The Crumley House opened its doors in the summer of 1992. Although from afar this may have looked like the beginning, the dream that became a reality was born in 1981. On a September afternoon the lives of then fourteen year old Lori Beth Ford and her family were dramatically and forever chanaged. Following a tragic automobile accident, this beautiful and vibrant teenager becam a brain injury survivor. After several weeks in a coma, Lori Beth awaked with a frontal lobe injury to her brain. She was unable to speak, walk, or eat. The accident ended years of ballet, horse back riding, cheerleading, and many other outstanding endeavors. However, it did not end her life. The goals changed but the drive and support of her family did not. Lori's mother, Ms. June Barrett, who knew very little on the subject of Traumatic Brain Injury did not hesitate. She immersed herself in Lori's hands on rehabilitation and recovery. She discovered throughout the process that there was a crucial missing link in the rehabilitaion cycle. There was no place to support the transition between acute rehabilitation, community reenty, and independent living skills. From this idea grew what in now The Crumley House. Through grant money and private fund raising, she turned her own families' pain into a resource for the entire region. The Crumley House began as an act of love and continues to be for its members and their families.