
Mark Desmond
Founder and Director of High Hopes Head Injury Program, a nonprofit in Tustin, CA dedicated to brain injury rehabilitation and recovery.
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Aug 5, 2026
Mark Desmond on Brain Injury Recovery, Hope, and the Power of High Hopes
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Mark DesmondGUEST
I coached swimming, and I was told, "Don't tell anybody how old I was" when I started teaching.

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And like the, a good coach, uh, my teams were really great because they also worked for me, and I had them all doing swimming lessons and lifeguarding and such.

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And this group came to use the pool, people that were brain injured, with their family members, and I, uh, couldn't find any one of my swimmers to be lifeguards.

Mark DesmondGUEST
So I took the group, I was sponsored by the city at the time, and kind of liked the group.

Mark DesmondGUEST
And then one boy started walking by the name of Ron Utterback, who wasn't supposed to walk.

Mark DesmondGUEST
And the Today Show came out and did a segment for Dr. R. Eugene here in LA, and then it was broadcast nationally.
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8:05Tony MantorHOST
How do you help those that are so down and so discouraged? How do you build them up so they can see that there is actually hope?