Damage Done: A Survivor's Story of Traumatic Brain Injury, Chronic Pain and Adaptation (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9798249805098)

A garbage truck. A split second. A life permanently altered.

At nineteen, he was run over during a routine summer job. The accident left him with a traumatic brain injury, chronic daily headaches, hormonal disruption, broken bones-and a nervous system that would never function the same again.
Doctors said he would stabilize. They were wrong.

This is not a miracle recovery story. It is a raw account of what happens after survival-when pain becomes a daily companion, when ambition collides with limitation, and when the person you used to be no longer exists.
From failed studies and marijuana dependence to discovering bodybuilding as rehabilitation...
From selling everything and moving to Thailand...
From building a fitness business while his own body quietly deteriorated...

This is a story about rebuilding identity when your foundation is damaged.
About masculinity, ego, chronic illness, discipline, and the uncomfortable truth that sometimes "getting stronger" means learning your limits.

Not inspirational. Not self-pitying. Just honest.

Author: Alexander Kermutski
ISBN-13: 9798249805098
Publisher: Independently Published
Language: English
Published: 02/25/2026
Pages: 138
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.43lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.30d