Brandon Scheid
When I woke up from the coma in the hospital, I really could not grasp the severity of the injuries…
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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.
When I woke up from the coma in the hospital, I really could not grasp the severity of the injuries…
If I had to describe my journey in one word, it would be resilience, because no matter what life has…
In 1995, I had a collision during a legion baseball game shortly after graduation from high school. I suffered internal…
On June 14th, our lives changed forever. My 11-year-old daughter was riding an electric scooter with her best friend —…
If I had to summarize my brain injury journey in one word, that word would be resilience. This experience has…
“Just focus on the light at the end of the tunnel.” What light? I was in a cave. A dark,…
On July 5, 2020 at 8:30 AM I was driving South on the I-5 near Nobel Drive in San Diego.…
In 2021, I was involved in a surfing accident that led to my first concussion, caused by a collision with…
I have a brain injury! It took years to accept that and to be comfortable saying that. It took years…
I had to go to a brain specialty hospital because a small portion of my brain died, and the neuropaths…
One word that comes to mind when I think of my traumatic brain injury is “hidden”. It’s hidden because what’s…
My Journey Since the Accident – A Battle With Myself It’s been 12 years since my car accident, which left…