The Unseen Impact of TBI on the Brain

Watch how one family’s tragedy is helping researchers understand the degenerative changes that can happen after traumatic brain injury.
After recovering from a serious head injury as a young child, Matthew Dahl had a happy and healthy childhood. Then, at 19, he began a five-year struggle with what was diagnosed as depression, and ultimately took his own life, insisting something wasn’t right with his brain.
Matt’s parents, Bob and Linda, wanted answers after his death. At their request, Dirk Keene, MD, PhD, director of the University of Washington BRaIN Lab, accepted Matt’s brain for examination. Find out what the team discovered and how it’s helping neuroscientists better understand how these brain injuries happen, how they progress and what can be done to prevent some of the long-term consequences of TBI.
Learn more about Matt’s story and the groundbreaking work that Dr. Keene and his team are doing to better understand the effects of TBI: www.acceleratemed.org/stories...
Help the UW BRaIN Lab advance TBI research through your generosity: online.gifts.washington.edu/p...
Learn more about the work of the UW Biorepository and Integrated Neuropathology (BRaIN) Laboratory: dlmp.uw.edu/research-labs/kee...

[@cookingforfools8691]

I have multiple people in my life with TBI. There needs to be more understanding about this condition.

[@Tobi_2107]

@@cornpopishuntersrealdaddy4690 There are a lot more things people don't understand and are judgmental about unfortunately

[@chrismelcher5947]

I’ve said many many times, my brains dying. Four skull fractures, 9 known concussions. I fight every single day! The memory loss, the loss of emotion, the losing of hope! It’s the hardest thing to talk about, because nobody understands!

[@rosiejambo2197]

Sending you L💓V & a big H🤗G..... to tell you I care & think of you.......please don't give up; Life is too precious:~make the most of the best times.🌞Rosie 🦓 (Stay 🦋 Safe ALL)

[@hikesandhoops3098]

Same here. It has me suicidal. Constantly testing my memory and failing watching my old friends thrive and stop calling. I find it really hard to empathize with people now mostly because their problems seem so small compared to ours. Wish you the best

[@ThaddeusGhostal]

I’m in that boat with you. The emotional control lose can be really hard to keep in check.

[@mrfake675]

Don't compare. Try and focus on things other then negative talk. It doesn't do anygood listening to those thoughts. I have them too but I view them as my enemy.

[@tariqali2896]

Some people don't have the patience to even hear us to understand what we're going thru

[@benhefner2024]

I have a tbi n I struggle so much...... I pray for everyone who struggles the same

[@star-rh8bk]

Hello! I hope you are doing well now. Much love to you

[@PashutHerenstein]

Yo me too! We got this!

[@DaniSaldo]

this is happening to me right now, and i'm so unbelievably scared. thank you so much to matt & his family, this made me feel a little less alone

[@user-kp9xg4jy4u]

I'm scared too 😢

[@atlremix9421]

Me too.. im at the 10 year mark

[@PashutHerenstein]

I’m almost at 20. Lol it’s so scary 😂

[@Debbitx]

As a TBI survivor when I was just 16 years old, clinging onto what was lost, after your injury, is a losing battle. You must drive forward, accepting the new you! Yes, I am “still smart”, but in different ways! Hugs and so sorry for your loss!

[@PashutHerenstein]

Yo 14 when I had mine! Ya even smarter I would say. But def hard as fuhhhh

[@martinmaz95]

This is a very well made video. Rest In Peace Matt. I said a prayer for the friends and family of Matt.

[@billygnosis6976]

A quote from the novel, "The Stand" by Stephen King........"you ether come out the other side or you don't, its that simple". 8 years in and I'm still trying to get to the other side. But those glimpses of my old self keep me trying, everyday. Deep love and respect to all TBI suffers and their caregivers

[@taiweannoona1204]

I wish I could tell Matts parents how much this helped me tonight. Sadly, I can relate, but also, it was validating for me and my struggles. Never feeling like I'll climb over the day my life changed so irreversibly. That everyday will be an endless battle with those same feelings. I have felt so alone. Maybe a little less now. I feel you Matt❤️

[@MrJgreig72]

@@talldryglass386 She's not.

[@user-kp9xg4jy4u]

I said the same when I watched it

[@suussss71]

Rest in peace Matt! I have a son (18) who looks exactly like you, had exactly the same incident and after years developped drugresistant epilepsy with moodswings. We are now struggeling so hard. We pray every day for a cure before its too late. I thank you and your parents.

