ABI Stories

Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) is damage to the brain acquired after birth. These are the stories children living with ABI.

Alex

Alex was having seizures at least twenty times a day because of his epilepsy from the time he was 6 months old...

Papayaw

At the age of 15, Papayaw sustained an injury on Halloween night that put him into a coma for two weeks. After regaining consciousness...

Sara B

Sara is a delightful 12 year old girl. Growing up, she enjoyed many sports and activities including basketball, soccer and tae kwon do. However, on September 26, when she was playing outside with friends she collapsed and suffered a stroke...

Sarah S

Sarah is a 5 and a half year old with an amazing story. On December 9th, 2006, she was diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor. By May 2007, Sarah had undergone 3 surgeries in order to remove the dangerous growth...

Selena

On October 6th, 2007 Selena and her Mother, Carol were enjoying Thanks Giving dinner with some friends. Selena was having a ball with Sal. Suddenly she started to cry and said that her shoulder was hurting her...