After suffering from a traumatic brain injury, I felt the need to share my experience with the world. My name is Henry Jones, and this blog centers on the dangers of head injuries and how they impact your happiness.

1. HEADINJURY.COM

2. • YOU NEVER KNOW WHICH MOMENTS IN YOUR LIFE WILL HAVE THE MOST
SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON YOU UNTIL THEY HAPPEN. IT WAS CHRISTMAS 2010
WHEN MY LIFE TOOK A DRASTIC TURN THAT I NEVER THOUGHT COULD
HAPPEN.
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• AT AGE 28, I FELT LIKE THE PIECES OF THE PUZZLE CALLED LIFE WERE FINALLY
STARTING TO MAKE SENSE. FINALLY, HAD AN EXCELLENT, STABLE JOB AND A
FAMILY TO CALL MY OWN. WITH SO MUCH GOING RIGHT FOR ME, I DECIDED TO
VISIT MY PARENTS THAT YEAR AROUND CHRISTMAS EVE. I WAS CUTTING IT
CLOSE, BUT NOTHING WAS STOPPING ME FROM SEEING MY PARENTS THAT
YEAR.

3. • UNFORTUNATELY, I DIDN’T COUNT ON A DRUNK DRIVER REAR-ENDING ME
THAT NIGHT. THE FORCE OF THE IMPACT SENT MY HEAD CRASHING INTO THE
STEERING WHEEL, BLOOD STREAMING FROM MY HEAD AS I ATTEMPTED TO
CRAWL AWAY FROM MY CAR. TO THIS DAY, I ONLY REMEMBER BITS AND PIECES
OF THE ACCIDENT, AND EVERYTHING SEEMS TO RUN TOGETHER THE MORE I
THINK ABOUT IT.
• EVERY NOW AND THEN, I HAVE TROUBLE REMEMBERING CRITICAL EVENTS, NOT
ONLY FROM THAT NIGHT, BUT ALSO OTHER IMPORTANT MOMENTS
THROUGHOUT MY LIFE. MY HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION? YUP, COMPLETELY
FORGOT IT. PROM NIGHT, MY FIRST CAR, EVEN THE ENTIRETY OF MY BAND
CAREER — IS LOST TO TIME, AT LEAST FOR ME ANYWAY.

4. • MEANWHILE, THE DRUNK IDIOT WHO HIT ME WALKED AWAY FROM OUR
ENCOUNTER WITH LITTLE TO NO SCRATCHES ON HIM. THERE ARE OTHER SIDE
EFFECTS (THAT I DON’T CARE TO DISCUSS) THAT HAVE IMPACTED MY
LIFESTYLE.
• PERHAPS THE MOST PROMINENT SIDE EFFECT OF MY HEAD TRAUMA, THOUGH,
IS THE INTENSE PAIN I ENDURE FROM HEADACHES. I LITERALLY SEE RED, AND
MY VISION GOES IN AND OUT DURING MY EPISODES. DESPITE YEARS OF
TREATMENT, I’M UNABLE TO CONTROL MY HEADACHES.

5. • LUCKILY, I WAS ABLE TO WIN COMPENSATION FOR MY DAMAGES, BUT I
THOUGHT ABOUT OTHERS WHO WEREN’T AS FORTUNATE AND I BEGAN TO
THINK ABOUT WAYS I COULD HELP OTHERS OBTAIN JUSTICE. MY BROTHER
ALWAYS SAID I HAD A KNACK FOR MOTIVATING OTHERS, SO HERE WE ARE.
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• THIS SITE IS AN INFORMATIONAL RESOURCE PLATFORM FOR EVERYONE TO
SHARE THEIR EXPERIENCES WITH HEAD INJURIES ALONG WITH VITAL
INFORMATION ABOUT HEAD TRAUMA. MANY PEOPLE DON’T REALIZE HOW
VULNERABLE THEIR NOGGIN IS TO THE ELEMENTS. NEARLY ANY BLUNT
INSTRUMENT IS LIABLE TO CAUSE IMMENSE PAIN TO YOUR BRAIN, AND ONE
MUST UNDERSTAND HOW THIS CAN IMPACT THEM.