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Durham band director with traumatic brain injury returns to job

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Four years ago, band director Tim Fischer was hit by a car. Doctors didn't know if he'd ever be able to speak, walk or teach again. Fischer beat the odds, showing music students like Sophia Stephan what's possible. March is also Brain Injury Awareness Month.

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Durham band director with traumatic brain injury returns to job

DURHAM, Conn. (WTNH) -- Conducting music has always come second nature to Tim Fischer, but a traumatic brain injury threatened the future of his passion. Four years ago, the Coginchaug Regional High School band director's teaching career came to an abrupt stop, when the unthinkable happened. "I was on a walk with my wife and two dogs, and unfortunately, I was hit hard by a car at that time," Fischer said. "I was hit by a car at that time. I was…

2 months ago·New Haven, United States

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