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Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Phoenix AZ
Posts: 531
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Member
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Phoenix AZ
Posts: 531
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Opportunity to share
Last week, out of the blue and coming up on two years after my accident, I received a call from the trauma surgeon whose team put me back together after my accident November 2010.
I’ve been asked to speak at the “Miracle Tour” medical conference at St. Joseph’s hospital in Phoenix next March. The audience will be doctors and other medical professionals, hospital staff, community leaders, and donors. While realizing this is partly a fund raiser, I'm nonetheless grateful to be able to give back a little to the hospital and doctors that saved my life and facilitated my TBI recovery.
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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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