I Lost Half My Skull & No One Knows Why | BORN DIFFERENT

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ON THE EVENING of 11 October 2019, Brandon's life changed forever - but, to this day, he still has no clear picture of what happened. After leaving his apartment on his skateboard to pick up food for himself and his mom - a route he skated "regularly" - Brandon last remembers waiting for the lights to change on a busy Manhattan street corner. No one is able to tell him what came next: "We have no idea who found me, no idea how I got to the hospital even. There's no ambulance report, there's no 911 call, there's no camera footage from the hospital." Brandon had sustained a traumatic brain injury. Three days later, he woke up from a medically-induced coma, after doctors had performed emergency surgery to save his life - they had removed a large piece of his skull to ease the pressure caused by a bleed on his brain. Since the night of the mystery incident, Brandon has had a total of 7 surgeries - including twice having implants fitted to replace his missing skull - and spent many months in hospital going through physiotherapy to aid his rehabilitation. Having regained the majority of his function, he has been left with OCD - something he attributes to the brain injury - and heightened ADHD symptoms. During his rehabilitation, Brandon met his girlfriend, Julia - the pair instantly clicked and Julia supported Brandon as he went in and out of "surgery after surgery". In the years following, Brandon gained a following as a KZbinr and Content Creator - and he used his platform to make his own documentary about what may have happened to him, retracing the route he took and interviewing his mom to ascertain the known facts. Whilst he hit constant dead ends in his search for answers, Brandon still keeps the piece of skull removed from his head in a box at home - to help him "process the unknown of the accident". And having now made peace with the fact that he may never know exactly what happened, Brandon is choosing to focus on the positives that have come out of the life-changing incident. He has discovered new-found engineering abilities, with his brain now able to connect dots in a way it previously could not, and he has turned his KZbin account into a showcase of his inventions. But most poignantly of all, standing on the street corner he last remembers being on the night of the incident, Brandon told Truly of his realisation that had events not played out the way they did, he may never have met Julia: "Call it fate, call it whatever you want to call it. I think everything happens for a reason."
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00:00 Intro
0:24 Meet Brandon & Learn About His Accident
3:18 Brandon Speaks About The Issues With His Original Surgery
4:09 Brandon Speaks About Meeting His GF - Julia.
4:40 Brandon And Julia Go To The Area Of The Accident
6:03 New Life - New Hobbies!
7:36 Outro

[@theopulentone1650]

Sounds to me like the person who hit him felt guilty, and took him to the hospital but didn't admit blame for the crime.

[@branditemple8954]

Yeah well.......dang I know it might be rough but phew...idk wouldn't the guilt eventually make you turn yourself in? Idk...if you were a delivery driver like he said though.......it might not just kinda wreck part of your life, but your ENTIRE life/livelihood .......still it's a sad situation/story for all involved. Idk...rough

[@LectronCircuits]

​@@branditemple8954"coming clean" won't help the victim; it would only hurt the perpetrator, and probably create more victims. Cheers!

[@Cathee.M.]

​@@LectronCircuitsLol how would it "create more victims"?

[@lazer1lazer870]

And that is the most ignorant assumption that you could make and you're a fool

[@jessm.9320]

Was it you? Did you do it since you're so defensive?@@LectronCircuits

[@satangx]

For those who didn't already know, they actually booked him in as a john doe and said he had a drug overdose, they didn't even know about his head injury at first until his mom came in and demanded they look properly. He talked about it on his channel. Its wild!

[@hypersonicrush]

wait I've seen that video, this is the same guy?

[@zooble_games]

@@hypersonicrush yes

[@MaiMai-ys4yg]

What a mystery! This happened to my brother he was found on the highway off the Williamsburg bridge . He was beaten up and in a coma for two months. He learned to walk and talk again….but he lasting brain damage . He eventually died 4 years after due to a seizure in his sleep. He was found and taken to the hospital. No camera footage nothing. Nobody knows till this day what happened. We don’t know if he was thrown off the walking path or was thrown out of a car. He was found by other cars. It’s So scary . I’m glad this young man is ok .

[@lisacolledge7624]

That is so incredibly sad and wrong. For as cliche as it sounds, I am so sorry your brother passed away and left you to deal with fact no - one 'paid for it'. I wish you whatever you need in abundance. ❤

[@MaiMai-ys4yg]

@@lisacolledge7624 amen! Thank you 🙏🏼

[@taliaasims]

Wow that’s so scary

[@EarthChild9000]

Sorry for your loss ❤

[@fortisflumen1371]

Maybe chimps attacked him

[@alyce6217]

I’m a nurse, what you have been through-your personal journey-reminds me why I chose my profession. Taking care of people like you, watching over patients and providing the medical care while they heal, is what I love!

