NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — After a traumatic brain injury, one family's year-long struggle to make medical decisions for their son highlights the importance of having legal documents in place before tragedy strikes.

Dean and Kim Eidel felt powerless after their son's accident in Nashville . At 47, Bryan suffered a traumatic brain injury while riding a motorized scooter. Because his parents were no longer his legal guardians, they had little say in his medical care.

"You basically did what you wanted with him for 14 months," Dean Eidel said about the medical facilities that treated his son.

The Eidels gained conservatorship a year into his treatment, but believe their son experienced setbacks because they couldn't intervene sooner.

"They put him on 4 different seizure medicines. One se

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