Connor Martin: Mom Was His Advocate While My Brother Was in a Coma

Connor Martin's bother, veteran and athlete Kevin Ash, fell into a coma after a series of brain injuries. His mother stepped in and became his advocate. It wasn't an easy role but it wasn't one she would ever give up.

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Especially those first few months she was there every day. Every day after work she would drive an hour to go down there, spend the evening there and then come back, go back home. And she was on the front lines being his advocate 100% of the time and very visibly you could see the stress wearing on her and just kind of everything that goes with that role, when you’re the one leading the charge on the front lines because he couldn’t advocate for himself. This video was produced by BrainLine thanks to generous support from the Infinite Hero Foundation.

Posted on BrainLine June 15, 2021.

This video was produced by BrainLine thanks to generous support from the Infinite Hero Foundation.