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Old 02-26-2013, 10:53 AM
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The trauma surgeon that put the team together that saved my life after my accident in November 2010 has asked me to speak next month at a “Miracle Tour” conference at St Joseph’s Hospital/Barrow’s Neurological Institute in Phoenix.

The neurosurgeon who performed the craniotomy told me in a follow up appointment “I consider you my miracle patient. I didn’t tell your family this the night of the accident, but I didn’t think you were going to make it”. When a brain surgeon starts to talk about miracles, one tends to believe more strongly in them. My TBI was classified as “moderate to severe” (GCS was 11). With therapies, six months later I was able to drive again and return to work.

I am very blessed and fortunate. Therefore I am thrilled to have the opportunity, in some small way, to share my story of hope with others. Miracles indeed happen.

God bless you all.

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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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