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Joe s journey is a testament to your family s strength and devotion. Love is the stronghold , the base of your days to follow, the days of fear and joy. Always know our thoughts and prayers will always be there for your beautiful family. You strengthen our hopes that Ross will have a strong recovery also, he is not only our son but our dearest friend. Thank you for sharing not only your journey but also the real meaning of the word "Love".....Lou & Kathy

Damon Family,
I watched your video with my 26 year old son tonight. His name is Michael and he suffered a severe traumatic brain injury 10/21/07. Michael was involved in a single car accident while driving to his home in Arlington, VA. Michael was Code Blue when he arrived at the hospital and not expected to live. He was in a coma for about a month and we have been blessed beyond measure to see this young man recover more than doctors ever let us hope for.

I began journaling his progress for the same reason most people blog - to keep everyone up to date with Mike's progress. After he came home, I began using posts from the blog to create a video of his journey. Your video is beautiful and professionally done but your story is our story. TBI changes all of us and everything forever. We laugh, we love, we live but we do it different now.

We all have so much to be thankful for - may God bless your family this holiday season.

www.weluvmike.com

What a wonderful gift you have shared of yourself and family. My twin brother was in a motorcycle accident a year ago August 18. He has TBI. I understand the peeks and valleys you and your family have been through. I relocated back to CA from CO to assist my parents, who are their late 70's, with my brothers rehabilitation. My brother recently had a second accident on his bicycle, tire blew, he went over the handle bars hit his head again, which has set him back tremendously. It is very sad to watch a person who was able to do so many things now not able to comprehend how to do simple things. We have had to work through the loss of the person he was to understanding the person he is right now. It is a long road one that the journey is all by faith and love. Joe, you are a blessing to all those who share in your journey. My God continue to bless you and your family.

MAY GOD BLESS you and ur family... Lifes worth living however hard it is because there are angels everywhere..

Your courage is something we should all pattern our lives after. We must feel blessed each day with the gift of life and also realize how a split second can change everthing. May God bless you and your family through your difficult journey.

My wife is suffering from a disease that has changed our family. We can all learn from each other. Joe's courage and his families strength will help others survive their journeys. Thank you Joe for allowing others to feel your journey...God bless you and your family!

Dear Joe...I cried along with all of you and am so happy you are making it back to where you once were. My son died of "blunt head trauma" in 2004. A priest gave me a little prayer card which is taped to the wall in front of me as I type this:
Thank You, Lord....
For all you have given me.
For all you have taken from me.
For all you have left me. Amen
I draw strength and hope from those words. What a wonderful and loving family you have and it is so obvious they love you just the way you are....Peace and all good, Jaydee

Thank you for sharing your story. Thank you, thank you, thank you....
We have to deal with cronic sickness in our family. It feels so good to see how you handles your situation. We have to focus at what we really have, and not only what we have lost. But it is hard. I believe God watches you, and that your days was not ended when the accident happened. You are a blessing for others, for me too. From my heart I say -God bless you. Thank you for sharing.....

I am so inspired by the Damon family. It is so encouraging to see people face hardships and do it with such grace and dignity. I hope to have the courage that Lynn has if my husband ever faced a similar situation. and Joe, your inspiration to continue fighting, doing, and being is such an inspiration. Thank you for reminding us how important it is to be. Will continue to keep posted via the blog.

Quite an encouraging and moving story. My thoughts and best wishes to the Damon's family.

What a beautiful, gentle, loving family. Joe is a lovely soul who is an inspiration. He is a gift from God. Much love to the family.

Thank you for this touching video. I want to double thank you because when I opened up this video I started to cry. You see this opening picture of Joe gave me a blessing. I say this because in this picture Joe looks almost exactly like my brother Christopher I lost this past April. And his smile reminded me of how happy my brother was and I am sure he would want me to smile tooo. Thank you.