[@ohboyohboy9055]

You are a great nurse. Thank you.

[@JesusIsKingMyLord]

Gospel of Jesus Christ. John 3:16 For God So loved the world that he gave his only Begotten Son that whosoever believes in Him should not Perish but have Everlasting Life. Jesus Christ Died on the Cross for all the sin of the World, and now we can be Forgiven of all of our sins and be washed clean by the Blood of Jesus Christ for our iniquities trespasses... now all you need to do is Repent of all of ur sins (Repent means Change ur Mind turning away from sinful things and being truly sorry with all ur heart, and if you Repent and still go back to sinful things nothing will happend but if you are truly serious Lord will change ur life forever) (example of repenting Father God I ask in Jesus Name please forgive me of all my Sins I acknowledge that im a sinful man/woman I am truly sorry and trust in Jesus that he lived suffered and died on the cross for me and my sins so I can be Forgiven was barried and that you rised him on the 3th day please wash me clean with the blood of Christ make in me a new heart that can love and forgive Lord change my desires change me Lord Jesus come into my life change everything about me make me a new creation fill me with ur HolySpirit...)is what sin is Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of eternal life in our Lord Jesus Christ. and the only way to heaven is Trough Jesus Christ there is no other way! John 14:6 I Am The Way The Truth And The Life No Man cometh to the Father Except Trough Me. and you are saved by Grace Trough Faith not by works, we cannot save urselfs from sin we don't get to go to heaven because we don't get to go to heaven because we are a Good People we are not!, we cannot earn ur salvation it is given to us as a Free Gift all we need to do is receive it! Romans 3:23 For All have sinned and Felt Short of the Glory of God. There is none Good but God!, 1 Corinthians 6:9-10: Or do you not know that wrongdoers will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral nor idolaters nor adulterers nor men who have sex with men nor thieves nor the greedy nor drunkards nor slanderers nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God. But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death. Revelation 21:8 KJV..,,,,,,,,,,,

[@stephen6279]

That's so cool that you care about people ❤

[@JesusIsKingMyLord]

@@stephen6279 Gospel of Jesus Christ John 3:16 For God So loved the world that he gave his only Begotten Son that whosoever believes in Him should not Perish but have Everlasting Life. Jesus Christ Died for the sin of the World, If you believe in ur heart God risen Jesus from the dead and confess him with ur mouth to people you shall be saved. Jesus said I Am The only way to heaven there is no other way! Repent of urs sins (Repent means Change ur Mind turning away from sinful things and being truly sorry for it.) trust Jesus and give ur life to him He Loves you cares about you more than anyone ever will! we are saved By Grace Trough Faith!,this is sin: Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death but the gift of eternal life in our Lord Jesus Christ. Romans 3:23 For all have sined and felt short of the Glory of God. For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness; because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath shewed it unto them. For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse: because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened. And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things. Romans 1:18‭-‬21‭, ‬23 KJV Or do you not know that wrongdoers will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral nor idolaters nor adulterers nor men who have sex with men nor thieves nor the greedy nor drunkards nor slanderers nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God. 1 Corinthians 6:9‭-‬10 REPENT OR YOU WILL PERISH REPENT AND BELIEVE THE GOSPEL GET RIGHT WITH GOD LORD JESUS CHRIST.

[@jessicawatson891]

super glad that his brain wasnt badly damaged and that he got out of it all okay. hope he's doing well today!

[@JesusIsKingMyLord]

