Category Archives: Stories of Hope and Healing

HOPE + RECOVERY = A NEW BRAIN 8 inspiring stories in the wake of a brain injury
This special section consists of selection of 8 real-life stories about fostering new dreams where once there were none.

HOPE + RECOVERY = A NEW BRAIN 8 inspiring stories in the wake of a brain injury
This special section consists of selection of 8 real-life stories about fostering new dreams where once there were none.

“WE ARE NOT ALONE” To the strangers who performed CPR on my partner
“I really want to try to thank these two young men if possible. I would love for them to hear somehow how grateful we are,” said Rebecca Bratspies.

“WE ARE NOT ALONE” To the strangers who performed CPR on my partner
“I really want to try to thank these two young men if possible. I would love for them to hear somehow how grateful we are,” said Rebecca Bratspies.

“A WILL TO LIVE” If music be the food of life, a NY composer plays on
“Having a brain injury is not the end — as many doctors and others will try to tell you,” says NYC composer B. Allen Schulz

“A WILL TO LIVE” If music be the food of life, a NY composer plays on
“Having a brain injury is not the end — as many doctors and others will try to tell you,” says NYC composer B. Allen Schulz

A BAKE OFF Brownies vs. Cookies © All Recipes Reserved
Which tastes better? Brownies or Cookies? To find out, they did a Bake Off. | Photography by Lyndon Davis

A BAKE OFF Brownies vs. Cookies © All Recipes Reserved
Which tastes better? Brownies or Cookies? To find out, they did a Bake Off. | Photography by Lyndon Davis

GEORGE CLOONEY Traumatic brain injury made him think of suicide
At the time, Clooney was filming the movie “Syriana” in Morocco, playing out a scene where he is tied to a chair and tortured.

GEORGE CLOONEY Traumatic brain injury made him think of suicide
At the time, Clooney was filming the movie “Syriana” in Morocco, playing out a scene where he is tied to a chair and tortured.

BRAIN ADVOCACY Why just young black men? Why not help everyone?
In recent years, bias-related crimes have surged 30% across NY State against people of color, ethnic minorities and LGBT people.

BRAIN ADVOCACY Why just young black men? Why not help everyone?
In recent years, bias-related crimes have surged 30% across NY State against people of color, ethnic minorities and LGBT people.

HER NEW BRAIN “What Used to Be Natural Had to be Relearned”
After experiencing a brain injury herself, Emilia Becker, a Candian, decided to share her story with others to raise awareness

HER NEW BRAIN “What Used to Be Natural Had to be Relearned”
After experiencing a brain injury herself, Emilia Becker, a Candian, decided to share her story with others to raise awareness

IN SPITE OF DOCTORS Can stem cell biology help the damaged brain repair itself?
And there’s hope in this next section. Amazingly, the brain can repair itself.

IN SPITE OF DOCTORS Can stem cell biology help the damaged brain repair itself?
And there’s hope in this next section. Amazingly, the brain can repair itself.

GOT A CONCUSSION? NY Giants and the Mets turn to Dr. Teena Shetty
One of a handful of women physicians in professional football, she treats such high-profile patients as the Giants’ quarterback Eli Manning, who suffered a head injury.

GOT A CONCUSSION? NY Giants and the Mets turn to Dr. Teena Shetty
One of a handful of women physicians in professional football, she treats such high-profile patients as the Giants’ quarterback Eli Manning, who suffered a head injury.

A NEW BRAIN Nubian Union fights for young black men with head injuries
The Nubian Awards Gala is a community-led effort to raise funds to help give medical and psychiatric care to young minority men with head injuries and traumatic brain injury.

A NEW BRAIN Nubian Union fights for young black men with head injuries
The Nubian Awards Gala is a community-led effort to raise funds to help give medical and psychiatric care to young minority men with head injuries and traumatic brain injury.