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>>> WELCOME BACK TO GREAT DAY. KHOU 11 IS COLLECTING
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HOUSTON ASTROS HOME GAMES JUNE
7 JUNE 7th THROUGH 9th.
DONATIONS WILL BENEFIT BOOKS
BETWEEN KIDS.
BETWEEN KIDS. OUR GUEST FOUNDED THE HEAD
STRONG BRAIN INJURY FOUNDATION
AFTER A FAMILY MEMBER WAS
INJURED IN AN ACCIDENT.
PLEASE WELCOME LAUREN BR, IN,
ARD.
ARD.
ARD. >>
ARD. >> OFTEN TIMES, THESE ARE
THINGS WE'RE NOT EVEN THINKING
ABOUT UNTIL IT HITS HOME.
>> MY MOM WAS DRIVING TO WORK
ONE MORNING BEFORE SUNRISE AND
WAS IN A CAR ACCIDENT AND SHE
ULTIMATELY HAD TO BE LIFE
FLIGHTED TO MEMORIAL HERMAN AND
UNDERWENT TWO BRAIN SURGERIES
HAVING BOTH SIDES OF HER SKULL
REMOVE AND WAS IN A COMA FOR
FOUR AND A HALF MONTHS.
SHE ULTIMATELY PASSED AND I WAS
PREGNANT AT THE TIME AND I'M AN
ONLY CHILD AND SO NOW, I GET
EMOTIONAL.
EMOTIONAL. >> OF COURSE YOU GET EMOTIONAL.
THE BRAIN IS A DIFFERENT THING.
I MENTIONED SEVERAL TIMES
BEFORE I. WHEN THE BRAIN IS IN
TROUBLE THE REST OF THE BODY IS
IN TROUBLE.
IN TROUBLE. THIS IS SO TOUGH TO GO THROUGH
WITH YOUR FINGERS CROSSED EVERY
TIME.
TIME.
TIME. SHE'S ALIVE AND AT WHAT COST
AND IS SHE GOING TO GET BETTER
AND SHE PASSED AWAY.
GREAT THERAPY IS WHEN YOU TRY
TO HELP SOMEONE ELSE.
THAT'S WHY YOU CREATED THE
ORGANIZATION.
ORGANIZATION. >> FOR A LONG TIME, HOW DO YOU
MAKE PURPOSE OUT OF THE PAYMENT
YOU'VE ENDURED AND I'VE SEEN
OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAVE STRUGGLED
WITH TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURIES.
ONE OF MY BEST FRIENDS MOM ALSO
PASSED FROM A TRAUMATIC BRAIN
INJURY.
INJURY.
INJURY. WHERE WE ARE TODAY, WE WANT TO
MAKE A DIFFERENCE.
OUR LOGO OR MOTTO IS LET YOUR
PAIN BECOME YOUR INSPIRATION.
WE'RE SO INSPIRED TO HELP
OTHERS SO OTHERS WON'T GO
THROUGH SIMILAR TRAGEDIES.
>> A COUPLE OF THINGS, ONE IS
EDUCATION SO PEOPLE ARE AWARE.
THE OTHER IS RAISING MONEY FOR
RESEARCH.
RESEARCH.
RESEARCH. THE SAME TIME WE KNOW MORE
ABOUT THE HUMAN BRAIN THAN EVER
BEFORE, WE ALSO KNOW LITTLE
ABOUT THE HUMAN BRAIN.
REACHING OUT TO HELP OTHERS.
WE CAN FEEL ISOLATED AND ALONE
WHEN THINGS LIKE THIS HAPPENS.
YOUR GROUP REACHES OUT TO
PEOPLE.
PEOPLE.
PEOPLE. >> YES, WE ARE INVOLVED IN A
BLANKET PROJECT.
BLANKET PROJECT. WE TAKE BLANKETS UP TO THE
HOSPITAL.
HOSPITAL.
HOSPITAL. FOR PATIENTS IN THE HOSPITAL
ALREADY AND FAMILY MEMBERS.
