Cathy Liu

On a crisp, summer day nine years ago, I was jogging.  I had a regular life.  I was just like everybody else – regular person doing what regular people do.  In a split second, my life was abruptly altered.  I was no longer regular.  I became someone who has Traumatic Brain Injury.  I became someone who has a disability.  I felt like I was trapped in someone else’s body – a stranger that I did not know.  

After my injury, in a way, I am reborn, hatched and started to relearn my “new” beginning.  I can’t see beyond the horizon.  It is too soon to tell what my imminent future beholds.  But right now, I have learned something deep inside of me that is powerful and that tool is “I will.”   I WILL walk again.  I WILL speak again.   I WILL do what normal people do despite my handicap.  My disability is a challenge, but I WILL overcome it.

I joined “Walk for Brain Injury” five years ago - a fundraiser to promote awareness of brain injury in the U.S.   I was the number one fundraiser in Sacramento for five years in a row and I raised over $17,000 thanks to your support!  For the second year in a row, the host organization to recieve the funds will be U.C. Davis Medical Center!!  To promote our cause, we have planned some exciting changes.  After our walk, food trucks and a professional band will greet us upon our return.  

On Sunday, March 20 in Sacramento, we will walk in our State Capitol.  The check-in time is 10:00am and we'll walk at 11:30am.  Here is Sacramento's "Walk For Brain Injury" info: https://secure.qgiv.com/event/2016sacramentowalk/

To register under our U.C. Davis Team Name, click “Register.”  After the registration is over, select “Join a Team.”  Write down “ Grey and White Matters” and that name will immediately write it for you.  

If you want to contribute to my cause, my personal page is: https://secure.qgiv.com/event/account/346888/.  Click “Donate” for your donation.

I couldn’t have done it without your amazing endorsement and I’m looking forward to bring alertness to brain injury with your help!