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Gary Busey Helps Lead Fight Against Traumatic Brain Injuries

“I want people to understand that life is very important. And that if you’re riding a motorcycle, skateboard, or bicycle without a helmet – you’re challenging the face of death.”

Gary Busey adds that riding without a helmet is a gamble everyone is bound to lose, sooner or later. “When the odds finally catch up with you, fate will steal your life, and the hearts of everyone who loves you.”

Busey had just picked up his bike at a repair shop when he slid on a patch of gravel at 40 mph, flipped over the handlebars, and his unprotected head hit the curb. “I landed at the feet of a police officer and was rushed to an emergency room with a hole in my head the size of a half dollar,” says Busey.

Doctors subsequently related that had Busey arrived even three minutes later, he would not have survived. As it was, Busey fell into a coma for over four weeks, while family and friends stood by his side.