Background

Fortunately for me, I was welcomed with open arms; and what do you know, after 18 years, I’m still hanging out! I shudder to think what my life would look like without my involvement with KBIC, and thankfully, I don’t have to. All In know is that the community of members, staff, and interns have been my foundation for a “New Life After Brain Injury”.  

The simple part lies in identifying the choice point: Choosing in a way that moves me towards the life and values I want to live regardless of any fear that I may fail or merely face difficulty, on the other hand, isn’t always easy!

As a group scattered around the country, we typically rely on virtual mediums to facilitate group discussions, but since we recently celebrated our 10th birthday and hadn’t met face to face for 5 years, 2025 was the year to come together!

While the words gratitude and amazement may seem to be chosen without much thought, each  serve as appropriate descriptors of where I find myself almost seven thousand days into a new life after brain injury!

I can only imagine Ann’s thoughts after we left. A recently opened pet store proprietor following an unsolicited visit from some guy accompanied by his obviously physically injured son claiming to be the founder of a large animal nutrition company!

It has been a blessing in my life to be part of a company going from zero existing revenue with no products offered to who we are today; a committed team with a robust product line that’s given over $3.7 million dollars to improving lives over the last ten years.