[@filthyxitalians7564]

I pray for Matthew, I cried this whole video. This is nearly a carbon copy of my life. Severe injury at 2, back left of skull. Doctor said I was fine, never revisited it again. I grew up thinking everyone had a huge dent in their skull and didn’t figure out this wasn’t the case until I was 12. Struggled in multiple areas throughout school (learning, social, etc.) but I worked so damn hard and spent so much time on my work that I did pretty well. Although always felt like I was on the outside looking in growing up. Severe depression from age 14 to 22, got a lot better in the past year. Ended up going to the same college as Matt, and graduated. After I turned 19 I started to notice that I felt as if I was struggling more and more as the weeks go on. It wasn’t until I was 21 that I thought, oh, maybe a lot of the problems I have had in my life are because of my brain.. I have intermittent intense headaches, struggle severely with organization and prioritization, etc. I’m scared that I will continue to get worse over time. I feel like I am battling myself every day. I’ve never gotten treatment as my parents always thought I was perfectly fine. I’m now 23 and I’m ready to seek treatment and find out more.

[@pervfox]

Please share your updates as this might be the reason I too clicked on the vide something feels off

[@CannonBart]

Mate, thanks for sharing this. 27 here, and similar experience as you. I hope you will find a sense of relief and renewed vigour on your journey of discovery. It's easy to keep pulling at the loose strings and let fear take over: "If this is true, than maybe this, and this,... and then this!" But remember how powerful you are. You've gotten so far already, despite your injury. The brain is only one part of your body, one part of your being. We often like to think its the most important part, but studies have shown that imagination can be found all throughout the nervous system, and emotions can be felt and found in the gut. (sounds a bit floaty, I know, but it's true) Hold on to what you've achieved, the people around you, and the small wonders of life - a verdant leaf, a dog walking up to you, the smell of a muffin. You got this. I believe in you. Wish you all the best.

[@brad2548]

😥 I'm feeling you. Please get treatment.

[@brad2548]

Dr. Francisco Gonzales Lima. World authoritive brain specialist.

[@user-kp9xg4jy4u]

Hugs and love , see if you can find a TBI group close to you

[@ThaddeusGhostal]

I’ve TBI and PTSD. The struggle with my emotions can be incredibly draining. There’s days i don’t feel like myself or i have an incredibly hard time remembering. Depression is a constant battle.

[@BlackDragonStudio]

I have a TBI and received it at 15 and it's very difficult to talk about how it affects me because it's difficult to explain what it is like on a daily basis. I can relate to this so much. To this day I look at old photos of me and old videos and I don't recognize the person I was. I mark December 2, 2015 as the day the old me died and the new me was born. A TBI is such a dramatic change in your life, it changes everything.

[@ChrisfromGeorgia]

Good morning. Thank you for sharing your story. You know, I come back and watch this video from time to time especially when my mind is racing. Although all of us TBI survivors may have had different accidents, the symptoms we experience are extremely similar. I just wanted you to know that I understand. I’m 46 and although I look “normal,” on the inside I’m not. The struggle is real. That being said, I’m glad you’re here. Maybe we can try to get our stories out there in hopes for a better future. Take care and I want to wish you all the best! 😎👍

[@chizobauchay2024]

I feel so stupid, incompetent and retarded at work and in comparison to normal people my sge and younger,I have lost so much to this, I feel just like a zombie,it really sucks.

[@lanazeligman]

I cried the whole way through. My husband suffered a TBI at age 15 and we are still dealing with the aftermath

[@michelletougeron1624]

My husband has a TBi, it's been the absolute hardest 2 years of our lives. Keeping you and you husband in our prayers 🙏🙏

[@connorfields5122]

I went through my tbi when I was 13 always pushed it into the back of my head to feel “tough” told myself I didn’t have any problems. Now as a adult I really don’t know how to handle these things. Best coping mechanism is really just the care of loved ones.

[@nylakhan5658]

Please have faith in God he will help you don’t worry you will make it seek medical help.

[@antoniodesmond3750]

I think I’m suffering from brain damage but I’m really not too sure, my neurologist hasn’t diagnosed me with anything

[@nylakhan5658]

@@antoniodesmond3750 have you have a ct scan or mri scan

[@bobg3633]

I have had multiple head injurys. Like alot of people say people dont understaffed. My mom asked me the other day about stuff we did as a kid. Looked at her and said i dont remember. She couldnt believe me. I have a hard time rembering last week. Remebring dates, names, numbers. I cant even read a book normal. I have to re read pages its so frustrating. Until recently watching videos of tbi i now undertand why i felt diffrent growing up.

[@ChrisfromGeorgia]

Good evening Bob I’m 46 and have many of the same issues and symptoms as yourself. It is uncanny how similar TBI stories are. I also struggle with finding people (even doctors) who understand. To tell you the truth, I honestly think that people don’t understand unless they’ve been through what we’ve been through. It definitely makes living with this even harder. Take care my friend and thank you for sharing your comment.

