BECAUSE I CAN ride | Josh Morros
Hardest part of my recovery was "knowing my life before my accident and how fast I was on the motorcycle and all the records I broke. It came naturally to me the first time and now I have to work so hard to get it back. It really makes me appreciate everything more in the long run." ~Josh Morros
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About Traumatic Brain Injuries
THE NUMBERS TELL THE STORY:
- Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) is a silent yet serious epidemic currently leaving 5.3 million Americans with disabilities. This represents over 2% of the US population.
- Every 17 seconds, one person in the U.S. sustains a brain injury.
- 80% are treated and released from an emergency department.
- 75% of TBI’s that occur each year are concussions or other forms of mild TBI.
- Mortality from brain injuries has exceeded the cumulative number of American battle deaths inclusive of all wars since the founding of the Republic.
- Every 7 minutes, someone dies of a brain injury.
- 80% of brain injury victims end up in divorce and have a hard time in relationships.
- 75% of persons with TBI’s who return to work will lose their job if they do not have support.
- The estimated lifetime cost for each survivor of a severe brain injury exceeds $4 million.
- 35% of TBI’s are related to falls.
- The number of people with TBI’s who are not seen in an emergency department or who do not receive care is unknown.
Information obtained thru: Centre of Neuro Skills, Center for Disease Control, and the Brain Injury Association of America.
