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Old 04-23-2012, 11:33 AM
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Originally Posted by SpaceCadet View Post
I'm confident that the person I'm becoming is better than the person I was before I got hit in the head.
Nick, just in the month or so I've joined this forum it's been so encouraging to see your progress over these past couple weeks. You may enjoy reading the book: What Doesn't Kill Us: The New Psychology of Posttraumatic Growth.

I still find myself dividing my life into “before” and “after”. I’ve learned that I can’t go back to “before”, so my job is to keep making improvements in the “after”.
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What Happened: On November 29, 2010, I was walking across the street and was hit by a light rail commuter train. Result was a severe traumatic brain injury and multiple fractures (skull, pelvis, ribs). Total hospital stay was two months, one in ICU followed by an additional month in neuro-rehab. Upon hospital discharge, neurological testing revealed deficits in short term memory, executive functioning, and spatial recognition.

Today: Neuropsychological examination five months post-accident indicated a return to normal cognitive functioning, and I returned to work approximately 6 months after the accident. I am grateful to be alive and am looking forward to enjoying the rest of my life.
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