[@successx4842]

Parent to parents, I am so sorry for your loss and I respect you for being brave and fighting strong to make sure something good comes from it. Your journey is helping a lot of people. My mom just had a tbi and I’m trying to understand the effects

[@jjakfamily]

I feel every word of what he is saying . I had a head on collision in 2004 and slowly but surely my condition has worsened . Especially after taking depression meds . It is a constant battle daily

[@teeganmcpherson8690]

are your depression meds not helping?

[@jjakfamily]

@@teeganmcpherson8690 no not at all . I took them for 3 years to only end up with a bunch of side effects. I've been off of them(lexapro) for 6 months now. I'm now using very low dosage trt and am starting to get some normalcy back in my life. But the roller coaster emotions are always there. Just more manageable with proper hormonal balance.

[@MyKneeGro]

You're NOT alone 💪❤

[@YourDailyDoseOFinternet117]

Did u have a brain bleed or? Did u black out during the car accident?

[@jjakfamily]

@@YourDailyDoseOFinternet117 yes and yes... I had broken bones all over my body as well and the 1st thing the the ER nurse expressed to me was her concern over my head trauma. She estimated it to be equivalent to 20 to 30 concussion. There's no way to tell of course. But I do have a lot of common symptoms with those that are believed to have CTE. Vigorous exercises to get my heart rate up followed by slow basic movements concentrating on the mind muscle connection has seemed to vlear away at least some of the fog.

[@peacelovejoyandhappiness]

The most saddest story ever. I am so sorry. I lost my Father; my best friend yesterday due to his TBI. More awareness is needed, I didn’t have a clue. Thank you for sharing your son Matt and your family’s strength, hope and experience. God bless all of you and may Matt live in peace in heaven with God.

[@tracystevens9811]

I had a diffuse axonal injury 2.5 years ago. I have likely made as much progress as possible but have ongoing deficits and intractable sadness. It's a profound sense of loss that not even the people who love me most can understand. I'm so sorry for the Dahls and grateful to them for donating Matt's brain in the hope that the next generation will fare better than we have. Thank you.

[@BlackDragonStudio]

Odd question, but is the sense of loss like the old you died? I have that feeling, and I don't recognize old pictures and videos of me as me. That person died when I received my TBI.

[@tracystevens9811]

I think it’s common to feel fragmented. There’s life before TBI and life after. I’m now at 4.5 years and just found out that I’ve lost vision in half of both my eyes. Getting another brain MRI next month and managing all of this while working full time. TBI is the gift that keeps on giving :( I don’t feel like the old me died, but I definitely feel different and my life is different in ways both good and bad. I’m a kinder person but I have a load of medical issues; I’m more vulnerable but man, I’m tired! Are you seeing a counselor or therapist who has experience with TBI? I have no training but wonder if you’re dissociating or trouble integrating your injury into your concept of self. What I know is that until I accepted that my TBI was here to stay, it ran my life. Now that I’ve made some peace with it, it’s much more background noise and the volume only gets turned up from time to time. Good luck to us all.

[@BlackDragonStudio]

@@tracystevens9811 I have seen a therapist, and she's pretty sure it's a form of disassociation, but also I had the massive double - more like tripple wammy of having a major TBI at 15 so in highschool, and I had the issue of my parents being in the middle of a divorce, so I had very unstable life at that period. Also having autism on top of it makes it really difficult. It has gotten better, and I have just realized that I am in a sense a different person than I was almost a decade ago.

[@pressinpickle345]

I told my parents my brain wasn't right after my ATV accident but they kept saying I was making things up. I used to be really smart, now everything is hard for me and my friends and family have all left me now.

[@romeogamer6860]

You have a serious head injury???😢

[@hieubui7907]

There are still people who won't leave you. Please take care of yourself. When one door is closed, another door is opened.

[@teeganmcpherson8690]

I felt matt’s pain, i’m 1 year in and luckily i’m able to control my thoughts kind of. most days are really hard but i never lose hope. turning to God really helps, it helps me anyway. it gives me a lot of hope. I just hope it doesn’t get worse in time but if it does, i won’t stop fighting, i’ll get the help the i need. no matter how many bad thoughts i get in my head, i know they aren’t real so i will never believe them.

[@justme8767]

Sending you tons of love and hugs and wishing you the best outcome possible.

[@jjakfamily]

If you are male look into hormone therapy. Not just Testosterone but other hormones we need as men .

[@teeganmcpherson8690]

@@justme8767 thank you ❤️

[@teeganmcpherson8690]

@@jjakfamily thank you, i’ll definitely look into that

[@itsme-jn1dl]

I'm listening to podcasts from Dr Caroline Leaf, watching school of Greatness and trying to fix myself with the tools God gave me.

