Almost a year after their teenage son suffered a traumatic brain injury, the boy’s family is looking back on the terrifying accident — and preparing for what’s next. Brett Jedwabny, then 15, was helping power wash his family’s home in Appleton, Wisc., on July 9, 2024, when he began cleaning the cart that was holding the equipment. The tire exploded, cracking his eye socket and sending debris into his brain, which took out part of his right frontal lobe. His mom Nicole immediately called for help.
