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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.

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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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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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Derek O’Neal

This is simply my story…my life, my accident, the role music played in my recovery, and my ongoing journey as…

Derek O'Neal

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cody jacobs

My traumatic brain injury wasn’t just an accident — it was survival against impossible odds. A .40 caliber round left…

Cody Jacobs

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Cynthia Harrison

I am the mother of a survivor, Brandon, who is 40 years post-injury, and a board-certified behavior analyst (BCBA-D). I…

Cynthia Harrison

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Still Here, Still Me

If I had to describe my journey in one word, it would be resilience, because no matter what life has…

Nadia Turay

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Tara Jones

On June 14th, our lives changed forever. My 11-year-old daughter was riding an electric scooter with her best friend —…

Tara Jones

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Randy Faust

The way I would describe my brain injury is, “difficult,” because you go back to being like a child in…

Randy Faust

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Mar Matossian

A Broken System: My Son’s Battle with Traumatic Brain Injury and the Fight for Proper Care Twelve years ago, my…

Mar Matossian

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Sean Morris

Sean’s Brain Injury Journey My name is Sean, and I’m a brain injury survivor. My life changed drastically after my…

Sean Morris

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William Neal

What Happened? On Wednesday, January 10, 2024 at approximately 4:25 pm, our beautiful, vibrant, healthy 12-year-old son was struck by…

William Neal

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Meike McDonald

Mitchell Driggers’ Acquired Brain Injury Story (through the lens of his wife and caregiver) By: Meike McDonald, Ed.D. Who we…

Meike McDonald

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