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Victim Statement in Davidson County Criminal Court
Victim Statement in Davidson County Criminal Court

It is without question I can say that the last nine months have been the most traumatic of my lifetime. 285 days ago, I was hit at a high rate of speed over 70 miles an hour in a school zone just a bit after 5 pm on a Friday. 

My Path in Brain Injury Recovery
My Path in Brain Injury Recovery

I had a traumatic brain injury in a car wreck on April 24,2020. I'm going to share my healing journey and all of the resources that I have found along the way. I hope it inspires others.

While on his Empowerment Tour stop in Nashville, new friend and fellow TBI survivor, Cavin Balaster, came over one night and cooked us a meal inspired from his @feedabrain way of eating: Grilled veggies and salmon over a bed of greens with a lemon vi
Thank you to everyone who turned out at the Ho Vision Group event here in Nashville as part of Cavin Balaster's Empowerment Tour 2021. I enjoyed meeting and speaking with all of you. #HoVisionGroup #tbirecovery #tbisurvivor #traumaticbraininjury #bra
In my documentary, The Head Fix, I mention a person named Cavin Balaster. As I was recovering from my brain injury, I discovered Cavin’s podcast, Adventures in Brain Injury. It helped me better navigate my own recovery. Cavin is currently trave
"Marcus Trammell almost died on his way to pick up some pandemic takeout. A year later, his amazing rehab journey continues." An article from the VUMC Voice. https://voice.vumc.org/⁣ Link also in bio. Photo by Erin O. Smith #vanderbiltunive
Dr. Jamie Ho is a neuro-rehabilitative optometrist based in Nashville, TN. Thankfully I was referred to her early, as she helped me start to sort through the vision issues that can result from severe brain injuries. Now a year later, I am able to sta
Cold swimming. After my head injury I began to feel a lot of persistent anxiety. And it seemed that almost any type of sensation, sound, or light easily became overwhelming. But one thing that I found that helped me reorient myself and emerge from th
Eight months after I was hit by a drunk driver, I found my way to the office of Dr. Nathan Keiser @dockeiser, a Chiropractic Neurologist located in Chelsea, Michigan. A few years ago, after more than a decade of practice, he moved back to his hometo
I had no idea that chiropractic neurologists existed before I met Dr. Tyler Hurst. Traditional American medicine is great for trauma care, but not so great for long-term rehabilitation - especially when it comes to rehab for head injuries - they don'
Since I woke up laying in a hospital with a severe head injury, there have been days where the struggle feels like a lot and I’ve often thought that living like this doesn’t feel very compelling - that it might be easier for it to all be
Neurofeedback. Over a decade ago, after suffering from Attention Deficit Disorder for my entire life, I learned about Neurofeedback: a computer system that helps you retrain the activity of your brain. It changed my life and gave me more ability to f