Multiple traumatic brain injuries (TBI) left retired Navy SEAL Jake Young feeling agitated, with trouble staying focused. He never imagined that training service dogs would be a key to his recovery.
Working with service dogs helped Young cope with his TBI symptoms. He isn’t the only one benefiting from his work. The dogs Young trains go on to support injured veterans and service members, which inspires him to go above and beyond.
Young 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.