Gospel of Jesus Christ. John 3:16 For God So loved the world that he gave his only Begotten Son that whosoever believes in Him should not Perish but have Everlasting Life. Jesus Christ Died on the Cross for all the sin of the World, and now we can be Forgiven of all of our sins and be washed clean by the Blood of Jesus Christ for our iniquities trespasses... now all you need to do is Repent of all of ur sins (Repent means Change ur Mind turning away from sinful things and being truly sorry with all ur heart, and if you Repent and still go back to sinful things nothing will happend but if you are truly serious Lord will change ur life forever) (example of repenting Father God I ask in Jesus Name please forgive me of all my Sins I acknowledge that im a sinful man/woman I am truly sorry and trust in Jesus that he lived suffered and died on the cross for me and my sins so I can be Forgiven was barried and that you rised him on the 3th day please wash me clean with the blood of Christ make in me a new heart that can love and forgive Lord change my desires change me Lord Jesus come into my life change everything about me make me a new creation fill me with ur HolySpirit...)is what sin is Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of eternal life in our Lord Jesus Christ. and the only way to heaven is Trough Jesus Christ there is no other way! John 14:6 I Am The Way The Truth And The Life No Man cometh to the Father Except Trough Me. and you are saved by Grace Trough Faith not by works, we cannot save urselfs from sin we don't get to go to heaven because we don't get to go to heaven because we are a Good People we are not!, we cannot earn ur salvation it is given to us as a Free Gift all we need to do is receive it! Romans 3:23 For All have sinned and Felt Short of the Glory of God. There is none Good but God!, 1 Corinthians 6:9-10: Or do you not know that wrongdoers will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral nor idolaters nor adulterers nor men who have sex with men nor thieves nor the greedy nor drunkards nor slanderers nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God. But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death. Revelation 21:8 KJV./.......

[@BrooklynBalla]

The thing with some brain injuries is they don’t start showing signs until 10-15 years later.

[@JesusIsKingMyLord]

@@BrooklynBalla Gospel of Jesus Christ. John 3:16 For God So loved the world that he gave his only Begotten Son that whosoever believes in Him should not Perish but have Everlasting Life. Jesus Christ Died on the Cross for all the sin of the World, and now we can be Forgiven of all of our sins and be washed clean by the Blood of Jesus Christ for our iniquities trespasses... now all you need to do is Repent of all of ur sins (Repent means Change ur Mind turning away from sinful things and being truly sorry with all ur heart, and if you Repent and still go back to sinful things nothing will happend but if you are truly serious Lord will change ur life forever) (example of repenting Father God I ask in Jesus Name please forgive me of all my Sins I acknowledge that im a sinful man/woman I am truly sorry and trust in Jesus that he lived suffered and died on the cross for me and my sins so I can be Forgiven was barried and that you rised him on the 3th day please wash me clean with the blood of Christ make in me a new heart that can love and forgive Lord change my desires change me Lord Jesus come into my life change everything about me make me a new creation fill me with ur HolySpirit...)is what sin is Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of eternal life in our Lord Jesus Christ. and the only way to heaven is Trough Jesus Christ there is no other way! John 14:6 I Am The Way The Truth And The Life No Man cometh to the Father Except Trough Me. and you are saved by Grace Trough Faith not by works, we cannot save urselfs from sin we don't get to go to heaven because we are a Good People we are not!, we cannot earn ur salvation it is given to us as a Free Gift all we need to do is receive it! Romans 3:23 For All have sinned and Felt Short of the Glory of God. There is none Good but God!, 1 Corinthians 6:9-10: Or do you not know that wrongdoers will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral nor idolaters nor adulterers nor men who have sex with men nor thieves nor the greedy nor drunkards nor slanderers nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God. But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death. Revelation 21:8 KJV.

[@LectronCircuits]

@@BrooklynBalla if his brain is hosed, he could be doomed (very grim). Cheers!

[@Orlanzepol123]

Hosed? What exactly is that?

[@vintage6346]

Brandon, My accident was March of 2014. What you and I share in common is that twilight zone of missing information. I had that, too. But piece by piece, most of mine returned to me. It returned to me in exactly the way that you tried to recover your memories of that pre-accident evening. When a van from my nursing home drove me over the highway toward my home, it passed the spot of my accident (3 months earlier). SO much came back to me. Here's what I remembered... There had been construction on the highway. Closed exit lanes forced me to stay on the freeway far past the exit to my house. I'd finally been able to exit, U-turn (do a 180), and head back toward home. I'd wondered for three months what I'd done or where I'd gone that put me in that spot heading in that direction. [Details of the car accident are omitted here.] I'm paralyzed and missing a leg now, but I'm alive and glad of it.

[@yanihavebeenworking6205]

Hope you're doing good.🤗

[@vintage6346]

@@yanihavebeenworking6205 Thanks, yani. Despite difficulties and pain, I'm glad to have survived. I knew sign language long ago. I'm planning to re-learn it and make a short youtube video for the deaf. Technology isn't my forté, but I'll ask for help along the way.. My brain, hands, eyes, and ears still work, so I'll use what I have left.

