Brain Injured Boy Participates in TBI Fundraiser
At four years old Jordan Boyd’s life and the life of his family changed forever. He was at a neighbor’s house getting his haircut for his birthday party. When someone shouted that his birthday friends were arriving he ran across the street and was struck by a speeding vehicle. Jordan remained in a coma for four months and was hospitalized for ten after sustaining a traumatic brain injury. Jordan is now 22 he has difficulty walking and talking and has minimal use of his arms and hands as well as legally blind. Tragedies such as this are happening all over the United States daily and yet many remain in the dark about the devastating life-altering consequences. “I had no idea what a brain injury meant,” said his mother, Joanna Boyd. “Nobody should have to learn about brain injury the way I did, in an intensive care unit. Brain injury is a life-altering experience for everyone.” The Brain Injury Association of New Jersey has been a lifeline for Joanna Boyd’s family. On Oct. 18, Jordan will join hundreds in the 2008 Walk for Thought/Cycle for Safety event held by the Brain Injury Association of New Jersey. Jordan will be riding in honor of his 21 year-old friend who had a brain injury and passed away this summer. The statewide event raises much-need funds for services, increases public awareness, celebrates the achievements of people living with a brain injury and honors those who have suffered a TBI, but cannot walk in the fundraiser.
