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Happily Paying the Price

David and his wife in front of a mountain.

Over the last few years, the phrase "lived experience" has been gaining traction within the brain injury community. Early on after my injury, for many years in fact, I really didn't fully understand how much my injury would affect my daily life. As the years passed, I began to better understand what it meant to navigate life with an invisible disability.

The Disorders of Consciousness Spectrum

Joseph T. Giacino, PhD

Disorders of consciousness after severe brain injury exist on a continuum—from coma to unresponsive wakefulness syndrome (vegetative state) to minimally conscious state (MCS) and post‑traumatic confusional state.

Recovering from Disorders of Consciousness: A Traumatic Brain Injury Model Systems Story

A person doing physical therapy with two staff.

Recovering from Disorders of Consciousness follows the powerful true story of Hannah Strom, a young woman who survived a severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) and spent weeks in a disorder of consciousness. Through her journey — and the experiences of patients, families, and clinicians — this video explores how consciousness can slowly return, why early prognoses are often uncertain, and how specialized inpatient rehabilitation can change outcomes after severe brain injury.

"Order This" – A Note to My Future Self

A smiling David Grant and his wife.

Life after brain injury remains a bit surreal. One might think that after fifteen years, I would have mastered the subtle nuances of this second life, but not even close. Occasionally, I am reminded that I live on a different plane than the neuro normals of the world but I've found ways to adapt and celebrate.

Life After Brain Injury — An Unexpected Outcome

David Grant and his wife smiling at the camera.

March is Brain Injury Awareness Month, my 16th as a brain injury survivor. Looking back, until my life became defined by brain injury, I had never heard of Brain Injury Awareness Month. For several years after my injury, the goal was simple: I wanted to be the person I was prior to my injury. I wanted to be “the old me.” But what if I told you I could be better than my old self in ways I never saw coming?

My Miracle 15 Years Later: A Break in PTSD Night Terrors?

David Grant and his wife smiling at the camera.

Living alongside David Grant's TBI was a treatment-resistant case of PTSD. For over fifteen years, he lived with innumerable night terror events. The kitchen calendar counted the bad nights. A good month noted three or four bad nights. A tough month, like last November, came with nineteen night terror events. Last November was as bad as it gets. Life was unsustainable… until it wasn’t.

Life After Brain Injury – Nature’s Therapy

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Last week, while scrolling through my news feed on social media, I had a rather abrupt realization: my life looks pretty normal these days. As I scrolled through my posts from the last few weeks, a picture emerged — a picture of someone enjoying life.

You might be asking yourself what changed. That’s the same question I asked myself. It’s a simple question with a complicated answer.