[@dannylaza1326]

inspirational stuff man

[@vintage6346]

@@dannylaza1326 Thank you! Kudos are always welcome. :)

[@dannylaza1326]

@@vintage6346 :)

[@QuirkyGirlCorner]

The fact that no one knows how and he woke up and said he was hit by a car. I genuinely think that someone hit him and immediately threw him in their car and drove him like crazy to the hospital then ran before they got charged

[@caitlinbeatty303]

I'm so sorry that happened to him. It's a miracle that he's alive.

[@catifyfilms2226]

Why is it called born different!? When he was born he was just fine!

[@Aliix458]

Should be called Lived Different.

[@user-ze8it1gp8y]

Thank you for saying the thing we are all thinking.

[@1rrrrrrrrrrr544f]

Exactly!

[@S-koo00]

He's born different surviving with his skull off

[@PoppedAndFlopped]

@@S-koo00 Then he wasn't born different.

[@katherinehalliwell]

This is so sad. Im glad he is better and has so much support. Praying for him ❤❤❤. His girlfriend is so sweet and caring. Hes so lucky to have her

[@meahdahlgren6537]

❤

[@ciadeartespeniel5267]

Ela é que é sortuda por ter ele

[@zoebasina1804]

He is such a handsome guy even when he had only one half of the skull it didn't take away from his good looking appearance

[@pegs1659]

It kinda did though.

[@junekaplan165]

This is truly a bizarre and uncompassionate thing to say to someone who is recovering in a hospital after a life threatening injury

[@GoForBrandon]

@@pegs1659thanks! Much appreciated:)

[@KaibutsuKun-ef4tf]

Lmao man

[@notsureiL]

I think he could reach out and ask museum for example. How they clean and preserve bones. Amazing survivor. No brain damages. He still has his future ahead of him.

[@alyssarasmussen1723]

thankfully one of the best museums in the world is in manhattan nyc called the museum of natural history! :D :O

[@angeloh.2931]

This really warms my heart to know that he is recovering and feeling better about himself and his accident, when I was 10 years old I suffered from a brain tumor in my sleep and I had to be immediately rushed to the hospital while falling unconscious in my family’s apartment at the time, the crazy thing is I will never know what happened the night I fell asleep as well, just the thought of it all scares me looking back at it, two days waking up in the hospital with a scar on my head

[@arcaelum2022]

Sorry to ask, but did you follow a treatment after it and how long ago it happened. I myself is going through that.

[@angeloh.2931]

@@arcaelum2022 yes, I was in the hospital for half a year and had to relearn how to walk but after about 2 years of learning how to adjust back to my normal life I was fine.

[@arcaelum2022]

@@angeloh.2931 It's heartwarming to read comments like yours. I was only in hospital for around 2 month, mainly for the 3 surgery, now it's more on the long run with radiation and chemo 😄

[@angeloh.2931]

@@arcaelum2022 hope your recovery is going well

[@frbrbrgrblgrr7777]

So someone hit him with their vehicle, dropped him off at the hospital, and in his drug daze the part his brain was trying to forget / push away due to trauma came to light. Also can't believe how much people pay for medical treatment in the states and the doctors are so shoddy so many times

[@roja7426]

He is very fortunate to be functioning just like he was prior to his accident.

[@Phoenix56801]

I'm happy for him, this also makes me appreciate modern medicine

[@dianalynntritch1970]

YOU ARE ONE AMAAAZING YOUNG MAN! LOOK AT THIS "LOSS" AS PART OF JUST A LITTLE DIFFERENT LIFE CYCLE THAN MAYBE MOST HAVE: BABY, TODDLER, TEEN, BRAIN INJURY, YOUNG MAN, ADULT MALE, FATHER, GRANDFATHER, GREAT-GRANDFATHER! YOU ARE UNIQUE, AND HAVE A TREMENDOUS GRASP OF REALITY! CONTINUED BLESSINGS!!! 💖🙏🏻🕊️

[@Jayrs13]

wow, absolutely insane. Glad you made it dude, hope you have a safe blessed life.

[@TheKatarinaGiselle]

His story is fascinating and amazing and I'm so happy he is doing well! And I'm happy he met his gf because she seems like a great, supportive young woman!

[@Jamiesaurus_Art]

this happened to a friend of mine too. No report, no footage, just woke up in hospital, last remembered trying to walk home after work as a bartender. Best guess is the person who hit him also called the ambulance.