[@Teeveepicksures]

This is frighteningly calming. I'm petrified of waking up one day and having that "moment of clarity" and check out early. But i cant lie that Matt must have felt just so incredibly free and liberating at that moment. 😢

[@marilunavamu4560]

Thank you for donating his brain, I was run over by a truck 13 years ago and I was never treated by my doctors, actually we didn’t find out I have frontal lobe and temporal brain injury till 6 month later , my life have been a living nightmare since that day. I am better but the struggles are real

[@edmundkhoo6238]

I had a co-worker who suffered a TBI from a traffic accident many years ago. He was able to return to work after 6 months of hospitalization leave. However, he displayed cognitive impairment from his first day back. He could not understand or remember most of his work processes, failed to apply his experience to his work, repeatedly asked his supervisor the same questions day after day, was noticeably depressed, lacked energy and was constantly bumping into the office furniture. After a month back at the office without showing any improvement, his boss decided to fire the poor guy.

[@istoesconde9484]

That’s cold hearted

[@kimberlysevastyanenko3798]

​@@istoesconde9484 Understandable, though.

[@penny1518]

I have a moderately severe TBI. The comments here have helped tremendously along with hearing Matt's story. This is SO difficult. Difficult every day, all day. I was able to quit work prior to my nearly fatal fall. I could not work now. My job required statistical analysis and extreme attention to detail. I couldn't competently bag groceries at this point. The person that you are referring to should have undergone comprehension testing and made eligible for Supplemental Security Income. That's the least that one should expect from our society. He or she was made to suffer further emotional pain and possibly isolation. Such an unfortunate outcome. I hope that he/she found the support that they need. God bless.

[@scubadiva666]

I was in a car crash in October of 1981 (at the age of 19) where I sustained multiple skeletal injuries and spent 4 weeks in a coma. Had to learn to do everything all over again and spent two years out of school before I was allowed to return in 1983. Got a bachelor's degree in fine arts, which I've found to be kind of useless. Many times in the 40+ years since, I've felt that no one understands and I actually feel insulted when I'm expected to go for more psychotherapy; it's like putting a Band-Aid on a gaping wound. Meanwhile, I'm kind of unemployable, so I've been walking dogs for about 20 years. I don't feel much more is understood about brain injury than when I was injured in 1981; I have other pre-existing conditions like substance abuse and autism that I don't even want to deal with-and they're magnified by the brain injury.

[@user-xm8fj9en3t]

I wish people would understand more about this…I feel ..lose people look at me and say you look fine .you could talk and walk ..I look at them I say no more because they will never understand me .i just pray for healing faster…yes I thank god I could walk and talk but walking and talking it’s not the same as my brain it’s fried..

[@jimbower2152]

This really hits home with me. Ive been dealing with severe brain issues from a skull fracture when i was 6 ish. And numerous concussions sense.

[@rosiejambo2197]

W🌟W! What a wonderful Couple;~to give so much to the Medical Team; for them to be able to glean information & understanding of the magnitude of Post-TBI issues. Absolutely amazing & an incredible legacy that Matthew has contributed for Humankind. You must be very proud of him & now, to have peace of mind is simply wonderful!! Sending L💖V from afar. Rosie 🦓 {UK} (Stay 🦋 Safe ALL)

[@zfjohnson0007]

I had a diffuse Axonal traumatic brain injury when I was 8, I’m 32 now. No one can ever understand what we go through. Everyday is a struggle. Although I’m probably one of the few who fully recovered, I hate hearing people struggle with it, recovering at least. It takes time, and patience. If you ever need to talk to someone who actually had one, who went through therapy and can tell you what to expect, message me people. I’m sick of reading how no one recovers, or how to treat someone who has had one.

[@WanderingLeopard]

You mentioned everyday is a struggle, but you also said you've fully recovered. Can I ask what do you mean by that? I know someone who had a brain injury 25 years ago, and when I see him today, he has shut down and not really engaging with anyone because of the cognitive deficits he lives with.

[@krishnatheja736]

Can you please tell me how you recovered completely ??

[@vishnuraz7856]

How can I contact u brother.my brother met with an accident a week ago and suffering from diffusive axonal injury

[@zfjohnson0007]

@@WanderingLeopard mine is my headaches, fatigue, migraines, insomnia, body pain.

[@zfjohnson0007]

@@krishnatheja736 I work full time as a controls engineer. I have never had a care taker. I have a lovely family, my wife never has to help me with anything.

[@splintmeow4723]

This is terrifying, feel like this happening to me.

