‘I Get to Be Alive Now’: Aurora Student Excels After Traumatic Brain Injury


(Akron Beacon Journal) – When then-17-year-old Philip Case woke up in a Buffalo hospital’s intensive care unit following a weekend sledding accident, he couldn’t remember his name, his parents, or any memories of his childhood or the accident.

But he remembered one important thing: He had an AP Government test on Monday.

“I was like, ‘I’ve got to get back to school, I’ve got a government test on Monday. I gotta get back to school,'” the now 18-year-old recounted. “They were like, ‘It’s Wednesday. Relax. You missed your government test.'” CONTINUE

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