Source: fox9.com | Repost Duerson Fund – 5/4/2022 –
Like most teenagers, he’s already seemingly running a mile a minute with his parents trying to keep up. But in Ben’s case, the race he’s planning is about giving back and raising awareness on brain injuries.
“I’m doing better than I used to,” said Ben from his home in Woodbury.
Ben was traveling with his father Dave to Marshall, Minnesota, three years ago to visit family members when their car was t-boned by another vehicle. The crash left Ben critically injured. He was airlifted to Children’s Minnesota where multiple teams worked to keep him alive.
“He had contusions and he had bruising to his brain and bleeding on the surface and inside his brain and multiple fractures as well,” recalled Dr. Meysam Kebriaei, a neurosurgeon at Children’s Minnesota.