What People Are Saying About Concussion Alliance

We are grateful to be making an impact! Here is what people, including patients, caregivers, healthcare providers, researchers, interns, college administrators, and other nonprofit leaders, are saying about Concussion Alliance.

Michelle Limmer, concussion patient

After she posted about Concussion Alliance on Instagram, we interviewed Michelle Limmer about the challenges she faced getting appropriate care for a concussion and how Concussion Alliance helped her with her concussion recovery.

@michelololmade the Instagram post below, adding, “Thank you so much for your incredible work and the resources you provide! You have changed my life.”

“The work the Concussion Alliance is doing is incredibly important to concussion patients. The healthcare system can be challenging to navigate and many people need help figuring out what to do and where to go.”
— Steve Broglio, Director, University of Michigan Concussion Center

In this 60-second video, Summer 2023 interns Hannah Hartmann, Zoe Cronin, Nora Williamson, and Charley Draheim talk about how the Concussion Alliance internship program affected their future career aspirations. Nora talks about how she will be able to apply the skills she learned in the internship to future research, while Hannah, Zoe, and Charley discuss how the internship highlighted how many career paths are possible within the field of concussion research.

“The ConcussionAlliance.org site is great, and I found it super useful when I got my concussion. It explains better than the doctors did.”
— Linda, Senior Program Manager, Microsoft
“This is a PSA for Concussion Alliance . My daughter recently got a concussion skiing. I was frantically looking at websites to learn what to watch out for, how to handle the first 48 hours, etc.

ConcussionAlliance.org was by orders of magnitude the best website out there. It is a fantastic website for parents, teachers or anyone involved in sports. It is full of immediately useful, up to date information on concussions: what to do, what not to do, how to recover, etc. I can’t recommend this website highly enough.

This website changed everything for us. We went from scared and timid to strong, secure, and knowledgeable because of this website. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.”
— Karin Duval, parent

In a 2-minute video, intern alums discuss highlights from our internship program and what they have learned about concussions.

John Garay Hernandez (Winter 2022 program), Kira Kunzman (Summer 2023 program), and Melissa Brown (Summer 2021 program) reflect on the program environment and explain how their views of concussions have changed as a result of the program.

“I think that it exceeded my expectations - I’m just so grateful for this experience.

I think I’m really interested in public health now, which I’ve been exploring more [because of this internship]. There’s so much out there, and I feel so much more confident... to go out there and pursue my interests.”
— Summer 2023 Intern

In a 2-minute video, Winter 2023 interns Anna Center and Zoe Cronin talk about how the internship positively affected their thinking about their career paths and sense of self-worth.

Michelle Limmer, concussion patient

After she posted about Concussion Alliance on Instagram, we interviewed Michelle Limmer about the challenges she faced getting appropriate care for a concussion and how Concussion Alliance helped her with her concussion recovery.

@michelolol made the Instagram post below, adding, “Thank you so much for your incredible work and the resources you provide! You have changed my life.”

Image card with this quote "The ConcussionAlliance.org site is great, and I found it sper useful when I got my concussion. It explains better than the doctors did. " ~Linda, Senior Program Manager, Microsoft
quote ""My daughter recently got a concussion skiing. I was frantically looking at websites to learn what to watch out for, how to handle the first 48 hours, etc. Concussion Alliance was, by orders of magnitude, the best website out there. "

In a 2-minute video, intern alums discuss highlights from our internship program and what they have learned about concussions.

John Garay Hernandez (Winter 2022 program), Kira Kunzman (Summer 2023 program), and Melissa Brown (Summer 2021 program) reflect on the program environment and explain how their views of concussions have changed as a result of the program.

In this 60-second video, Summer 2023 interns Hannah Hartmann, Zoe Cronin, Nora Williamson, and Charley Draheim talk about how the Concussion Alliance internship program affected their future career aspirations. Nora talks about how she will be able to apply the skills she learned in the internship to future research, while Hannah, Zoe, and Charley discuss how the internship highlighted how many career paths are possible within the field of concussion research.

In a 2-minute video, Winter 2023 interns Anna Center and Zoe Cronin talk about how the internship positively affected their thinking about their career paths and sense of self-worth.

In a 45-second video, Summer 2023 interns Anna Center, Charley Draheim, and Alex Rosmarino describe their overall experiences with the Concussion Alliance internship program and the specific aspects of the program that they enjoyed the most.

In a 2-minute video, summer 2020 intern Caroline Saksena talks about her experience during her time at Concussion Alliance.

Caroline discusses the online resource that she created during her internship and different parts of the curriculum that she found enlightening.

