Background

I choose to think that God is Love and Love is God. Fortunately for me that Power works through living things, with me experiencing an abundance of it through my life. Whether the amazing medical and rehabilitative care I received, the recovery fellowship, inspiration and support of David Krempel’s vision at KBIC, true friends, and my amazing family; my gratitude for the grace I’ve received can’t be overstated: Happy 250th America and Thank You!       

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!