A car crash put Air Force veteran John Sharpe in a coma for more than 40 days. When he woke up at a Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) hospital, doctors were unsure how much he would recover from a severe traumatic brain injury (TBI).
Through years of treatment at the VA, John showed remarkable progress in his health. Today, he’s a peer counselor for TBI patients at the VA, thrives in his career, and continues therapy with the support of his wife and children.
Sharpe shares his story as a TBI champion for A Head for the Future, the TBI awareness and prevention initiative from the Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center: http://dvbic.dcoe.mil
Visit http://dvbic.dcoe.mil/aheadforthefuture to learn about inspiring stories from those in the military community who experienced brain injuries and sought help. The website also features additional resources to prevent, recognize and recover from brain injury.
Follow the initiative on Twitter @AHFTF_Page, and the A Head for the Future page on Facebook.
It’s important to know that each TBI is different; not everyone who sustains a TBI experiences these signs and symptoms, needs an MRI for diagnosis, or requires identical treatment.