Thank you for sharing the PedsConcussion Telemedicine and Virtual Care information in your most recent newsletter. You are doing a terrific job on these newsletters! Thank you for putting your organization together. You really have a well-written si
"Working in collaboration with Concussion Alliance has been exceptional. Malayka and Conor Gormally are passionate about mTBI research, and it shows. Our study team utilized the Concussion Alliance newsletters to reach more potential study participan
"I appreciate your opinion and quick response... I really needed to talk that through with someone knowledgeable. I’m happy to have found your website, and sincerely appreciate the opportunity to visit with you. Thanks!”
"I’m learning so much, and I know that my final product is going to help people in some way or another. We’re all searching for information on the internet all the time, and it can be so frustrating to not find what you’re looking for…I can't even
“I am sure I reply to this newsletter every time, but I just want to thank you for such informative topics and links to research. I struggle to venture into forums because of the volume of negative posts, but this newsletter keeps me informed. Thank
“I just got the Concussion Alliance newsletter and noticed that you guys have shared another one of our training opportunities. Thank you so much for pushing our webinars to your audience. I just wanted to make sure you knew it didn't go unnoticed.
“Being able to talk to someone who understands what a brain injury is, what we are going through, and points us in the right direction is very helpful. When people look at you subjectively from the outside, brain injuries are not visible.
But I really want to say thank you so much for the work that YOU do. I was just on your website for a while. I really appreciate how the information there is so digestible to pretty much anyone who would want to learn more about concussions!” ~ Eve
“It was a pleasure to join and listen to the students present. I continue to be impressed by the students and the amazing work you are doing with your internship program at Concussion Alliance. We are lucky to have such a wonderful organization"
“I am deeply impressed by the resource you have created at Concussion Alliance. Your dedication and passion for the cause are evident in every aspect of the organization's work. The impact your efforts have on individuals affected by concussions and
"Thanks for all you are doing to get information out to help those with concussions through Concussion Alliance!!! I have had 2 significant concussions to the back of my head in the last 2 years, and possibly others earlier.. I check your websote
About our Concussion Update Newsletter, with news and research about all aspects of concussions:"Very impressive. Excellent sections and content. I think people will really appreciate this newsletter.” ~ Ron Savage, Ed.D Founding Chairman of the In
About Concussion Alliance’s continuing medical education course and webinar: “After viewing the webinar, my understanding of concussion and its immediate and long-term symptoms was much clearer. As a rugby coach and referee, it’s a great tool to ed
“As always, thank you for all that you do with Concussion Alliance! Your efforts are changing lives.” - Marci Tierney
“I have loved working with you guys and really enjoyed seeing all the progress with Concussion Alliance!!!!”~ Shelly Seth, volunteer newsletter writer and 2020 summer intern
"I feel like [the internship] exceeded my expectations. I wasn’t aware about the guest speakers…they were a great surprise and added so much to the internship. Sometimes I go back through my notes and i’m like ‘this is so cool to learn about.’"
"“I discovered Concussion Alliance when I was searching for answers and the best way to journey forwards. In New Zealand...understanding, knowledge and treatment is well behind and one has to fight every step of the way and find the information, reso
Thank you @ConcussionAlly for helping to amplify these updates to clinical practice. We appreciate all your hard work in connecting our community so we can work together to improve outcomes. ~ PedsConcussion
About Concussion Alliance’s continuing medical education course and webinar: "Thanks for sharing the webinar. It is very informative and useful." ~Judith Gates Co-Founder, Head4Change U.K.
About our resource on concussions and Individuals with a Pre-Existing Disability “I think that’s really great! It’s not often that you see something so detailed for para sports! Katie Mitchell, PhD, MSc PT, CAT(C) Clinician-Scientist & Educato
“[The internship] exceeded my expectations. I just assumed it’d be working with a partner 24/7, but it was a lot more in-depth and had greater breadth. It was a true cohort of people with passion for concussions that reciprocated each others’ passion
“Thank you for speaking with me and allowing me to shed some positive light on dealing with suspected CTE... being able to feel like there are people supporting you and caring gets you through the day a little easier, so thank you.”
“I’ve taken care of a lot of patients who have had a traumatic brain injury, mostly from car-related accidents. Nobody understands what’s going on with these patients, and I think what Concussion Alliance is doing is really important.”

Thanks for all you do for concussion care. I love your work and share information about your organization with patients.

Bethany Johnson-Kerner, MD, PhD
Pediatric Neurologist, UCSF
Program Director, Pediatric Neurorecovery