Surviving Brain Injury | David Henry | TEDxUniversityofWinnipeg

[ernestoguzman]

You are not a regular man as you said, you are a real inspirationfor all of us. You are such a brave man and your life an amazing example to follow

[kelliegillespie]

Bless your soul for speaking truth. You are helping so many people. You can't even realise. Thank you.

[saoirsegrace]

Wow I can so relate! I have complex PTSD all my life before major TBI changed my life, it has never been same. TBI magnified mental health issues 10, 000 times. Thank God for neuroplasticity. Thank you for this great video!

[scottcupp]

The stigma that comes about with mental illness or a TBI is sickening. I have survived a few TBI's both of which being in the frontal lobes. I really needed to hear this. God bless you David.

[debblackmore]

We are survivors 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 x

[ernestoguzman]

Even if I look good outside, Im not completly fine on the inside. Strong words

[robertreid]

Inspirational and comforting!
I'm a TBI surviver. I want to believe this isn't the end when confronted by the associated side effects and you've help me realise its just the beginning of a new chapter!
Thank you for sharing your experience

[elihubrown]

Thank you! It’s so amazing to hear a story I can relate to. I had an unreported concussion. I also fell 17ft a month ago and have been trying to figure out how to keep my own mind with severe TBI, C-PTSD, depression and anxiety. It’s terrifying, but I’m extremely fortunate. I should be paralyzed and in a coma but instead I’m recovering quickly. A lot of what he said I’ve already learned are lifelines to hold to. This was helpful

[debblackmore]

Anyone going through this stick in there it gets better sending luck hugs love from headway Nottingham UK x

[amylaurila]

Keep going brother. Ty for your courage and bravery to speak about these issues. I deal with them to. God bless you and your family

[brendavasquez]

Thank you David I pray God blessing you and your family

[caraleighcarter]

What a lovely man you are David and THANK YOU for sharing. You are helping me more than you know.

[andrewd.harris]

Thank, i know the feeling. I was brain injured as a child, fairly seriously, encephalomalacia of the left frontal and parietal lobes from an mva. People said i wouldn't even survive like you. I floated through a couple of years of college after high school and went back to college in 18 full time thanks to a grant and excelled comparatively, but the situation is grim. I still do deliveries like i did in college even though i have a ba. My hand is in the cap, and i don't know if i will ever go to graduate school. I may go back and get an AAS in radiology technology. Hard to say, but it has caused mental health issues and even some health issues. Its encouraging to see you on here.

[austinhoffman]

David! You’re the man! I’ve had a few mild tbi’s and one moderate! I worry everyday I won’t make it your age to watch my child have children. 100% of a blessing to see my days away from home working to support my family aren’t short coming! Praise God and thank you for your TEDxTALK

[cala-sozo]

Thanks i hit my head twice in two weeks. Was really sad but i saw your video and it gave me strength

[PaulAllyn]

I have no faxe wounds just one mark from rear ended. Your so confident. I pray I get mine back. I feel like a coward and emotional mess. Thank you.

[-vk]

I suffered a TBI back in March 2023 through a freak accident at work. It was the back right of my head and my ear. I was put into an induced coma for two weeks and in the brain trauma unit for six weeks. I lost my smell and the hearing in my left ear was affected for a short while and I’m left with sequential and attention memory problems and fatigue hits me out of the blue. I’m also just noticing that I’m extremely sensitive to certain noises and so avoid large crowds.
Most people have zero understanding of the effects of a TBI and say things like “oh but you look ok” and “are you alright now”, or they say “we all get memory problems” and “we all get tired” I just nod and say yes ok 🙄.
I wish you the very best 🙏

[emileehope]

Wow I’m so sorry 😢 you got the most horrible end of life but you managed to get past it like a trooper

[louisemathewson]

Wow, congratulations!! I also have serious TBI, 10 days on a ventilator, close to checking out. I wrote poetry to heal the grief. I couldn't write prose because of diminished organization ability, executive skills. "A Life Interrupted: Living with Brain Injury, " available on amazon, BN, etc, in digital and paperback form. My neurologist says his patients all rave about my book, and tell him "she really gets it!"

[marcielleb]

Just before Covid lockdown, I suffered an unexpected blackout because I had hit my head. My brain was bleeding. While unconscious, I crashed into another car. I woke up in the hospital after a Craniotomy.
I was well within a year. A HUGE challenge. You can get through this.