[@theplace4grace502]

Thank you for sharing your story! My life changed when I opened a cabinet door and the entire heavy unit came off the wall, hit me, knocked me out and hit the back of my head on cement. I was okay for 2 months after then suffered for nearly 3 years with intense migraines almost daily. Although I have learned to manage pain, I relate with Matt's life. I pray this continues to encourage others, help people like me feel like we are not alone. I pray for peace and healing in your family. What a blessed boy to have parents love and fight for him. I am different. I don't understand, I can't communicate- I am not the same anymore- life is a struggle- but this validates my emotional struggle and somehow encourages me. I am very sorry for your loss- God Bless you!

[@faisalbi1330]

Hi how r u nw?

[@Massachusettsmorons]

For anyone living with a TBI, even if it feels hopeless and that everyday is painful and torture just keep pushing forward. Not everyone can survive a TBI and the ones that do are the toughest people on this planet. You survived for a reason and you just have to learn to live with the pain and keep going. 3 years ago I was knocked off a ladder 20ft straight to the back of my head. A 10ft piece of gas line pipe smashed my eye knocking me out and sending me 20ft to the ground. I live everyday with head pain/pressure. I live with memory loss, mood swings, anger control problems among a lot of other things and sometimes I feel alone but I also remind myself I’m lucky to have survived and that not everyone in the world would’ve survived A TBI. And that goes for anyone who’s suffering right now yes it’s brutal sometimes and not everyone is gonna accomadate you and your injury so your gonna have to find it within yourself to adapt and keep surviving like you did when you received your TBI. Not trying to sound like I know it all cause I’m still learning as I go, but what really keeps me going is trying to connect with people who feel the same way I do or people who need guidance to get as far as I have in my process.

[@carolfuller7123]

RIP Matt ❤️

[@rft0920]

Such a sad story. 😢. I have a son with traumatic brain injury and he has some of the same symptoms. He talks about suicide also and this video scares me.

[@cypresstreemic2001]

frontal brain injury affcects inpulsiviity a lot,maybe he thinks he is the cause for actions he himself doesnt understand that its normal if you have a brain inury as well as other cognivie differences like short term memory is hard to be focused and concentrated . serequel helps also probably has bipolar tahts what teh back and forth thoughts all the time is about and can be dangerously unproductive if have no foundation which is the true that the whole of mankind ever lived will be saved and enjoying eternal love with their creator of all things; I cause good and make evil I the Lord do all thsethings " Thsi world is run by systemizd spirutal darkness real stuff they are soverignties like the religions powers thegovts and world mights are the ghosts and weird things you might see . anywyas no need to be superstisitiousevery detail is predesignated in its rightful place (can not occuppy a believer, believing it is truly finished the whole mess of sin and death and very very very few maybe you are so jackpotted with this belief being haneded to you fro real its hard to even imagine in the relative world sorry for the burden lol but when your arm broken it hurts but when its fixed you havea new lease on life so it will be for all creation look up martin zender on here for more

[@lav856]

After my tbi I had suicidal thoughts. Stay strong and don't let negative thoughts work on your son ✨ 🙏🏻

[@rn5992]

Lots of answers i was luking fr. Thank u. It might shed light into so many cases which people cudnt figure out. Brave parents fr not giving up n walking till the end to find answers. God bless u🙏. It really vl change lives in future🙏

[@BootlegRaven]

as someone suffering from a nTBI (nontraumatic brain injury, meaning I gained the brain injury by internal means) at a very young age, this is a very powerful video though my depressive episodes aren't as severe as Matthew's, for me it's more directed towards anxiety and dissociation, I can still heavily connect to him, feeling you're no longer the same person thank you so much for sharing this

[@Jc-zq1tn]

i completely understand matt. when i was around 4 i had a severe injury on the top right of my head. i blacked out and all i remember was waking up with stitches. i'm 22 now and often wonder if the way i think has something to do with that.

[@islguy420]

Thank you for posting and making this video

[@stuartroznicki8812]

I feel so bad for Matt's parent's, I'm 50 and was diagnosed with TBI and shrinking brain this year. Hearing him say my brain isn't right and how he could feel it, are things I say almost on a daily occasion. I've had a full life, he didn't and that really hit me. TBI sucks lol and in reality anyone with moderate to severe TBI we are lost in our mind half the time........

[@robertstrickney]

It was kind of hard watching that, bringing back memories of a time in my life that was pure hell. Sept.20, 1987, I was in Germany while in the Army....Struck by a car, TBI and other bodily injuries I was 19 and retired from the Army, I am 55 now and things did get better but, it took a very, very long time, memory still bad but, I deal with it., I'm sorry for the loss of your son...

[@azulgaia7782]

everyone should get the honor of this kind of autopsy if there are survivors needing closure.

