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Local student with brain injury who can't walk or talk defies odds, graduates from high school

Dr. Bruce H. Cohen, Director, NeuroDevelopmental Science Center at Akron Children's, discusses the care and recovery of D’Ayshunah Kind, an Akron girl who had a severe asthma attack that led a devastating brain injury. Even though she is unable to walk or talk, Kind is set to graduate high school on Monday

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