When you think of the everyday life of a pro athlete, what do you think of? Working really hard. Waking up early. Working out a lot. Practice practice practice. Prioritizing your body and health. Focus on nutrition. Getting plenty of sleep. Everything dedicated to their body performing at its best. What do you think they think and talk about mostly during the day? Things related to their fitness, health, performance. Why? Because that is almost their entire life.

Surprisingly, a brain injury has a lot of similarities. Brain injury survivors must prioritize their health, go to bed early, be on a routine, making decisions based on health, practicing our cognitive, visual, vestibular, and physical exercise and homework. Literally every single decision revolves around the brain injury and what your body and brain can or cannot handle.

So basically, I’m Tom Brady except I don’t get paid tens of millions of dollars, I’m not famous, and I have no SuperBowl wins. Congrats to me.