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I was recently discharged from the hospital after a 2nd craniotomy to resect and biopsy a brain tumor. When I came home to the dim lights in my quiet house and my amazing husband ready to help me, I thought about how fortunate I am. My memory, vision, speech, and motor skills are all okay and I just need to take it easy to fully recover. Many other people need neurorehabilitation after brain surgery and other brain injuries.

SameYou works to increase access to recovery for young adults after leaving the hospital and to facilitate innovations in specialist nurse training, fund clinical research, and develop evidence for policy change. They are currently providing virtual rehabilitation clinics and digital resources during the COVID-19 crisis.

SameYou was founded by actress Emilia Clarke who had 2 brain aneurysms herself. After sharing her story, I realized she is as inspiring as Dany in Game of Thrones, as caring as Lou in Me Before You, and as badass as Qi'ra in Solo: A Star Wars Story.