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Old 09-05-2012, 12:53 PM
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Originally Posted by camyam73 View Post
What things are you thankful for?
Thanks for the post and the question. It's important for me to consider this question, which I do far too infrequently.

I'm thankful that I am alive. My accident was such that the outcome could have easily been otherwise.

I'm thankful for my wife. She was a rock throughout the orderal, and continues to be the love of my life.

I'm thankful for the surgeons who saved my life and repaired me so that I can walk again.

I'm thankful for the doctors, neuropsychologists and therapists who helped my recovery.

I'm thankful for all the true friends who visited me at the hospital and at home, who prayed for me, and gave me hope and inspiration.

I'm thankful for my employer who insisted I recover and heal, and "take my time until I was ready" to return to work.

I'm thankful (no political/Obamacare comments please) for the insurance company that paid my $500,000+ hospital bill.

I'm thankful for my "therapy pug" Keona who brightens each day when I come home.

Mostly, I thank God for all the above.
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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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