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From Patient to Provider: One Sailor's Brain Health Journey

Navy Ensign Timothy Bleigh in a wheelchair looking out a hospital window with his son

U.S. Navy Ensign Timothy Bleigh clearly recalls when the bomb went off. The Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) tactical vehicle flipped several times through the air before it landed partly on its roof. Bleigh shares his story and reflects on how his difficult recovery, which included a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), influenced how he approaches patient care.

Occupational Therapy (OT)

An elderly woman working on needle crafts.
Guidance from an OT, along with targeted practice, will build new neural pathways, helping you build skills until you become more adept again.

Physical Therapy (PT)

A leg in a brace is pushing against a blue ball that someone is holding.
Physical therapy involves working with a physical therapist to regain physical abilities you may have lost as a result of your injury.

Stories Are What Save Us. A Guide to Writing about Trauma - The War Horse

Brett and Whitney Foley on their wedding day. A Marine in full dress uniform hugs a blonde woman in a wedding dress with the setting sun behind them

Because traumatic experiences are frequently unresolvable or difficult to make sense of, the stories we tell about them lack a resolution as well. I’m reminded, for example, of a story relayed to Michael Herr, a war correspondent who spent a year in Vietnam and later wrote a book titled Dispatches about his experiences there. (He also co-wrote Full Metal Jacket with Stanley Kubrick.)