I was roofied at a bar and 6'5 280 pound me passed out standing up. I hit my head off a curb and was unconscious for several hours.. when i woke up everything was different. Rage, depression and anxiety blew me away. I lost myself for along time and ended up getting heavy into drugs and drinking... Now i am sober and been so for three years but nothing is the same.. nothing. I cant keep a job or a relationship.. i have no friends anymore and cant seem to adapt to this new life.. it isnt easy. But I'm trying.

I was struck by lightning and thrown back onto cement/stairs this has been a long journey & accepting this is my life now

I have hypoxia brain injury I died 26minutes spent weeks months in coma rehab hospital learning talk walk again been a recovery massive discovery never ever give up on yourself many will never yourselves keep going doing amazing things keep positive keep strong sending luck hugs love from headway Nottingham UK takecare x

3 TBI’s every single “hit” to my brain removed something from my personality and how I think, it hurts so bad knowing I will never be myself again

Any Disney peeps here who immediately thought this wonderful speaker looks like the perfect combination of Dylan and Cole Spouse !?! Thank you Ryan for this much needed inspiration and speech 💙

Anybody out there sharing information about brain injury is a hero . Thatnk you so much. I do the exact same thing where i pause and forget what im talking about. The harder you try to dig for it the farther away it gets. You just gotta sit down and breathe. Youre brave for getting up there

That's good Ryan. TBI is something we don't expect to happen to us.

Learn from the young Thanks for your talk. I'm 43 years old. I have bipolar 2 disorder. I had a TBI last January. I hit my head when I was riding my bike. Depression has worsened due to post-concussion symptoms. It's good to hear you. See the good in the midst of the bad. Congratulations on your recovery and on your way of seeing life. I admire you

I was in my first year of university and walking through a crosswalk I got hit with an suv and suffered a severe tbi this helped me so much

Very inspiring!!! I suffered my TBI in a head on collision less than a mile from my home. I'm 66 years young and feel like I need to tell my story. I also suffered 8 broken ribs, monteggia fracture of my left arm, and severe burns on my right hand that required surgery to remove the joint and close the wound on my thumb. Still in recovery suffering from diplopia and learning about TBI. Forgetfulness, finding words, and extreme fatigue are my symptoms.

Keep at it...I had 2 TBIs...a more serious one in 1994 and a second one in 2015...I'm glad you shared your story...it's important for people to see this...My re-birthday was 12/20/1994...

I have a vivid memory of my ‘first memory’. The moment I never stopped forgetting again. Crazy.

I am the closest to this gentleman as you can get. Was 2 weeks out from graduation in senior year and I rolled my car 4-5 times @146 n was the only person in my full car to be inj at all. Relearning to walk n talk @ ab 70-75% w each. Have what’s called spasticity in my right “affected” arm that was contracted (bent) in for the entirety of my 39 day coma n my right pupil was also fixed at full dilation for my whole coma which still remains dilated more than my left letting in too much light in distorting my vision. Biggest thing I’ve learned in the past 2.5 years since Sept 12, 2020 is that u can actually do anything u set ur mind to u j need to want it bad enough.

"Where would you start, if your past was erased? Which parts of yourself would you let go of?" This is such a powerful question! Thank you for sharing your experience and the life-altering lessons that you took away from your TBI! Having suffered a stroke at the age of 28 & having the mindset of a newborn - I relate to you on so many levels. We've all been new borns, we've all come into this world once - there aren't too many of us that get 2nd Birthdays and get to talk about it. Thank You! Thank you! Thank You! You are an inspiration!

Thanks so much! A well wisher of mine once told me that our brain is like desktop PC because we choose what we want to show up on the screen and delete the one's that we do not need

It’s not easy to share that story, I’ve been through a tbi and it was life changing. Good and bad. I understand what you’re going through ❤

Sending prayers and good greetings.

What an incredible achievement to be standing up there talking so eloquently. I’m so happy your recovery I know was not easy. But you are here, humble, full of gratitude & an amazing life ahead of you x I wish you the best.

I’m quite a fit and healthy 62 year old. I had a TBI back in March after an accident at my place of work. I was in intensive care in a coma for one week, in HDU for another week, and in hospital all together for six weeks. I’m left with sequencing memory problems, loss of smell, but sense a strange aroma when I breath out and intermittent exhaustion and a strange popping in my left ear, the side I fractured my skull. Other than that, I feel very lucky.

I can't imagine losing my long term memory! My short term memory was almost non-existent. I felt like Drew Barrymore in the movie 50 first dates and on bad days like the character 10 second Tom (his memory erased every 10 seconds). Definitely made starting life over a challenge. Having to relearn everything when you can't retain new information has made life a struggle for sure! I always thought of my accident as the day I died because the old me did die that day. It took me awhile to realize that I just began a new life that day. My slate was wiped clean and I had a new chance at life. Such a brilliant and hopeful perspective you shared. Loved your talk!❤❤❤

God bless you young man. Words of hope and wisdom

Normally I don’t comment on youtube, however this is different for me. I too got a TBI last year (20 years at the time), lost control of my left side entirely and couldn’t remember for days straight why I was in the hospital, I even fell out of bed 3 times bc I didn’t realize I couldn’t walk. I didn’t remember everything from a week before the accident, but however everything else was there, I couldn’t remember why I was in the hospital for longer than 5 min but I did know my social security number. I totally understand the help and the appreciation for the people who helped you while you were …. not able by far to take care of yourself. This was a year ago for me and people don’t notice anything; they are amazed by it. I too was so full of confidence to get better, and it happened (def not everybody, nobody I had seen in the centre where I leaved at the time for therapy was as good as I was within 2/3 weeks while they were there for months). My depression got cured since my accident, before I would never say with certainly that I was, after my accident I realized how depressed I was and have only felt like that once, a brief moment of 10 seconds. That’s when I knew my depression got fixed, because of my TBI. Life’s crazy, I went from dr’s saying I might not wake up (however they were NOT sure, they just didn’t know) to being happier than ever, even with the things I still notice. Taught me more than any therapist talking about depression, learned more about myself than I ever could.

