What Is The Brain Injury Recovery Network (tbirecovery.org)?

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The Brain Injury Recovery Network at tbirecovery.org is an informational website for people who have survived a traumatic brain injury (TBI) and for the family members and loved ones supporting them. It offers practical, actionable advice and insights about the condition and its management, and it is aimed at readers who want orientation on what to do after a brain injury rather than clinical treatment or paid services. The site grew out of one family's own experience: it was started to fill an information void after the founders' daughter, Ashleigh, was seriously injured in a car accident on May 28, 1999.

What the site covers

The homepage organizes its material around the stages a family typically moves through after a TBI:

  • Crisis Phase — guidance for people whose loved one has recently suffered a brain injury, covering the immediate aftermath.
  • Long Term Phase — material on the long, slow recovery process and how to make it easier.
  • Ashleigh's story — the family's firsthand account of her injury and recovery, offered as insight for readers in a similar situation.

The site describes itself as advocacy-oriented: its stated goal is to see that TBI survivors are given every possible chance to recover. Content is written for survivors and families, not for clinicians.

Who it is for, and what to expect

Reader Fit
Families newly facing a loved one's TBI Strong — the Crisis Phase page is written for this moment
Survivors and families in long-term recovery Strong — the Long Term Phase page addresses sustained recovery
People seeking medical advice or treatment Not the purpose — the site provides information and advice, not care
People seeking legal representation Indirect — the site thanks a specific law firm but does not present itself as a legal service

Background and contact

The network was founded by a family who went through a severe TBI with their daughter and wanted to spare others the information gap they encountered. The site also includes a message of thanks to the law firm Dyer, Garofalo, Mann, & Schultz, which handled Ashleigh's legal needs; this is presented as a personal acknowledgment rather than a general endorsement of any firm.

For questions or comments, the site lists a toll-free number: 1-937-743-9949. No pricing, membership, or login requirements are stated on the page, so treat access terms as unconfirmed until you check the site directly.

How to use it

Start with the page that matches your current stage — Crisis Phase if the injury is recent, Long Term Phase if you are already in recovery — and read Ashleigh's story if you want a family's perspective on what the process looks like. Use the contact number for direct questions. The site is a starting point for understanding and navigating a TBI, not a substitute for medical or legal professionals.