Jenny May Ball, FNP

TBIs are a beast of their own! But, here I am, defeating the beast the best I can!

When you leave work at the end of the day, feeling better than you did at the start of the day, you know you’re in the right place!
I miss Idaho, but I love my new Community and coworkers!

Barbie Jenny!

Just a heads up: I haven’t had power at my house since the 15th of August! If you’re trying to get ahold of me, just know I won’t answer when at home! But, I’m safe!

Hawaii County: For those who may need a place to shelter, County shelters will be available.

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I’ve been in healthcare 23 years! Here’s a picture of me if I were the age of my experience!

My mission is to help individuals and families restore health, strength, and hope through compassionate, evidence-based, integrative care. I strive to listen deeply, seek the root cause, teach with clarity, and empower every patient to become an active participant in their own healing. I believe that caring for the body honors the life God has given us, and that medicine is most powerful when it combines science, wisdom, and genuine human connection. I don’t just treat disease—I help people reclaim the lives they were created to live.

I have something personal and professional to share:

Five years ago, on June 26, 2021, I was driving to work when I was involved in a serious motor vehicle accident.

I sustained a traumatic brain injury with a subdural hematoma, a skull fracture extending into my orbit, a cervical spine fracture requiring fusion, multiple rib fractures, thoracic fractures, and injuries to my right hand.

I spent time in the ICU and came very close to losing my life.

The injuries eventually healed, but some of the effects are still with me today.

My memory is not what it was before.

Stress affects me differently.

I fatigue differently.

I am more sensitive to overstimulation and large social environments.

Most people looking at me today would never know those things.

That's one of the challenges of brain injury. The scars people can't see are often the ones that last the longest.

Of all the things I remember from that time, the moment that stayed with me most wasn't a procedure or a diagnosis.

It was a blessing my husband gave me in the emergency room.

I was frightened.

I knew I had nearly died.

And for reasons I can't fully explain, I felt completely safe.

That experience changed me.

Not because it removed every challenge that followed, but because it taught me something I needed to learn: healing is physical, emotional, relational, and spiritual.

As a healthcare provider, I never forget that when I sit across from a patient.

Five years later, I still have memory gaps. I still have challenges. But I also have a deeper understanding of healing than I did before June 26, 2021. And that understanding shapes the way I care for my patients every day.

Find what makes you whole and live it!