I_POOP_IN_MY_MOUTH comments on TIL 550 motorcyclists participated in a ride to protest New York State's mandatory helmet law. During the ride, One of the rider's breaks failed and was sent over the handlebars and hit his head on the pavement, killing him. Medical experts said he would have survived if he had worn his helmet.: "I didn't understand what a brain injury means until she started working with those affected and it's awful. It's not a normal injury where you might have to deal with some physical impairment for the rest of your life that you can sort of manage. A TBI can/will change you on a much deeper level. Your personality will likely be radically different. You might have random bouts of anger and frustration and won't really know why. You might have trouble forming new memories and can only live in the present, forgetting people you've met and places you've been. You may not be able to read and if you can it will be really difficult. You might feel lost and confused in new environments. You won't be able to navigate your local Walmart because you'll be lost and have to wait for someone to find you. Since the injury isn't visible people won't understand that you have a disability and treat you poorly. You might lose your peripheral vision and forever feel claustrophobic. Your body might lose the ability to self-regulate temperature so you will constantly be too hot or too cold. You will probably lose most of your personal relationships because people don't understand why you seem to be a completely different person. Be prepared to say goodbye to getting married if you're single or say goodbye to your wife/husband if you aren't cause they won't recognize you anymore, you are a completely different person. There are a lot more possible issues and TBI's have an extremely broad range of effects that are completely unpredictable but these are some of the most common ones I saw. And none of that touches on any of the physical aspects of a TBI that may leave you partially paralyzed, not because you broke your spine but because your brain cant communicate with parts of your body."
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