Brain Waves

Noggin contributor Connor LaPlant sits down with his mom in an interview that explores the realities of becoming a caregiver to a loved one with a brain injury.

Amy Kemp has a unique way of putting things into perspective. Ask her about what life is like for her following a seizure, and she’ll tell you she feels “seizure-iffic!” How she got to this point, well… that’s the interesting story.

On Thursday, September 29th, Miami Dolphins star quarterback Tua Tagovailoa was carted off the field with an apparent concussion. Four days earlier, he appeared to be concussed and stumbled several times.

Evan Gossell is a good guy whose story of surviving brain injury is all too common.

Thomas Baker was 21 years old when his life took an unexpected turn.

Speak with Kathryn Pidgeon for 10 seconds and you’ll know exactly why she’s the perfect choice to co-chair the Brain Injury Alliance of Arizona’s 2023 Brainiac Bash, along with Debbie Gaby.

She kept her brain injury secret…until she couldn’t.

If there’s one thing Lisa Cowan shares with the characters of the hit T.V. show Friends, it’s this: no one told her life was gonna be this way!

Christina Tzavellas is a fighter. She believes her story can inspire others, which is one reason she attended one of the Brain Injury Alliance’s Unmasking Brain Injury sessions this past July.

When someone gets new tires, it’s not usually the makings for a human-interest piece. But when those tires are a donation from a nonprofit group that keep a family together, well, it’s literally a different story.