by Kyle Wegener | Nov 21, 2024 | Member Stories
Q: In a few paragraphs, tell me your/your family’s story. My brain injury happened when I was a senior at Knox College in Galesburg, IL, a college roughly three and a half hours away from my home in St. Louis, MO. That was back in March of 2008. I woke up in the...
by Brain Buddies | Jul 19, 2024 | Member Stories
Welcome back to our featured monthly articles! Each month, we feature a Brain Buddies member and their empowering story. Meet Julie, a brain injury survivor with an incredible story: Hi, I’m Julie, a brain injury survivor. My life changed on 10/31/2010. I was having a...
by Brain Buddies | May 21, 2024 | Member Stories, Posts
Each month, Brain Buddies is featuring one of our incredible team member’s and their story of their TBI (Traumatic Brain Injury) battle. This month, we’d like you to meet Vince Capriano and hear his story, told in his own words. Read more below: My name is Vince, and...
by Brain Buddies | Mar 22, 2024 | Member Stories, Posts
Each month, Brain Buddies is featuring one of our incredible team member’s and their story of their TBI (Traumatic Brain Injury) battle. This month, we’d like you to meet Casey Shivers, a member who has been battling brain and heart issues his whole life. Unlike most...
by Brain Buddies | Dec 15, 2023 | Member Stories, Posts
BI’s, or Brain Injuries, aren’t always the ‘hot topic’ conversation around the dinner table. But for one family, it is. Did you know that about 3.5 million BI’s occur each year in the U.S., with 2.8 million being traumatic BI’s or TBI’s? Dane Buschling...
