Part 3: What If It Was You?

One Fall Away: A Series on Helmets, E-Bikes & Brain Injuries

Part 3: What If It Was You?

By Tina Winterlik aka Zipolita

📝 Names and some identifying details have been changed to protect the privacy of those involved.

Now Ask Yourself...

• Who would care for you if you couldn’t walk or talk?
• Who would wipe your mouth or change your diaper? Put a catheter on you?
• Who would keep coming when others gave up?
• Who would pay?

Most people don’t think about it—until it’s too late.

I've Seen the Aftermath

A mother spoon-feeding her grown daughter.
A boy flinching at a nurse’s touch.
A gifted teen, stuck in a body that no longer obeys.

And What About Your Children?

I’ve seen toddlers riding unprotected. If they fall—if you fall—you might lose them forever. Could you live with that?

We Need to Stop Gambling With Lives

Brain injuries don’t always heal. Many are permanent. And someone will be left to carry the weight—for years, maybe decades.

What You Can Do

• Wear a helmet. Always.
• Insist your kids wear one.
• Speak up. Educate. Set the example.

You are one fall away.
But you can prevent it.

👉 In Part 4: We speak directly to those struggling with addiction and overdose—because they too are just four minutes away from irreversible brain damage.