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"Pain hurts. Loss hurts. Grief hurts. It leaves us in shambles. Nobody knows a thing about grief or how to grieve until they are in the middle of it. Hindsight is the only morsel of reality left. You would give anything to turn back the clock and relive and cherish the moments with your loved one that you now knew to be the end."
Derek received two bachelor’s degrees (Communication, Elementary Education (K-8) and a master’s (TESOL/bilingual education). Golfing is his hobby but he can’t do it too often. He has four children and is very active in their lives. derekatong.com Derek is beyond blessed. He sustained a massive brain injury in 1984 but is delighted to share the multiple coping and adaptational strategies he has acquired. He enjoys mentoring other brain injury survivors and helping them fit back into society. He knows their road is tough.