Michaella Tastad receives treatment in a hyperbaric oxygen chamber as dad Tom taps the side. Michaella, sister of mixed martial arts star Urijah Faber, walked three miles Sunday at a brain injury fundraiser.
Michaella Tastad receives treatment in a hyperbaric oxygen chamber as dad Tom taps the side. Michaella, sister of mixed martial arts star Urijah Faber, walked three miles Sunday at a brain injury fundraiser.
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Alex Grimes, 24, navigates a climbing wall at the Center for Integrated Brain Health & Wellness on the Veterans Affairs campus in Martinez. He usually wears sunglasses because light sensitivity – a symptom of his traumatic brain injury – causes migraine headaches. "It's been a long road," Grimes says of his recovery.
Alex Grimes, 24, navigates a climbing wall at the Center for Integrated Brain Health & Wellness on the Veterans Affairs campus in Martinez. He usually wears sunglasses because light sensitivity – a symptom of his traumatic brain injury – causes migraine headaches. "It's been a long road," Grimes says of his recovery.
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Debbie Dominick is among those working to open a center in Old Town San Diego for military veterans who have post- traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury. The center would be one of five such facilities the Department of Veterans Affairs is creating nationwide. But residents question whether the neighborhood, which includes nearby Old Town Academy K-8 Charter School, is suited to recovering veterans.
Debbie Dominick is among those working to open a center in Old Town San Diego for military veterans who have post- traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury. The center would be one of five such facilities the Department of Veterans Affairs is creating nationwide. But residents question whether the neighborhood, which includes nearby Old Town Academy K-8 Charter School, is suited to recovering veterans.
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Thomas Kayl is back in North Highlands with his wife, Graciela, and their daughter, Abriella, after three tours with the Army in Afghanistan and Iraq. Kayl sustained a brain injury from a bomb explosion in Afghanistan, and after months of recovery is readjusting to family life and preparing for work.
Thomas Kayl is back in North Highlands with his wife, Graciela, and their daughter, Abriella, after three tours with the Army in Afghanistan and Iraq. Kayl sustained a brain injury from a bomb explosion in Afghanistan, and after months of recovery is readjusting to family life and preparing for work.
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Tigers, MLB teams to wear camouflage on Memorial Day
May 22, 2013
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Not only are the team uniforms meant to honor veterans, the MLB will also donate proceeds from sales to Welcome Back Veterans charity, which according to an MLB release,'' provides grants to university hospitals throughout the country that provide post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and traumatic brain injury ...
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