Breast cancer is a fight no one wants to face, but here’s the hopeful truth: it doesn’t have to be a death sentence. Today, thanks to early detection and better screenings, breast cancer is more treatable than ever.

“Children are the future,” is a phrase that has been passed around for years, from the 31st President, Herbert Hoover, to Whitney Houston and everyone after that. There are books, classes, degrees, and even entire professions structured around the idea that children represent our hope for a better tomorrow. 

But here is the thing about brain injuries, regardless of a full physical recovery, more than 50% of moderate to severe head injuries still result in chronic disability and life changing issues. My dad’s severe head injury was no different.