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SOMETIMES IT TAKES MORE THAN A VILLAGE... SOMETIMES IT TAKES AN ARMY!
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OUR STORY

THE BEGINNING

Al Trahan

Our story began on June 11th, 2019 when our family was faced with the devastating impact of a loved one suffering from a Traumatic Brain Injury after falling and cracking his skull on a concrete floor. Initial survival was questionable and the road to recovery has often been filled with more questions than answers.  We've spent many days researching online to try and traverse through the many steps of recovery, most of which were only learned of with only a few days to research, plan and execute.  The process left us making quick decisions on a tough situation.  What is next?  Where do we go from here?  What do we do?  When do we do it?  How do we handle it?  What are the needs?  What are the pro's and con's of where we're sending our loved one?  How good is the staff?  What are the possibilities?  WHERE CAN WE FIND THE R.E.S.T. WE NEED?  We could write a book filled with all the questions we had and, unfortunately, to find most of the answers meant spending hours online searching through any website and article we came across.  Our experience has led us to our dedication of raising awareness and support for other survivors and families of TBI's.

OUR GOALS

THE FUTURE

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Al's Army is constantly evolving and seeking new opportunities for growth. We aim to provide the best user experience we can in order to help as many Survivors and Families get some R.E.S.T. as we can.  We seek to continuously raise awareness and reach out to our communities to provide education and support through exciting fundraising campaigns and charity events.  We are excited to continue to bring our plans and ideas to reality.  We will update our community with important news, research, legislation, and events so stay tuned and sign up for our Mailing List to hear it first! 

 

If you would like to join our cause and help us continue to grow, raise awareness and support for those in need, please reach out to Volunteer today!

OUR TEAM

Scott D. Trahan

SCOTT D. TRAHAN

president/ceo

The son of a TBI Survivor, Scott has been there from the very moment the injury occurred and has experienced the trauma, and devastating impact a TBI has on the Survivor and Family in all aspects.  The struggles they continue to face and overcome, as well as the lack of prior knowledge relating to TBI's, has driven Scott to establish this charity to bring awareness and support to others.  Scott is the proud father of 3 beautiful children, Lilyan, Braelyn and Ryder Trahan, and husband to an amazingly beautiful and supportive wife, Aubrey Trahan, who encourage and inspire him in his passion to help others who are going through a similar life changing event.  A professional Project Manager by trade, Scott strives to organize events and fundraisers to reach as many of our communities as possible to bring awareness to prevention, survival, and recovery as well as support to other Survivors and Families in need.

Barbara J. Trahan

BARBARA J. TRAHAN

board of directors

As the wife of a TBI Survivor, Barbara has been up close and personal with every aspect of life after a TBI.  Barbara is a testament of strength, courage, patience, compassion and love.  She continues to work full time at an Insurance Agency while handling all the medical needs for her husband who suffered his TBI in June, 2019.  Her ability to handle everything on a daily basis is truly inspirational and commendable.  Barbara is the Mother of 2 grown children, Grandmother of 5 beautiful Grandchildren and celebrated 46 years of marriage less than 2 weeks after her husbands injury.  Her 20+ prior years as a Certified Surgical Technologist and Private Surgical Assistant has enabled her to understand the medical needs her husband has faced and enabled her to provide excellent care for him during his recovery.  Her strength is the cornerstone of our mission to bring awareness and support to others.

Jennifer L. Trahan

JENNIFER L. TRAHAN

board of directors

Jennifer is the daughter of a TBI survivor.  Keeping a level-headed, practical outlook is a key factor to successfully coping with any trauma in life - and the same is true when someone you love suffers a TBI.  Jennifer’s quiet strength helped her family tremendously as her father’s initial injury was treated and diagnosed.  She continues to be a supporter, researcher and motivator during his ongoing recovery. Jennifer brings a calm, pragmatic approach to all of her endeavors, whether it be her musical performance career, running her private musical studio business, or acting as the “CEO of the Home” for her husband, Mike Jessee, and sons Lucas Jessee & Maxwell Jessee.  She brings this same approach and energy working to build Al’s Army into a valuable resource for others who find themselves in similar circumstances. Jennifer lives and works in Connecticut.

Aubrey L. Trahan

AUBREY L. TRAHAN

board of directors

Aubrey is the wife of our founder and daughter-in-law of the inspiration of our mission.  While working full time, Aubrey spent nearly 3 full weeks taking care of their 3 children on her own while Scott was going between Lansing, Michigan and Columbus, Ohio to help with the initial care for Al.  As a full time Mom with a full time career, she has also provided significant support to the entire family as well as provided assistance in the creation of our organization and website.  Aubrey defines the strength, courage, patience, understanding, love and support necessary for the family of a TBI survivor to rely on.  With Aubrey as a part of the foundation of Al's Army, all things are possible and she is excited to be a part of our mission the raise awareness and support to other families in need.