[@xtremecleaning606]

You are chosen brother your mission here and why no man or woman can understand I'm a severe tbi survivor been a year now learning now

[@thenamesphinkle1509]

Rest In Peace Matt sorry you had to suffer like that the skateboarding community just lost a pro to brain trauma as well he took his own life at the young age of 22 Rest In Peace Henry gartland

[@perlacazares8885]

Your a good mom thanks for sharing your story RIP

[@BigBlueGuy]

I am a 16 year TBI survivor. Myy injury was caused by a truck falling on my head. I wwasn't supposed to live, and the authorities were even considering pronouncing me dead on the scene. I'm doing good now days, I'm living independently and on the way to getting married sometime in the near future. My memory is one of the bigger issues I still face from time to time still, but it's all good.

[@amandalynngibson8332]

So grateful for this! Brave parents of special young man who didn't die when he fell out the window....but he lost his life. I am 64, sustained brain injury 3 years ago. Keep researching UofW. I may arrive at your doorstep one day. There is no treatment available where I live. And I don't even know what brain injury treatment is! Has anyone experienced real treatment and recovery? Please share what it is.

[@graciegracie]

Moderate head injury with csf leak, I gained my mental clarity after 11 years, I take citicoline for my memory loss

[@TomeRodrigo]

Sad but fascinating..

[@brad2548]

My mother said I was 8 yrs old when I had my first head trauma. Then at 15 once again. Then in the military I had one more. This is 3 now. Then in 1985 I survived dual TBI and awakened from a 9 day coma. Lifes been hard. In 2021 I had some kind of neurological brain episode Doctors still cannot identify thru the VA and or OHSU Oregon health science university. I struggle every day. People dont understand.

[@joshuaoqquendoandino2236]

I completely understand brother. You’re not alone, trust me!

[@brad2548]

@@joshuaoqquendoandino2236 I appreciate your response Joshua. Thank you. God bless you.

[@eveoakley6270]

I suffered a TBI back in March, I lost my smell and have memory problems. People have no clue and say the stupidest stuff, but they mean well.

[@avalonmist254]

This so speaks to me!🌠

[@kingisme13]

I have been in a rta try my best with everything but I felt his pain so deep because this feeling is unexplainable I hope they can one day find a cure for it and it becomes more recognized

[@reyesbrayan17]

This made me cry.rip por guy .I have a tbi as well .everyone thinks I’m ok .I’m trying to be strong.but I know I’m not ok .😢

[@echastee]

Want to study my brain when I'm dead? I've had a few tbis and I feel Matt's pain.

[@SG-wi5wx]

That whistle at the end will live in my soul 😭😭😭😭

[@user-kp9xg4jy4u]

If you are in pain , the only thing that has helped me was clonsapan, it's for nerve damage , it's so sad because people demonize that medication but it works for TBI

[@danielthomas6255]

I use to ride bulls I've had a few concussions and played football in highschool as well...I'm 34 now and definitely can feel like effects of the concussions..it is very hard to function some days..it's even harder when my wife and kids experience the effects of tbi.. mentally it is a struggle but I always remember to praise and glorfy God.. even on days I don't feel like to.

[@GHx5]

God Bless you Daniel

[@MikePersan-sp1iy]

Great to praise our Lord have a great day, Michael Stephen persan in Florida

[@sophiebaby3074]

Thank you for sharing. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️Prayer for my son Terek Joe Lopez 🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@debblackmore7460]

Bless RIP angel diamonds are forever sending love from headway Nottingham UK takecare xxx

[@lav856]

God bless Deb 🌷. You are one Gem 💎 . I Always read your good positive comments for everyone. My wish is to meet you one day. Pls share with me your whatsapp or Instagram if possible. One life let me connect with you . Thanks and regards 🙏🏻🌼

[@MWorsa]

@4:34 This is how I feel 😓 It’s terribly frightening.

[@tanickasinclair7035]

This is why I totally disagree with contact sports. Matthew died after one fall that had nothing to do with sports....can you imagine all the people in contact sports?????

[@mEE1434eva]

Such sadness. The knowledge gained will save lives. Is there more info on what his brain was/wasn't doing from the degeneration?

[@lewis42o39]

I have tbi, I crashed in a motorcycle thanks to car not paying attention and on their cell phone. I used to be a pht and I’ve tried to return but nothing makes sense anymore. I’m missing hair in my head and now I always wear hats. No cures until I pass away and start over

[@benavery9129]

I can relate, I got in a TBI a very long time ago

[@mgreen351]

My son, Noah Ricardo Green, who allegedly, intentionally hit 2 US Capitol police officers with his car, killing Officer Evans & injuring Officer Shaver was diagnosed with CTE after death.

