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Originally Posted by SarahSmile0205
Am I the only one that has days that I think to myself.. I am such a sissy la la... how is it that I am one of the 5% that end up with PCS?
Do I really have this or am I just making this up?
I am quickly reminded that I am not making it up when My head is pounding and I can't stand light or sound but still... I just wonder... how did this happen to me? there were 5 other people in the car and only 2 of us with concussions... we weren't hit that hard (45 mph)... what in my make up made this happen and how can i prevent it from ever happening again?
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Sarah, there are no easy answers .. I don't even know if there are complicated answers.
***** happens. Bad things happen to good people. It is what it is. You can't change the past.
These are the things I keep telling myself as I learn to accept who and what I am, right now.
You know you're not making this up. You know this is real.
Now you have to figure out how to deal with it, just like I do.
How can you prevent it from happening again?
You can't.
The way I see it, you have two choices.
Wrap yourself in a protective cocoon to minimize the chance and finish out your days. To me, that's not living.
Or, you can live your life, doing the best you can, each day, even if that "best" is pretty limited compared to how you used to be.
That's the path I'm going to try to follow.