Lights, Camera, Recovery: Documentaries That Reveal the Real Journey After TBI
1. Still We Rise (2011)This short documentary follows several injury survivors—including one with a TBI—as they engage in a five-day intensive rehabilitation program called the Warrior Games. Their grit in adaptive sports and community support highlights how recovery can be dramatically transformative. 2. Concussion (2015) – Documentary-styleAlthough technically a Hollywood film, Concussion (starring Will Smith) […]
Mark: Rising From The Ashes To Create A New And Beautiful Life
Mark was always the life of the party — outgoing, energetic and passionate about his career as a professional photographer. But everything changed one rainy evening. While driving home from a shoot, Mark lost control of his car on a slick road and collided with a guardrail. The accident left him with a traumatic brain […]
Sarah: Living An Inspired Life Fueled By Resilience And Hope
Sarah never imagined that one split second could change her life forever. It was a crisp fall day when, while riding her bike down a hill, she lost control and collided with a tree. The impact left her unconscious, and when she awoke, she was in the hospital, unable to remember what had happened. Sarah […]
As a professional mixed martial arts fighter, David had experienced several concussions throughout his career. “I’ve had some tough fights and have gotten knocked out a few times,” says David. These ‘tough fights’ left their mark and David began experiencing the symptoms associated with severe post-concussion syndrome, including severe depression, anxiety, vertigo, sensitivity to light […]
One of the world’s top freestyle skiers, Jamie was the first woman in the world to land a double backflip at an X-Games event and had also won the FIS Junior World Championships. And she wasn’t stopping there. Jamie continued to compete and further her career as a freestyle skier. While competing in British Columbia […]
Born in East Los Angeles into a family of boxers, Oscar De La Hoya made his professional debut on November 23, 1992, by scoring a first-round TKO victory. This was just the beginning of a career that would span 17 titles in six weight classes with championships as a junior lightweight, lightweight, super lightweight, welterweight, […]
The veteran reality stuntman, co-creator of the Jackass media franchise, and self-proclaimed ‘blunt force trauma guy’ may finally be rea y to stay behind the camera after suffering serious brain damage during the filming of Jackass Forever One can’t help but make the Icarus comparison as the vision of Johnny Knoxville (aka Philip John Clapp) […]
War ravages lives across borders and cultures and within military ranks. The physical casualties [of war] are front and center, but the less talked about and equally debilitating occurrences of traumatic brain injury (TBI) are the silent wounds effecting millions globally — wounds which often goes untreated. In a conflict setting, TBI is commonly caused […]
Marcus Trammell’s life changed in a split second after a near-fatal car crash. He chose to make his journey back to health one that would benefit many.