When I was ten, my mom has suffered a life-threatening injury during a field training in the military. I remember the terror and shock of seeing my mother unconscious like it was yesterday. The lump swollen on her head, caused by an acute impact with a metal pole, was unforgiving. I could only hold her hand so tightly.
My mom had suffered, as I later found out, a traumatic brain injury, one that lingered even long after the worse of the symptoms are gone. Memory issues, headaches, agitation. She was herself, but not completely. Since there, I made it my mission to learn more about this type of neurodegeneration. My undergrad research focused on TBI, and how it could affect our day-to-day function.
I was fortunate to collaborate with the Mind Your Brain Foundation, a non-profit organization focused on advocacy and providing resources to TBI-injured patients. Through our partnership, a series was produced to highlight what the road to recovery looked like.
You can find the full series below:
