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Days after a severe concussion left him unable to walk or talk, Dom Rooney stood with his Wautoma Hornets teammates on senior night. His Wisconsin community wore "Dom Strong" shirts and raised thousands through shirt sales and fundraisers to support his recovery.
Doctors didn't expect 19-year-old Killian Veldhoen to wake up after his traumatic brain injury left him in a coma last December. Nine months later, he's walking, talking, and rebuilding his life in Kerry.
Just weeks after 14-year-old Kohen Pittman suffered multiple fractures and a brain bleed in an e-bike accident, he's already returning to school part-time. His remarkable recovery has his family calling him their miracle.
Bridget Rogers survived brain cancer as a child and now helps other young patients build resilience. The New York Mets honored her mission with a surprise visit from David Wright.
An Australian teenager who suffered two brain bleeds and woke in a vegetative state after a high-speed horse riding accident is making a remarkable recovery. She's now setting her sights on returning to the saddle within two years.
A 14-year-old Stillwater soccer player paralyzed in an April crash is using electric stimulation therapy to participate in a global soccer juggling record attempt this Saturday. What started as a hospital room game has grown into a community rallying point and a connection to 20,000 people worldwide.