Pegues, Yvette

When I was diagnosed with a Traumatic Brain Injury caused by Arnold Chiari Malformation, Type I (CM1), the first realization we made was that my dream to change the course of my Engineering career at IBM to pursue a full-tuition, fully funded package for the unprecedented Ed.L.D. doctorate Program at Harvard University was no longer my immediate assignment. It was time to fight. It was time to fight this disease, for my well-being and it was time to fight for my family. In order to get on the other side of tragedy, it would take a family that was ready to triumph through pain with a purpose. W...