[@mattramzzz]

I just found your KZbin page; my name is Matt Ramsey and I was born in 1971, already having sustained my first brain stroke.

[@mattramzzz]

From 1970 / 1971 to 1987, I experienced 14 additional hemorrhages.

[@mattramzzz]

In 1987, I had the undergo a 14 - hour craniotomy and was saved.

[@mattramzzz]

Then, as a graduate student, in 2003, I began to use voice recognition software. The software's use dramatically enhanced my life.

[@napoland9676]

I got my first TBI when I was 3 or 4. My brother hit me with a baseball bat. In his defense, it was an accident. I come from a family where you don't go to the hospital unless you're dying. To this day, I have no idea how that first injury has shaped my life. As I got older, I got into racing BMX and MTB's. Not only did I sustain more TBI's, but I had friends who also sustained brain injuries. Two of them have taken their own lives as adults.... Sometimes I do things or act in certain ways not even I can explain. It sucks.

[@desertwolf3893]

I hold I recover fully this shit is no joke

[@star-rh8bk]

how are you doing? I hope you are ok now

[@SpanishGrows]

im in washington i got shot in the head when i was young stayed like 2 months in the children's hospital . I cant really remember anything from my childhood . and i get like supper depressed . if you guys would like to check my brain I'm all for it im 25 now i think it happened when i was 13

[@Soldierinthegarden]

40 years in 100 percent TBI; blessings and peace

[@user-rc3pd7hk6c]

10 years later, and I am still wondering why I can hear the words in my head, yet I can not verbalize what I'm trying to say. Short-term memory has been damaged.

[@lisalove9836]

Yes. There is an energy in the brain. And, the brain needs positive energy and the constant reinforcement of plasticity and rewiring. Putting a negative label on this, without recognizing the brain injury and trajectory of such, is just so very wrong at many different levels. It is about recognition of trajectory and implementing adapative measures toward reconstituting and discoverying other paths in life and means to adapt and overcome. The negative energy can further damage the situation as well as circuits. The positive energy may be able to rewire. it is not an easy, quick fix. It is not always a guarantee, yet it is much better than the psychiatric label, which stigmatizes brain injury, especially for the person suffering the brain injury. So sad and sorry for the loss of Matt's life.

[@stevehuot1979]

It really sucks that I understand.. RIP

[@christopherrhodes3052]

I suffer from schizophrenia. Every battle I win is one step closer to me losing the war. I will lose this war

[@earlkennethgeroche8140]

I suffered the same. I lost my right eye and right ear eyesight and hearing. The negative thought always pops up in my head and I have a memory problem. But despite all of these difficulties I still fight and pray to God that someday I will be a successful and happier person. Sending love for all TBI survivors

[@fizakhan5304]

When did you have injury and how long have you been in coma?

[@sheikhboyardee556]

My best friend had a serious brain injury & he would have hallucinations. Basically, he would see dead people. Once he saw a young Asian female sitting on his bed & he said she was good looking & had black eyes. Another time he said an older African-American couple was sitting on the sofa & remained silent. Another time he said children were playing by the front door even though no one was there. There was hanging curtains covering the sliding glass door to the back of the apartment & he said a man was hiding behind the curtains & all he could see was his feet. It was as if he was dead but wouldn't acknowledge the fact. Anyone experience this or have any knowledge of this? It was so real I came to believe him.

[@patriciahunt3663]

Sounds descriptive of schizophrenia.

[@K4KUTE]

Where else can we see a follow up on the Dahl’s story?

[@mitchellwintercat]

I always wonder what would happen if the medications were never introduced. How soon were the scans done while he was alive? Should TBI scans be done along every five years of those who suffered concussions?

[@hannahkim1362]

Oh.

[@KYLE-zo4bm]

i wonder if i have any tbi from all my head injuries as a kid

[@maridithtorres9604]

Please help me i have a friend who had severe accident and head trauma. But he has no money to go to the doctor 🙏. Can we please help.him

[@kimcasault2582]

I’m so angry Matt said, “I can’t make sense of things” and was diagnosed with depression!

[@user-kp9xg4jy4u]

I just got diagnosed and it's not fun and people are not to kind about it

[@peterrudy9207]

TRAGICALLY - Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy [ HBOT ] is not readily available . In ALL hosptials , civilian , Military and VA when it should be immediately administered to whatever extent necessary for the best recovery

[@DavidPerez-oj2dv]

I FELL OFF MY BALCONY WHEN I WAS 5 WAS IN COMA FOR 7 DAYS FRACTURE SKULL AND SHOULDER AND IT SOMETIMES AFFECT ME

[@goodbuffalo811]

I know cause I struggle everyday with my TBI, it’s like I don’t know what Iam doing or thinking at times. I have been diagnosed with PTSD, BI-POLAR 1, ANXIETY, and ADHD. I was in a traumatic car accident in 2008 and sometimes I feel alone.