WE'LL GO IN AND LISTEN AND TALK
TO THEM AND DELIVER BLANKETS AS
WELL TO BRING COMFORT AND
WARMTH WHILE THEY'RE SPENDING
TIME THERE AND WE HAVE PEOPLE
HELPING WITH REHAB TO GET THEM
ON THE TRACK TO RECOVERY.
>> YEAH, AND YOU WORK WITH THE
SCIENCE INSTITUTE.
SCIENCE INSTITUTE. >> YES, WE'RE ALSO WORKING
CLOSELY WITH THE NEUROSURGEONS
WORKING CLOSELY ON OUR MOMS AND
THEY'RE ADVISING US WHERE WE'RE
TAKING THIS.
TAKING THIS. >> YOU HAVE THE EVENT, LIGHT UP
TO BUTTERFLY.
TO BUTTERFLY. WHY BUTTERFLY?
WHY BUTTERFLY? >> MY MOM LOVED LEOPARDS.
SHE WORE LEOPARD AND HAD IT IN
THE HOUSE.
THE HOUSE. WE PICKED THE BUTTERFLY BECAUSE
IT'S A SYMBOL OF REBIRTH AND
THE IDEA OF THE BUTTERFLY
EFFECT.
EFFECT.
EFFECT. ONE SMALL DISCOVERY, ONE THING
IN RESEARCH CAN CHANGE THE
COURSE OF OUTCOME FOR ANYONE
WITH BRAIN TRAUMA.
WE'RE HOPING TO GET IN AND GET
THAT ONE THING WHERE WE CAN GET
ON THE TRACK TO GETTING PEOPLE
BETTER.
BETTER.
BETTER. >> ALL RIGHT.
TELL US ABOUT THE GALA.
>> IT'S AT THE HOUSTON ROCKET
CLUB.
CLUB.
CLUB. >>
CLUB. >> THAT'S ONE OF OUR PRODUCERS.
RAISE YOUR LEG.
WE CAN'T SEE YOUR LEG THERE.
THERE YOU GO, SHE'S READY.
>> TELL US ABOUT THE NATIONAL
GALA.
GALA.
GALA. >>
GALA. >> WE WILL HAVE LEOPARD
ACCENTS.
ACCENTS.
ACCENTS. IT'S BLACK TIE OPTIONAL.
SOME WILL BE WEARING LONG
DRESSES, SHORT DRESSES.
IT'S COME AS YOU PLEASE.
IT WILL BE AT THE HOUSTON
ROCKET CLUB.
ROCKET CLUB. WE DID SELL OUT WHICH WAS
AMAZING.
AMAZING.
AMAZING. WE'RE SO EXCITED.
THIS COMING SATURDAY, WE'LL
HAVE ALL OUR AUCTION ITEMS
ONLINE IF ANYONE IS INTERESTED
IN BIDDING ON AN ITEM.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE THERE TO
DO THAT AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO
DRESS UP.
DRESS UP.
DRESS UP. SO YOU CAN BE IN YOUR PAJAMAS.
CHECK IT OUT.
>> WHERE WOULD YOU LIKE TO GO
WITH THE ORGANIZATION?
I DO A LOT OF NONPROFIT WORK.
WHEN WE HAVE NO MORE SEATS LEFT
IT'S LIKE YES.
>> WE WERE IN SHOCK.
IT'S THE BEST FEELING.
LIKE THE AMOUNT OF SUPPORT WE
HAD.
HAD.
HAD. WE
HAD. WE SQUAW JUST STARTED LESS THAN
A YEAR AGO.
IT'S BEEN AN INCREDIBLE HEALING
PROCESS.
PROCESS.
PROCESS. WHERE WE WOULD LIKE TO GO IS WE
WOULD LIKE TO GET PEOPLE OUT OF
COMAS AND GET PEOPLE WITH
TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURIES BACK
ON THEIR FEET.
ONE OF THE GUYS WE'RE HELPING
HAD A STROKE.
HE HAS NO USE OF HIS ARM AND
LEG.
LEG.
LEG. WE
LEG. WE WOULD LIKE TO GET HIM TO
REHAB