Vital Connections

A traumatic brain injury sent John into a coma. After doctors saved his life and woke up his brain, he had the mental capacity of a child. His family asked, "What now?"
John had decided to sell his motorcycle and was taking it for a farewell ride. When his bike was broadsided by a sedan, John was catapulted 150 feet into the air and landed half a football field away. When he woke up eleven months later, the first thing he noticed was that he was wearing diapers. He didn't know he had massive brain injuries. He didn't know he'd had fourteen surgeries, or that he hadn't walked, talked or eaten for almost a year. John's body was healing, but his brain was still broken. So broken that this father-of-two and former top executive now had the mental capacity of a child. Could the science of neuroplasticity turn him back into a man?
Brain science tells us that the brain can change at any age, reorganizing neural connections and even forging new ones. But how exactly does this work? Can you stimulate the brain to change on demand? Can these changes improve how the brain functions in daily life? And what's really possible? Small tweaks or life changing improvements? This riveting true story is about the faith of a family. It's about the applied science of neuroplasticity. It's about kids and adults of all ages who are serious about dramatically changing how their brains perform in school, at work and in life. This story is about you, too, because if the science of neuroplasticity can help heal the brain of a man who sustained a massive head injury, what can it do for you or someone you love?