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Pivotal Moments and People Helped Me Recover After Combat-Related Injuries

"There have been people who didn't leave me even when I told them to, who gave me chances, who listened even during my darkest times post-injury. I couldn't have made it without them." Navy veteran Derek McGinnis shares his experience.

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A Long Beginning to a Long Road—from Combat to Recovery

Derek McGinnis: A Long Beginning to a Long Road â€” from Combat to Recovery

Derek McGinnis, an Iraq veteran, tells the story of his deployment, his combat injuries (brain, leg, hand, and more), and the road back to recovery.

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Derek McGinnis: My Wife Is Not My Caregiver

The wife of Navy veteran Derek McGinnis, in a supportive and loving way, helped him become independent after his brain and other injuries. She acted like his wife, not his caregiver.

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Connecting with Other Vets After Brain Injury on Facebook

Facebook and other social media sites are effective ways for military vets like Navy veteran Derek McGinnis to connect with other vets who are experiencing the same challenges post-injury, post-deployment.

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Getting Active and Social After a Brain and Other Injuries Can Help Veterans

Team Semper Fi has given Navy veteran Derek McGinnis and many other veterans with TBI and/or lost limbs a place to face challenges and meet them with pride and a sense of belonging.

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Important to Build on Pre-Injury Strengths After a Combat-Related TBI

Vets and service members need help after injury not only to build on the strengths they once had but also to realize how to grow and change from there. Navy veteran Derek McGinnis shares his experience.

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Recovering One Therapy at a Time After a Combat-Related TBI

Focus on what you can do after injury, give it 110% effort, and the other abilities will come. Navy veteran Derek McGinnis shares his experience.

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Fellow Service Members Helped Me in the Hospital After TBI

"Being in the hospital after a TBI — tubes and machines attached everywhere — is scary and frustrating. Only the Marines were able to calm me down." Navy veteran Derek McGinnis shares his experience.

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Derek McGinnis: I'm Not the Only One with a Brain Injury

Realizing you are not the only one with a brain injury gives you the abiity to get insight into the injury-related challenges, get help, make a plan, and carry on from there. Navy veteran Derek McGinnis shares his experience.

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Learning to Cross the Street Is More Than Simple ABCs

Learning to look left, right, left is only the beginning when teaching kids a life-long habit of being a safe pedestrian.

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What Cognitive Rest Really Means

Cognitive rest after a brain injury for kids means a break from sports and intense school work. It also means no tweeting, texting, internet, cell phone ...

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Dr. Gillian Hotz: Making Biking Safer

Most accidents happen a mile from home. But wearing a helmet and using the bike lane are key steps for prevention.

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Pedestrian Injury Prevention Is Crucial

Dr. Gillian Hotz: Pedestrican Injury Prevention Is Crucial

Programs to decrease the number of kids hit by cars when walking or biking involves education, enforcement, encouragement, policy change, and more.

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Common Pedestrian Injury Age Groups

For various reasons, discussed here, kids between 7-14 years of age and adults over 55-60 tend to get hit by cars more than other age groups.

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Balance Problems After Traumatic Brain Injury

Between 30% and 65% of people with brain injury suffer from a lack of balance while sitting or standing at some point in their recovery.

Alcohol Use After Traumatic Brain Injury

After brain injury, many people notice their brains are more sensitive to alcohol. Learn about the effects of drinking post-injury and what to do and not do.

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Andy's Story

"The puzzle of my life has a thousand pieces to it, and I am learning how to fit them all together."

Nourish Your Noggin: What Foods to Avoid and Why

Foods are best eaten in their most alive, natural states. Learn more about what you put in your body and how it can affect you physically and emotionally.

Nourish Your Noggin: Nutrition and Your Brain

What you eat greatly influences your body's ability to function well — physically and emotionally. Eating right is even more important after a brain injury.