[@sweetafr7820]

At least you are alive. My brother had brain surgery due to a car accident in 2011, and from that day on, he has been in a nursing home, and we are in 2003, so you are lucky, man

[@Comrade_mommy]

He’s lucky he was young and had great insurance. The ability of a young brain to come back from trauma is pretty amazing. My story isn’t as dramatic but I had brain damage during birth that effected my proprioception. Other parts of my brain took over and while I’m still clumsier then most, it’s not a crazy level of clumsiness’s. It’s funny tho bc my motor skills are less unconscious (tho it’s basically unconscious unless it’s something very new I’m trying) when I was pregnant and my body changing so rapidly, I was always wacking my stomach on stuff. Bc I don’t have that innate understanding of my body in space, if I wasn’t thinking about things like going through a doorway, I’d wack my belly on the door frame. I was convinced my baby would come out with dents. But still it’s pretty amazing how other parts of my brain took on the job of helping me navigate the world.

[@KrGsMrNKusinagi0]

you can be old and recover my dad had a massive stroke at 68 literally fully recovered in less than 2 years completely.. he went from not being able to walk or talk to being his old self

[@anniejayy9559]

How is this “Born Different”????

[@Scifi4life]

😂

[@meahdahlgren5875]

Anneiejayy9559❤❤❤

[@kathywrightjohnson6804]

I was going to say the exact same thing.

[@LectronCircuits]

It snot. Cheers!

[@theseventh5204]

I really thought half his skull just slowly started rejecting as an adult due to some weird medical condition I'd never heard of before. But no.

[@terriwetz6077]

Ok, it's been said before but louder for those in the cheap seats: We Love These Inspirational Stories! However, You Need A New Catagory! These simply don't apply to a Born Different genre. The amazing and resilient people you showcase here are phenomenal and should be recognized as such. I'll get off the soapbox now.

[@sigiloXXX]

Totally.

[@Meet_Your_Death]

What's inspirational here? He just had a lot of money and the doctors did the rest. The only inspirational stories are from the doctor's perspective who worked so hard in their youth to study in med school to be able to save lives.

[@Meet_Your_Death]

@tetrazole567 I only care about people with degrees, in this case the doctor. If he had more degrees than the surgeon I would have thought about him. Doctor's life matter more.

[@laurieb3703]

​@@Meet_Your_Deathtf ...

[@ValVonRhine]

Okay... How to wash the skull: Get a bowl you can completely submerge it in. Then submerge it in regular drugstore hydrogen peroxide. You can basically let it sit as long as you want, but after a few days the peroxide will convert to gross water, so use your discretion when it's time to change out the peroxide. If there's, like, actual crud on the bones you can use a toothbrush or something like it to gently scrub off the crud after each soak. Keep soaking, scrubbing, and changing out the peroxide until it reaches the desired level of "clean." I don't know how long a human skull takes, but small mammal bones usually clean up over the weekend.

[@ms.krueger2660]

He is so so so lucky!! This young man has more to do on this earth!! He is a walking miracle!! 💜. So glad to see he is doing well!!

[@GoBrand0n]

She's Brandon Guardian Angel. #Respect #LongLive

[@reneegosda6851]

Severe head trauma often ends up in memory loss. My severe head injury resulted in a memory loss of details 3 days prior to my injury, how my injury happened, the weeks spent in the hospital and the first week of rehab. My friends who were present at the time of the accident saved my life and I can only trust their account of the accident so at least I know what happened. Now 2 yrs later the memories are still gone but life moves on.

[@sarawilkinson6766]

Wow, he’s been through a lot. Strong dude ❤

[@SlipperySoap]

No kidding 😢!

[@carmenmiranda8963]

What a beautiful young boy and all he went through. God bless. It wasn't his time yet.

[@drinny26]

He wasn’t born different.

[@Saedris]

its crazy how far medical procedures have come, Id never imagine that this was possible and how resilient the human body is

[@JinxNightcore]

I'm so glad he's doing good now it sounds so scary to not know how you broke your skull but the fact that he's alive and doing well is all that really matters💖💖💖💖

[@LectronCircuits]

Skull loss can happen to anybody at any time. Let's be careful out there! Audience wishes him all the best. Cheers!

