A couple weeks ago Lynne and I spoke at a head injury support group associated with the Traumatic Brian Injury Foundation of Utah. We were able to talk with other victims of brain injuries as well as their famliy members.  We shared our experience and how we deal with life after my accident.  

There were people there trying to cope with life changing experiences and my main focus to them was to never give up! I would say to them things such as, "I used to be right handed, now I am left handed" because my right side was affected from my brain injury.  

I feel we gave some inspiration to those who felt anger or depression in helping them focus on what they have instead of what they lost. Lynne and I have been invited to speak at their fall conference in September and are thrilled!  

*All the profits from the book sales at this speaking engagement was donated to the TBI Foundation (traumatic brain injury).

I wanted to take a moment to share with you how our book "The Lost Season" got it's name and cover.

When I was in my accident, the force from the boat to my brain put me into a deep coma.  I was in a coma for 5 weeks during the months of September and October.  I do not have any memory of this time, in fact I do not remember the time period from about one month before my accident to one month after my accident.  The autumn season of the year 1990 was and forever will be lost to me in my life.  Therefore, the name "The Lost Season" came to be.

As for the cover of our book...  the autumn leaves obviously represent the autumn season that was "lost", but if you look closely, the middle object is a cocoon.  Inside this cocoon is a figure of a person curled up into the fetal position.  As I was deep in my coma and struggling to recover, Lynne was deep in her own cocoon struggling to emerge.  But, if you turn the book over, you can see a butterfly with our family's four silhouettes making up the wings representing that our family has emerged from our dark cocoon into something more beautiful than before.

One of my passions is RACQUETBALL!  I play on a local league at the Rec. Center two days a week, and then  other days in the week, I play against some buddies and fellow racquetballers . Unfortunately, a couple weeks ago, I was playing hard and got smacked right in the mouth with a racquet. I received 6 stitches total and now have a battle scar that's healing well.  I am just glad I didn't have to wait too many days before I could get right back to it!

The new year always feels great with a new fresh start on life. I love setting goals, both long term and short term.  This year my main goal I will be focusing on is, reaching out to as many people as I can with my story, through my website and books. I would like to thank all of you who have shared my website with others. You are helping me achieve my goal.

Well, this month has been excellent so far.  Lynne and I had the opportunity to speak to three different youth groups recently and share our story.  We first spoke to a group of young juveniles at the local county jail. Wow, what an experience. At first, none of these kids wanted us there and acted as if we were a burden for coming.  After some persuasion we were able to get every single one of them to come out of their rooms to listen to what we had to share with them. I truly felt we reached those children and in a small way made an impact on their lives. We helped them realize that we all have dark days and "unfair" circumstances, but the important thing is how we deal with our situations and experiences in life. By the end of our time there, the children were very responsive to us, asking questions and sharing their experiences. I really felt it was an incredible evening for everyone there including Lynne and I. We also spoke with a group of young adults and also a local youth church group.  The spirit was felt and we enjoyed sharing our experiences with these young people as well.

Thank you for visiting our website! It has now been 18 years since my boating accident and I am continually recovering more and more each day. 


This blog will act as a journal for me throughout my upcoming weeks, months and years. I hope you will enjoy and follow my journey with me through my blog and may you find even a small inspiration to apply to your life as I strive everyday to NEVER GIVE UP!