Overcoming the Odds: Martin Karrigan on Brain Injury Recovery and Advocacy

In this episode of Life Gets MoCrazy, Jamie MoCrazy sits down with Martin Karrigan, a brain injury survivor, educator, and advocate with the Brain Injury Association of Maryland. In 1998, Martin was a college athlete when he was struck by a car, leaving him in a coma and facing a long road to recovery. Through intensive rehabilitation and unwavering determination, he not only returned to school but built a fulfilling career in special education and became a passionate advocate for brain injury awareness.

Jamie and Martin discuss the importance of access to proper rehabilitation, the ongoing fight for policy change in Washington, D.C., and the stark reality that brain injury treatment today is harder to access than it was decades ago. They also explore the isolation many survivors face and the power of community in recovery.

In this episode, we talk about:

• The critical role of rehabilitation and why many survivors don’t get enough care
• The stigma surrounding brain injury and why many survivors stay silent
• How advocacy efforts in D.C. aim to improve brain injury treatment

Resources:

• Brain Injury Association of Maryland: https://www.biamd.org
• Tasmania University Course: TBI MOOC
• MoCrazy Strong Foundation: https://www.mocrazystrong.org

Notes: 

The course through Tasmania University is free and self-paced from March 24th to May 19th.

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