HEROS WITH TBI [ back to What's New ]
After acute recovery from a severe TBI, Julie "Butterfly" Hill, a 25 year old woman from Arkansas came to Humboldt County, California, and made history through heroic, non-violent civil disobedience. Julie built a shelter 180 feet up a giant redwood tree in Stafford, California, which she named "Luna" and lived there for the past 2 years, until the owner of the ancient redwood grove, Pacific Lumber/Maxxam, promised in writing never to cut down Luna or the small grove where the tree stood, and to convert from clearcutting to more eco-friendly, sustainable logging practices. Harper will publish her story in April 200 under the title "The Legacy of Luna." Congratulations and hats off to Julie Hill for showing everyone that life does not end with a brain injury, and that people with a TBI are capable of creativity, courageous acts and admirable deeds which inspire others.