That was amazing to listen to!!

Cool Thoughts and so well delivered! So proud of you Ryan :)

I had a TBI n broken left femur in a car accident in 1997. Had physical, recreational, occupational and speech therapy. And I'm scared of driving. Never got my license.

Highly informative. My significant other has this condition and when I met him I was unaware of both his existing condition and that this was even a thing. To my knowledge up until then, I had never had an intimate (personal) relationship with someone who had this condition via medical diagnosis. Over the year we spent together, most days were pure magic, but as of around 5+ months ago, I noticed him reverting and forgetting me and everything we had experienced. Luckily and Thankfully Gratefully The Most High made me an Artist, so I began to share the file of my personal photos and videos (that I use to vlog and save for my personal enjoyment) with him to assist with memory recall. Colors, pictures, memes, gifs, and short videos under 30 minutes seem to assist his brain in forming connections, but of course, if not practiced, we see what is happening now; the brain reverting (him forgetting). It’s tough because I’m already in love with him, but I was already feeling like my life became the movie “50 First Dates”. It’s not an unfavorable situation to be in, but it’s one that does leave real-world consequences, such as law enforcement involvement when he’s ‘too in his head’. I pray daily for him and pray that my art speaks to him across social media and the waking-world. Thank you for deepening my compassion and unconditional love. We have a saying that, “We Always Come Back Around”. Te amo, Amor de Mí Vida ❤❤❤👑

Bless you Ryan keep going doing amazing things stay strong stay positive stay safe sending luck hugs love from headway Nottingham UK we are survivors proud of you x

I was born at age 26.. After my bad car wreck and Traumatic Brain Injury(TBI).

Hey man I had a skateboarding accident at 16 which led to me having a TBI . I had to relearn how to do everything walk eat, and even use the bathroom. But I’m getting better from that accident I’m 20 right now and my birthday was last month.

Respect to you 💪

Ryan, you’re a living Miracle & a Warrior. I too was 17Yrs & just a single Day before finals of Junior Yr. HS. Back in ‘94 & it will 30Yrs in June. I Was struck by a Car while on a bicycle. A paramedic witnessed the accident rt infront of him? Ordered me a helicopter to be flown to hospital. I had #2 seizures. Brain damage to 3sides? My lft arm went through Windshield and my body was covered in Roadrash! I Broke my leg also. In a Coma for 2wks. I had No feeding tube an lost 35lbs. I Was on a ventilator bc, of a bruised lung & My parents had me taken off! They refused to allow a trac to be inserted. 1wk after I was out of coma. I got transferred to an inpatient rehab a few states away. For 2Mo.s! Where I too had to learn to walk & talk too… Then I came Home for 6Mo.s of Out patient rehab? I too was on Home schooling for a few MO’s. I Grad HS on time w/class. An went to a Junior college. Grad a jr college in 3Yrs. Floated around 8Yrs doing diff jobs? Before, opening a landscaping biz w/friend… I did that for about 20yrs. I met my wife shortly after starting my biz? An have been blessed w/a Smart, beautiful, wonderful daughter that’s 13yrs. She starts HS nxt yr in Honors! We also are Homeowners for the last 8yrs. There is a Life after an Injury. It may be different? Ea. injury is like a Snowflake… No two are the Same! God Bless you, I am proud of your recovery! An Wish you the very BEST.

Awesome job. Thank you!! ❤️😎

Brilliant….. authentic ! You are the real deal!

Respect homie! I love your message

Nice to hear i had tbi one year ago i m 43 and since i fight but i feel i miss the point of a change life thing . I still continue the same as much as i can but i guess this was a sign to me to see different perspectives in life . I m still looking for or maybe i m still a fraid to make a move in the unknown

Amazing story!!!!!!!

awesome!!

Thank you for sharing~ perspective/attitude on a challenge is so powerful. Silver linings ~ run with them ⚡️

When I woke up a week or so after my accident, I felt like I was in heaven 😅 so many pretty nurses taking care of me all the time. Must've been good drugs they gave me too cause I kept trying to get out of the bed to walk my dog despite having a ton of broken bones and a foot where the bone "exploded" and turned to jello. I also referred to the hospital as "the doctors house" according to my hospital records. Wasn't until I got out of the wheelchair 6 months later and started to walk again that I realized how much I just can't do anymore. Physically and mentally.

My husband just had a bad wreck, he’s 24. He had a pretty severe TBI and brain bleeding as a result. Been about 2 weeks, his eyes open and he reacts to pain stimulation and stuff. But he hasn’t spoken or anything yet. We don’t know how much damage was done. I hope he’ll be ok.. just really really hard to deal with. Very difficult. Very upsetting.

before that happened I was totally asleep to where I was and it was almost the second month of being in the hospital so I guess it was a bad but good thing that happened to me still I was lost I get blow ups and I think Im learning how to control my blow ups finally my wreck for the TBI was in 1993.

Where do you find support for free in the middle of no-where?

So I had a T.B.I also i feel just like you, I have good days bad days I get lost a lot in my train of thought I have always been this way but even more so after I had got Covid

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Man this guy looks like he does a lot of whip its

test.

This kid is doing people a huge disservice. Believing doesn’t make something true. Attitude is very important, but it is by no means the sole mechanism of healing. Frankly, I think the only thing the TBI taught him is how to become a con-artist “motivational speaker.”