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Kendell's Story

Six-year-old Kendell's brain injury rehab is going so well he just might fulfill his dream of becoming a black belt in karate.

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Driving Me Insane

What can be done to help the caregiver who’s literally in overdrive? Sometimes nothing, Rosemary says, but chocolate helps.

Communicating a Way Forward

Learn why caregiver Abby Maslin calls aphasia "the unexpected homewrecker," and what she did to help.

Five Ways Caregivers Directly Impact TBI Outcome

"It’s my personal belief that the quality of fulltime care someone with TBI receives during the first two years post injury has the potential to greatly impact outcome."

The Expectant Caregiver

"Caregiver expectations can cloud over concrete facts. I now find it amazing how many times I had to be told that we would not go back to our old life before I believed it."

A Natural Way to Restore the Body, Mind, and Spirit

Rosemary talks with Electra Liatos, a certified massage therapist, whose "fingers of love" have done just as much healing for Hugh and Rosemary as any other medicine.

The Power of Mountain Pose — and Beyond

The Power of Mountain Pose â€” and Beyond

Janna Leyde, writer, yoga teacher, and daughter of a father with severe TBI, asks: "So how do we reconnect the mind and body? How do we find ourselves in the now?"

Bouncing Forward

What exactly is "resilience"? In her caregiving blog, Rosemary talks about this important ability as a way to "bounce forward" after brain injury.

Helping Marines Get Unstuck

Using a common sense approach, Major Charles Hall helps injured Marines find their way forward.

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Rise and Shine

An excerpt from a stunning book about what it means to return to live after a near-death experience.

After Brain Injury: Telling Your Story - A Journaling Workbook

Learning how sharing your story can be "medicine" for you and others.

Recovery from Traumatic Brain Injury: A Self-Help Primer

A self-help guide from someone who orchestrated his own successful recovery post-TBI.

Trisha Meili: Going the Distance

Trisha Meili — the Central Park Jogger — shares her personal best.

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Sgt. Wells's New Skull

Find out why this sergeant jokes about leaving part of his head in Iraq.

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Head Cases: Stories of Brain Injury and Its Aftermath

An excerpt from a book that takes us into the dark side of the brain with stories that are at once true and strange.

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Over My Head

Dr. Claudia Osborn never thought she would be in the ER for anything else but treating patients.

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The Heroes, The Healing

A profile of a staff sergeant from the moment he was hit by a roadside bomb to when his real fight begins.

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