Here are a few stories I read over the years of some really amazing recoveries from brain injuries. Helped to keep my positive.
__Brian Boyle (car accident, in a coma for 2 months)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65ugopJ5S4A
__Alison Delgado (struck by a car, coma, brain injury, returned to medical school and able to work out for 2 hours a day)
http://www.cnn.com/2011/HEALTH/03/05...ncy/index.html
__Robert Hughes (beaten into a coma, brain injury, returned to professional soccer team 6 months later)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/e...on/8185304.stm
__Josh Harris (beaten into a coma, brain injury, returned to soccer)
http://www.deseretnews.com/article/7...fter-coma.html
__Debi Arnold (car accident, brain injury, ran marathon after 2.5 years of recovery
http://www.guardian-series.co.uk/new...crash/?ref=rss
__Jenna Phillips (felt 14ft onto her head, brain injury/coma, now runs a successful fitness club)
http://www.lemondrop.com/2010/09/29/...-brain-damage/
__Amii Calway (fell 30ft onto her head, 2 days in coma, recovering well)
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/ar...-shopping.html
Now, these stories are probably miracles and may be outliers, but recovery does happen. Time and patience are the emphasis within these stories. Hopefully just reading some of these will help many of you through another day!
Carmell