I am a 55-year-old woman whose life was shattered on Christmas Eve, 1998, ironically just a short time after I had begun to get a grip on my 23-year battle with agoraphobia.

Survivor forum article on diagnosis, treatment and recovery from mild brain injury by Anne Forrest

A traumatic brain injury forces Kimberly Carnevale to reevaluate what’s important in life as a survivor. Coping with the trauma of her brain injury, grieving her losses, losing her home – losing everything leads her to a new beginning as she rebuilds her life. Her daughter and her service dog become the priorities in her life as she clears her mind, builds a new path, and creates a new vision for living a full life as a survivor.

Rula Mufti fell in the fall of 2004 resulting in a brain injury. Many months of recovery and doctors visits she has found hope in the journey of living with a brain injury.

Information on coma treatment and recovery from the personal perspective and experience of a brain injury survivor.