[@ralsharp6013]

So lucky that he was taken to the hospital❤ crazy that the paramedics thought he had a drug overdose, twice as blessed that his mum knew him better ❤

[@venonat80]

Stories and experiences like these are the reason why I both always wear protective gear, especially on NYC streets, and that I video record every ride I take. I was once riding behind someone. That person in front of me fell. Don’t know why but he was hurt. Called 911. Police came and took down the statements. Found out that the jerk blamed me for hitting or touching him and it caused him to fall which was a lie. We argued, he got mad and I turned to the cop and said “I have a camera. We can see what happened”. The guy shut up fast and they can clearly see I was behind him for some distance and was never in touching distance. I was let go and the guy never got a lawsuit which I assumed was his goal to recoup the embarrassment of falling for no reason. Get a cheap 1080P camera. Whether it’s $50 or $1000, it’ll be worth it’s weight in gold if anything like my or the KZbinr situation happens.

[@roseoakes411]

God bless you I'm sorry what you were going through

[@Simkets]

Always wear helmet, never skip... this could have ended worse 😢😢

[@laurenschenck5355]

Omg that is so sad and heartbreaking and he is so strong and amazing man and came out strong strength and course and love his positive energy and I appreciate his story so special unique unbelievable person and remarkable ❤

[@kaylanicholson1712]

God bless you that you’re still alive. It could’ve been worse than what it was. I’m so glad that you’re doing OK today. Just be careful for now On cause you don’t know when it’s going to be your last day.

[@QueenShashsperonza]

That's crazy seeing this today since I just hoped onto his channel a few days ago and watch this whole thing too!

[@jacquelineredstone4487]

he is such an amazing guy. wow.

[@Enigmom5]

You are an inspiration to everyone !

[@qz9720]

Love that he works hard and doesn’t let his accident stop him

[@letsbefruitful5457]

I’m so glad you made it through this ❤God is so good! You are going to do great things in the community God is calling you to!

[@catastrophe9598]

What's sad, is someone who has watched this Knows what happened and is to coward to come forward. I hope the guilt haunts that person just as bad as the unknowing

[@serega4087]

What a beautiful young and smart man. Life is unfair

[@Bettinasisrg]

Things like this happen every day and although it sucks he is one of the lucky few that it only lived but can walk, talk, see and still has his intelligence!! Maybe it's best he doesn't know and he is absolutely correct, stick with what you know! And as a metal artist I hope he does incredibly well with his shop!

[@Drd0229]

It’s very hard to lose part of your memory your mind goes nuts trying to find out what happened during that missing time

[@insertusernamehere8125]

"Wash your skull" is something I never thought I would ever hear in my life

[@SunnyWu]

I guess your field of study is not anthropology. :D

[@Annabellar2]

perfect example of why helmets exist

[@katryanaorange2092]

I can't believe the person who did this just LEFT him.... he recovered super well, truly a miracle!

[@rainylaviana4659]

Keep fighting 🙏

[@user-hm3im2ly3g]

This guy is so lucky to be at this functioning state. I've met too many people with severe brain damage. including a family member lost to said damage. Wear a helmet. It can save your life.

[@mybrokenmindddd]

That is so sad. You don't know what happened No 911 call Nothing What in the world hopefully you can remember what happened and retrace your steps of what happened

[@Emzzz78]

I follow you on TikTok and KZbin and I love yours and Julia’s journey. Oh, and they cats, I LOVE the cats!!! You’re such a warrior. I can’t imagine not knowing what happened to me while being so injured. I’d assume a car hit me. Idk though. But I am on board for the journey!!

[@GoForBrandon]

Thank you!

[@JLONess]

04:28 the cats looks adorable

[@JayJay32186]

It’s heartbreaking at the end when he blames himself for the accident because he didn’t wear a helmet. It’s not his fault at all. It’s the hit-and-run criminal’s fault. Even if he had been wearing a helmet, there is no guarantee he would have been perfectly fine. The criminal could have hit a pedestrian just as easily, who also would not be wearing a helmet. And even if there is no criminal at all, and it was just a freak accident of falling, it’s still not his fault this horrible thing happened to him. He didn’t deserve to be hurt like this. I hope he considers therapy to overcome some of the emotional fallout from the accident. He seems all healed up physically, intellectually, and mentally, but anyone could benefit from the emotional support therapy provides after a traumatic, life-threatening injury.

