, she was full…

Nekita Schofield

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Ashley Lee

If I had to summarize my brain injury journey in one word, it would be Resilience. My "before" and "after"…

Ashley Lee

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Inger Neal

If I had to summarize my brain injury journey in one word, that word would be information. It’s not the…

Inger Neal

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Gavin Hyde

My name is Gavin Hyde. In 2018, I had a near fatal car accident and suffered a severe traumatic brain…

Gavin Hyde

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Arianna Kleeh

I was 16 when I got a concussion at a cheer competition. The next day, I was diagnosed in the…

Arianna Kleeh

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