TBI Kids Ride for Hope

TBI Kids Ride for Hope This will be an annual event to support families who experience the life changing tragedy of Traumatic Brain Injury.

06/23/2026

Day 2 at neurosolutions. Today wasn’t so great to be honest. Melt down mode was the game today. Thankfully we are at the clinic! They brought his brain waves down and successfully calmed him.

Despite the struggle we have two amazing milestones to celebrate. We finally got a thumbs up. Why that’s been such a struggle these almost 3 years after the accident I couldn’t tell you other than every little detail is a lot for an injured brain. Also, last night he actually slept NINE hours! That’s unheard of! 😮

We also ended on some super encouraging news! Ill share later. My brain is not ready to explain. 😅

Emotionally drained from today and living on 4-5 hours while juggling all this and work my Heavenly Father is keeping mr sustained! Looking forward to tomorrow!

FYI, I typically don’t do shirtless videos or pictures, but this is how we get our treatments, so I just try my best to keep it as modest as possible. I also deleted the first one and trimmed it another second. 😜😉

Scotty and I are heading to Lake Charles! It’s intensive time at Neurosolutions! So much to pray over! Of course Scotty ...
06/21/2026

Scotty and I are heading to Lake Charles! It’s intensive time at Neurosolutions! So much to pray over! Of course Scotty to speak! We are praying for a big mile stone with this intensive.

We are also praying that Scott will finish his second jobsite in Texas, at minimum in time to make the last day and travel home with us. Preferably sooner. I must say I struggled with the idea of doing to trip by myself, but God gave me peace. Mama has plans just like the times I would travel at night with my babies when they were small. I’m not traveling at night, but let’s just say Mama will be very thirsty when we get there 😂🤣 It’s all about Scotty on this trip lol. I think k it was easier. A little bit different challenges with a large male toddler in grown man form.

I sure would love to have my baby girl with me on this trip but she has her last Real Estate class today. So proud of her! Next up will be her big test!

But also for this week she leaves for Indiana tomorrow morning. We are praying for traveling mercies all around over Scotty and I today and Kenna, teens, juniors, and leaders tomorrow as they travel to camp. Praying Kenna has the best time at her last camp for forever. Im so thankful for the decisions she made at the last camp and we pray the spirit continues to work in these kids and use them greatly!

06/20/2026

A Day in the Life with a TBI: I have been waiting for a bit to share this. Last summer Scotty could not curl his toes which is important to walking in flip flops. It’s something we don’t think about. But for Scotty this is a great accomplishment this summer!

06/17/2026

A Day in the Life with a TBI:
I’ve mentioned his wave but haven’t shared it. So here’s the cutest wave ever!! I may be a little biased. 🤷🏻‍♀️🥰

06/17/2026

A Day in the Life with a TBI:

Our friend Doug taught Scotty a handshake. A couple months ago that wouldn’t have happened. We have tried for so long, almost daily to copy signs, wave, etc with his hands and he would just pull away. Look at him!! He’s been doing so much recently with coordination and understanding. I love it so much! It took a few tries, but he got it. He would do it a few more times struggling and then he’d do it again perfect! For him to have done it 3-4 times correctly is a huge accomplishment for his brain!

I’d like to get some input from everyone about the TBI Kids Ride for Hope.The ride has always been held on August 1st be...
06/13/2026

I’d like to get some input from everyone about the TBI Kids Ride for Hope.

The ride has always been held on August 1st because it is the anniversary of Scotty’s accident. Last year we had a great turnout with 36 riders for our 2nd Annual Ride.

As we plan this year’s event, I’m considering moving the date due to the August heat and conflicts with other rides. Before making that decision, I wanted to hear from you.

Would you rather keep the ride on August 1st because of its significance, or would you be more likely to attend if it were moved to a different date? If so, what date would you suggest?

I appreciate your feedback and support of TBI Kids.

A Day in the Life with a TBI:Today I want to share something very real. Not because I'm looking for sympathy, but becaus...
06/13/2026

A Day in the Life with a TBI:

Today I want to share something very real. Not because I'm looking for sympathy, but because the happy, great, amazing moments are usually the ones that get shared. And trust me, I have more of those coming soon because things really have been going great with Scotty. His agitation has been minimal for the last few months, and we are so thankful for that.

But a journey with special needs is hard, and sometimes it's important to share that side too.

Today, I braved a trip to Walmart. I only needed 3 or 4 items with one of the items being an ingredient for a half-made recipe left on my countertop. But before I could even grab a cart, he flipped out hollering and hitting himself the second we entered through the doors.

The stares. The ears plugged. The overwhelming environment.
I turned around and walked back to my vehicle feeling completely defeated. Fighting back tears, I found myself praying, "God, please give me peace."

It's hard to explain the emotions that come with moments like these. The frustration of something so simple becoming impossible, my heart dropped, my stomach churned, and my face probably red. The disappointment of leaving empty-handed. I couldn’t even muster out a, “Im sorry he’s got a brain injury.” But he sits in the vehicle like nothing happened. Completely calm and content.

Most days, we celebrate victories. Today I lost the battle with holding back tears. That’s ok.

It leaves me wondering why we cannot get past the doors at Walmart. It’s not the first time this exact thing happened. It’s as though he’s got something against Walmart.

This journey isn't made up only of milestones and progress. It's also made up of moments that stretch us, humble us, and remind us how much we still need God's strength.
Tomorrow is a new day. My lunch recipe will have to wait. And so can Walmart.

Today, we're choosing grace.

Shout out to Julie for riding to Hot Springs with us for another 500 billion Exosomes. I’m so thankful for the company. ...
06/12/2026

Shout out to Julie for riding to Hot Springs with us for another 500 billion Exosomes. I’m so thankful for the company. She was so impressed by Scotty not even flinching. Success again! He is a pro at this. It’s crazy the silly things that set him off, but he’s so engaged in getting an IV push.

In about a week it will be Neurosolutions intensive time in Lake Charles. We are beyond excited. Pray for big things! Speech mostly. We have already seen so many things cognitively back to back the last few weeks, some hard to describe.

06/10/2026

A Day in the Life with a TBI: This boy just walked out of the kitchen and pointed at me. There was no prompting. I just happened to look up from my computer and got a voluntary, “I love you” Scotty version. I didn’t even prompt him. I snapped a photo to get that point and started a video immediately. The video is muted because I had my work meeting in the background. But I asked excitedly, “You love me?” “Yeah?!”

This boy knows what he’s doing. He loves his Dad and Mom! My heart is so full! He’s trying so hard to tell us. I prompted him after his voluntary attempt to push his brain to try the hand shape again. His brain is really working hard on this special coordination. The “I love you” hand shape is so difficult. Maybe he will say it before he gets the hand shape down pat. 🥰

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