[@YourDailyDoseOFinternet117]

How bad was the car accident if I may ask

[@goodbuffalo811]

@@YourDailyDoseOFinternet117 I survived and 3 others passed away. I was thrown from the pick up truck and impacted the ground

[@YourDailyDoseOFinternet117]

@@goodbuffalo811 wanna talk more about it 😕 I need someone to talk about my tbi text me, I'll give u my number or facebook

[@goodbuffalo811]

@@YourDailyDoseOFinternet117 yes, doing good and you?

[@YourDailyDoseOFinternet117]

@@goodbuffalo811 I'm doing good, I was wondering if u wanted to text? If thats Ok

[@joannamorrow3244]

I want help ! I’m trying I feel like Matt Alone … I need help , I am seeing Dr But it’s up and down I thought I was crazy ! My tbi counselor say no But I’m struggling, loosing hope I try , I get up everyday and try !

[@jaynebeard3889]

Understand this its hard its confusing 😕

[@user-xm8fj9en3t]

😢😢

[@oldmonk1017U]

I just found out that I have tbi

[@Tom-zg6sb]

It’s an idealism of mine to imagine sleeping in a coffin ⚰️

[@carolrocky9803]

it isn't always depression (shouldn't have be, perscribed, because they cause depression.) THC has been found to heal the brain. it's a very slow process, and sometimes the brain will still die faster then any treatment can keep up with.

[@tarpleyk9352]

❤

[@desertwolf3893]

I’m sorry man, mine was severe but it doesn’t feel like it

[@ii-vc4bz]

How are you now?

[@desertwolf3893]

@@ii-vc4bz I’m still doing good!!

[@faisalbi1330]

​@@desertwolf3893hi r u same person as before?

[@SOUNDOFSANA]

​@@faisalbi1330I don't think so for real, like I still like what I like or gravitate towards those things ig... But according to people's around me.... Not really from a idk basic approach... I still like what I like ig, example; I like the same stupid KZbin content loool the silly stuff I looked in my history and saw I used to like that should stuff looool

[@SOUNDOFSANA]

​@@faisalbi1330ooops wrong account

[@colinhackworth5570]

Weak he was weak and that's truth, I had severe tbi when I was 16 and I was in coma for 5 days and all that and granted mine was front not top or back but this bs cause yeah I got low in 20s and felt like killing myself but I didn't cause I wanted to live and he obviously didn't his choice he chose to die.

[@PashutHerenstein]

The brain isn’t very good at healing itself? I heard the opposite…

[@scottschenck6971]

To the parents: I am so so sorry. Can an EEG or qEEG detect TBI?

[@DishonestTrack6]

EEG and QEEG are to detect abnormal brainwave activity. An MRI is what is used to find a TBI. EEGs and QEEGs are the first step then MRI is second to see if there is a TBI or not. I've had many MRIs since I was eight. I've had many EEGs too. EEGs are usually used to detect general locations of what is causing Seizures and other abnormal activity. I was in a hospital bed for 5 days for an EEG once. MRIs are the Xray of the brain. I had 11 burr holes drilled into my head for deep scanning. And then a surgery that required 32 Titanium Staples and what I assume is a Titanium pin. (The titanium pin I only saw due to an Xray a dentist did so Idk if it's titanium but assuming)

[@scottschenck6971]

@@DishonestTrack6 I guess my thinking is that if it was a "mild" TBI that an MRI might not see anything, but if an MRI can't see any physical damage then perhaps it can't be called a TBI. I have also read about fMRI and SPECT- my particular concern is the psychological-emotional symptoms that can occur as the result of even a mild TBI which a doctor (who is not a specialist) might dismiss as purely psychological in origin.

[@DishonestTrack6]

@@scottschenck6971 it's usually concussions that are unable to be seen by an MRI. Concussions are mild TBIs and can effect the way one thinks. Which will result in having to have a EEG or QEEG done. Concussions usually cause abnormal brainwave activity which is why I assume they would call it a concussion if they notice abnormal brainwave activity on an EEG or QEEG and do an MRI. Then if no visible damage is seen on the MRI it would be diagnosed as a concussion. This is all from what I am assuming would happen which I'm pretty sure a neurologist would take this approach. But in my opinion all TBIs should be taken seriously to the maximum treatment capability as fast as possible without being wreckless.

[@RR_DM]

"No football"

[@Patriotman54]

19 june2023 Karma

[@bostonboss3092]

If they were ex slaves they woulda been charged with child abuse