My Brain Injury Journey

Annistyn Griffins TBI story Growing up in a small rural town, many families use ATV’s and golf carts as their way of transportation through farmland and fields. For a small-town girl like me, going to high school that is in the middle of nowhere, there is only a small percentage of kids who grew up in suburban areas, but I found myself becoming friends with a few. As I became closer to these girls, I invited them over one night and wanted to go on a golf cart ride to show these city girls the country. As my sister was driving [...]

My Story and Journey Tim Sorady – Sumter County   My story begins in the early morning of 16 November 2020, as I was riding my motorcycle to work.  A 2017 Harley Trike with just over 5,200 miles on it.  As I rode barely five miles from home, a truck turned left in front of me.  Unable to stop, or avoid the truck, I hit it.  I flew off the bike landing on my face. I was blessed as an off-duty EMS worker was right behind me.  Also, the nearest fire station was only a quarter mile away.  They began working [...]

I feel that my story is not about my injury. The story of my injury is the most boring thing ever I was going to the store to get eggs and I got run over by a car. The most interesting part of the story to me is that when the EMS arrived, I was conscious and sitting on the hood of the car that hit me. I then told them that I was fine and since I lived six blocks away, would just walk home and call them  if I felt worse, of course they insisted on taking me to [...]

October 24, 2010 Hello! My name is Anna. I am a very severe Traumatic Brain Injury Survivor. I acquired my brain injury from a vehicle accident I was involved in wile I was a passenger in a truck on October 24, 2010. This accident occurred after a wedding, a best friend’s wedding, I attended with a friend, ex-boyfriend. This friend and I were no longer dating but agreed to go to our friend’s wedding together. I have been told the wedding was beautiful, but I do not remember any of the wedding. I know I attended in a feather dress that [...]

As part of Brain Injury Awareness Month, we will be bringing you stories of courage, and perseverance from those with lived experience of a brain injury.  Our first comes from Peter Shepis MS, CRC, CWIC.  He has overcome in his life challenges, and now helps others overcome adversity. Here is Peter's story:   I work for the Florida Department of Education, Division of Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) as a Program Administrator for Adult Services. Before moving to Florida, I worked in mental health in Arizona for six years. In 2014, I became a community partner work incentives counselor (CWIC) from Virginia Commonwealth [...]