Personal Stories

Sometimes the best way to learn or to feel understood is to hear from other people in similar situations. That's why we have put together this collection of personal stories. Whether you are someone who has just sustained a brain injury, has PTSD, a fulltime caregiver, or a friend of a friend who is just learning about TBI or PTSD for the first time, these stories can shed light on the complexities of brain injury…and the resiliency of the human spirit.

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Cooking with brain injury, Cheryl Green and Bill at a stove
For People with TBI
Cooking With Brain Injury — And Finding Humor In It
Norma and Steven smiling in front of Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital
For Caregivers
Paying It Forward
Photo of U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Maurice Naylon in uniform speaking to a group of uniformed Marines and Airmen on the flightline at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan
For Military & Veterans
Marine Veteran Urges Confronting Military Trauma Triggers — Look Them in the Eye

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Stories About Living with Brain Injury

Norma sitting by a blonde wooden fireplace
Turning Mind-Full into Mindfulness
Norma smiling in front of her large retaining wall garden
Retaining Walls of the Heart
Norma and Steven smiling in front of Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital
Paying It Forward

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Caregiver Stories

Norma and Steven smiling in front of a large tree at the cemetery
Being a Survivor of a Survivor: A Mom’s Firsts
Norma sitting by a blonde wooden fireplace
Turning Mind-Full into Mindfulness
Norma smiling in front of her large retaining wall garden
Retaining Walls of the Heart

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Military and Veteran Stories

Photo of U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Maurice Naylon in uniform speaking to a group of uniformed Marines and Airmen on the flightline at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan
For Military & Veterans
Marine Veteran Urges Confronting Military Trauma Triggers — Look Them in the Eye

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