[@eileenmcdonald1599]

If he had worn his Helmut it would have lessened the chance of a TBI. Fault is debateable. He could have just hit a rock and hit his head on pavement or curb.nothing more sinister or suspicious than that. He may have actually walked his way to the hospital. If he had been taken by ambulance there would be a record of it. Not only at the ambulance company but dispatch as well. And the hospital would have recorded how he arrived. Many have head injuries and function purely on adrenaline for a short time. Then collapse. He needs to know he made it. Its hard but he needs to move forward.

[@eternallife8898]

If you apply some common sense he would of course not say such negative things in front of the camera. Stop blindly believing what he says. Instead appreciate the doctors who spent so many years in med school for gaining the knowledge to save his life.

[@AAALLDAY07]

He is lucky to still be alive

[@SlipperySoap]

I agree 😢!

[@ladyfoxwf1075]

Perfectionism is not OCD, damn... I'm so annoyed by people thinking they have OCD when they're just a perfectionist or enjoy a tidy environment. But of course it is terrible what happened to him, I hope things work out

[@plan4life]

He did say he didn’t have it before the accident, so OCD could have happened as a result. I know it’s annoying when people say they have OCD when it’s not actually their diagnosis but I tend to do that myself. How else can you better describe the annoying tendency to want things done perfectly to the degree that you waste a considerable amount of time on one task to the detriment of the other ten thousand tasks on your list?

[@ladyfoxwf1075]

@@plan4life Perfectionist? I'm not saying this is the case with everyone with OCD, but I don't care about perfection at all personally

[@plan4life]

@@ladyfoxwf1075 No, what I do is beyond being a perfectionist. It gets in the way of my life all the time. Maybe I really do have OCD after all.

[@plan4life]

@@louis-we3yi After a head injury there is the potential for all kinds of mental conditions to occur.

[@ladyfoxwf1075]

​@@plan4life Look into OCPD vs OCD, it might help you figure out what's going on. What OCD looks like for me is repeating an action over and over to appease a gripping claustrophobic feeling I get. This can be moving something over and over but not to put it in a tidy or neat spot, but whichever place gets rid of the feeling. I am also presented with consequences sometimes, things that are irrational but compel me to compulsively take or and repeat an action. An example of this can be "do this or a nuclear war will start" or "do this or your hair will fall out" or "do this or your family will die" etc. As well as intrusive thoughts, I get instrusive imagery in my head too, seeing horrible things, making me want to do horrible things. I can become obsessed over food, I can't get the image, taste, and craving out of my head, my entire being wants it and it won't go away so I feel I have to get it, and once I do usually I don't want it anymore. I can end up repeating words over and over again, driving me mad. Examples of compulsions are, looking around to a certain position no matter how weird it looks to wipe an image, having to listen to a certain frequency or piece of music (even making the sound with my mouth no matter how weird it looks) to wipe away a sound, I never feel clean even after thoroughly cleaning myself so I'm constantly washing my hands to wipe the dirt away, I have to move objects repetitively or into a certain position, open close doors, stand in a certain position or area, touch loads of textures until I find the right one to appease the feeling of being dirty. I've seen way worse cases than mine, like a woman having to walk around her car again and again and open close the doors open close the doors infront of everyone so embarassed, poor thing. So if this sound like you, or even just a little similar, OCD is likely what you have. If not, look into OCPD.

[@cecybermudez1008]

I pray that the person who hit him will come clean and ask for forgiveness. There is no way that this boy just fell off his skateboard or whatever it was. He was hit hard! It was so hard that his skull was cracked open.

[@Foebane72]

What a brave and remarkable young man! And this answers my question of "has anyone ever kept an amputated part of themselves, via accident, punishment or whatever?" So many emotions must run through Brandon's mind when he holds a part of his own dead skull like that, I don't know if I would manage as well as he has with that!

[@ruthkletke]

I know, right.! I was thinking that after removal, doctors made his artifical skull piece he must have seen it a lot to get the right fitting etc. Perhaps when the new piece was inplace they just offered it to him.

[@SmoothJamYT]

Atleast you can still do things!

[@cody181818]

Why didn't the hospital pull video footage to see who brought you there and what they drove and look at ur GPS an phone it will tell you everything

[@movtipsislee]

Brandon *You Are A Success Story* 🫶🌹🙏

[@natourihope6638]

I wonder if he still enjoys skateboarding or lost the enjoyment of it. I see he was driving a car afterward and got a passion for being creative and doing other things. I'm just curious if he still skateboards or not. If he doesn't I totally understand why, and if he still does that's cool that it didn't hold him back from still doing it.

