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Keep Moving Forward: Daily TBI Digest Sunday, June 7, 2026 Good morning, friends. Pour the coffee, take the breath, and let's talk. Today's headlines are loud about one quiet word: consciousness: the idea that the door isn't shut just because somebody told you it was. I lived almost a full 30 days where nobody could promise what would remain. So, when the science starts saying "later than we thought" out loud, I lean in close. What's Moving the Needle Researchers at Stanf

June 5, 2026 30-Year Stall Ends: What UCSF's TRACK-TBI Network Phase II Trial Means for Brain Injury Recovery in 2026 Thirty years. That's how long traumatic brain injury drug development has been stuck. Three decades of "no approved pharmacological treatment for acute TBI." Three decades of families sitting in the same waiting room mine sat in back in 2008, being told the same sentence in the same gentle voice: we have to wait and see. The TRACK-TBI Network out of UCSF just

Pediatric TBI recovery just got its first real biological fingerprint. Happy Tuesday! Researchers published findings this week from the Epigenetic Effects on TBI Recovery study, known as EETR. Children with traumatic brain injury show measurably different DNA methylation of the BDNF gene, the one tied to learning, memory, and how the brain rewires itself, compared to kids with orthopedic injuries. That difference is still measurable at 6 months, even at 12 months. If you ha

Monday, June 1, 2026 Good morning, friends and fellow fighters. June is Brain Injury Awareness… well, every month is, if we're being honest! Today, the news feels positive and uplifting: real bills, real research, real people refusing to be quiet. So, let's get into it. What's Moving the Needle The BEACON Act is picking up steam, and it does actually mean something. We're talking about $30 million in grants -- through 2028 -- to fund non-pharmacological, non-VA, evidence-ba

28/5/26 One in four brain-injured patients labeled "unresponsive" may actually be conscious. Awake and present in their mind, just frustratingly trapped behind a body that won't broadcast it yet. I can remember times like this in 2008, when I was still in a vegetative state but able to recognize my surroundings, screaming out of fear in my head as the nurse pushed me in my wheelchair around the corner to Room 3024, with nobody noticing my “awakeness.” Scary memory! Research

Today at the gym, I stumbled upon a summary of the book Atomic Habits. It sparked a mind-blowing revelation (lol). The author, James Clear, discusses the difference between goals, systems, and identity. For years, I have shared my thoughts on the importance of setting goals and striving to achieve them. Heck, I even highlighted "Set Goals" as a top need to move forward during a motivational speech I gave in Singapore! The Power of Consistency The timing of this revelation is

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The Power of Asking for Help For most of my life, I believed that asking for help meant I was weak. After my brain injury, that belief...

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Life can change in an instant. For me, that moment came the day my car flipped, leaving me with a traumatic brain injury that stole my...

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