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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.

Jason Russell

Jason Russell is a husband, father, community leader, stroke survivor, and Visionary Co-Founder of Black Men Run—a national movement dedicated…

Jason Russell

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Emi Arai-Saito

I was sitting in the back passenger seat when my life changed in an instant. Waking up with no recollection…

Emi Arai-Saito

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Bill Spain

I sustained a twisted/bruised brainstem after being thrown out of a car after a auto accident in March of 1984.…

Bill Spain

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Jessica Camacho

I have lived longer with brain injury than without. I am now 34 and was 15 when I received a…

Jessica Camacho

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Kiersten Hester

Hi, my name is Kiersten Hester. I’m 19 years old and I am an Automotive Service Tech student at Tennessee…

Kiersten Hester

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Elizabeth Wiley

If you lived when you should have died, what word would you use to describe yourself? On August 4, 2022…

Elizabeth Wiley

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Connie Jaeger

The word that so inspires me in my injury is positivity. I do not remember my severe traumatic brain injury.…

Connie Jaeger

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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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