Patrick Kennedy and General Peter Chiarelli are working to change the stigma behind brain injury.
“ONE MIND was inspired by my uncle John F. Kennedy’s challenge to put a man on the moon within a decade. We had the technology, and we came together as a nation and did it.” ~Patrick Kennedy
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53,000 People die from Traumatic Brain Injury Every Year
Patrick Kennedy and General Peter Chiarelli are working to change the stigma behind brain injury.
“ONE MIND was inspired by my uncle John F. Kennedy’s challenge to put a man on the moon within a decade. We had the technology, and we came together as a nation and did it.” ~Patrick Kennedy
Patrick Kennedy and General Peter Chiarelli are working to change the stigma behind brain injury.
“ONE MIND was inspired by my uncle John F. Kennedy’s challenge to put a man on the moon within a decade. We had the technology, and we came together as a nation and did it.” ~Patrick Kennedy
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