[@vannhantran547]

Dude got coolest piece of souvenir everyone could ever have. A huge skull bone of himself to flex

[@michal_king478]

imagine what it must feel like to hold a piece of your skull in your hands

[@blackqweenmars]

It’s crazy how he lost a big chunk of his skull but his face doesn’t really look malformed or anything and you wouldn’t be able to tell unless you touched his head or something

[@lizpupa]

"born different" bro was born normal

[@rayezzs]

He should do hypnosis. Ik it sounds dumb but a lot of victims of crimes actually get the memories back. Most of the time it's because of the brain pushing the memory away so it isn't traumatic.

[@TheUmbranGirl]

Why is the skull so thin, I thought it was way thicker!😭

[@raditicat]

It's thicker on the frontal bone

[@sanitizer723]

it's me bro, i stole it.

[@2007dodi]

It happened to my son and he is 19 I came back home and found him in a pool of blood and he all alone And he doesn’t remember what happened

[@yublydubly]

How is this born different if he wasn’t born like that

[@antwondunn7063]

Keep your head up always have a great day God bless you and remember you still have a brain

[@blaze-jb4xz]

Wasn't there any security camera footage in the area to investigate?

[@blaze-jb4xz]

I wonder if it could have been possible for surgeon to clean and re-use his own skull bone for it to bond instead of trying to reshape and recreate an alternative multiple times or i also wonder if they had already tried this method or not .. because it seems in almost perfect condition i would have been curious would it heal and regrow like other broken bones 🤔

[@rachaellongobardi4630]

I feel like I am looking at my own story, I also had an accident that is a total mystery it was something that plagued my thoughts, until I decided it didn’t matter I will probably never know what happened to me and maybe that’s a good thing maybe the truth is just to painful

[@paradiseb5950]

Omg how is this guy so mentally strong i would have just spiraled into depression i couldn’t go on tbh

[@PrimalRenegade17]

I am almost certain someone has made this suggestion before, but wouldn't the hospital have security footage from when you were dropped off?

[@crazy_gyanshorts]

Born perfect Lived Differently

[@JoseMagcalas-ys2bn]

Ouch !

[@kyles8524]

i hope this doesnt increase your risk for a stroke or something,same sort of happened to me.I used to race motocross and was practicing by myself.I dont remembered what happened but I had a big crack in the back of my helmet and a 4 in crack on the back of my skull and 4 broken vertebra's but I didnt have to go through a bunch of crappy surgeries like you did

[@kaydesmith689]

the weird thing is he doesnt mention any other marks or injuries if he wouldve fell it is only one side so if the impact made him lost almost half of his skull why didnt he have a broken leg or broken arm this is really sus how can the police or nurse or even the tapes know nothing what happend someone call the FBI things are getting real out here

[@leventyldz1108]

sounds like a cool dude

[@kellymoses8566]

He seems to be very smart.

[@Melanin32]

This is so scary my son is 13 he has a long board and I tell him all the time wear his helmet before he rides on any bike scooter or skate board because anything can happen to him I be so scared when he rides his stuff outside

[@JakubAviation12]

So sad....

[@Ilicia_08]

How he didn’t get any brain damage is amazing.

[@corediagram8016]

Its extremely weird he remembers nothing of any impending impact or accident. Probably got jumped, lost awareness, accident happened.

[@SunnyWu]

How to wash a skull. Seems like something an anthropologist would search.

[@Zyxwvutsrqponmlkjih]

I hate when people use ocd that way. It’s not ok.

[@GoForBrandon]

I’m diagnosed OCPD, and I’m the guy in the video lol

[@FlyingH1gh]

him : DO NOT HIT ME ON THAT SIDE OF MY HEAD : * he goes to sleep * me : touches side.

[@demondog804]

That I surprised they let him have his own skull as keeper… If I lost limbs then I want keep mine bones to home!

[@julie6092]

I find it crazy that there is *no* CCTV footage! 🤷‍♀️🤔

[@bethanytaylor1704]

I remember this story in the news.

[@GoForBrandon]

It was never on the news unfortunately

[@EnterpriseKnight]

4:11 Jesus christ Julia, be careful!

[@katrinagregg70]

Huh I looked back and nothing happened?

[@visceratrocar]

If he was hit by a car you'd think he would have other fractures in his ribs, legs and arms. Even if it was a freak skateboard accident there would be something else somewhere. Very weird how it was only his head that was injured.

[@windowlicker_4207]

Sounds more like a superpower to me, but what do I know?