Hi, everyone Been in a motor cycle accident15teen years ago. Was in a coma for 45 days. Three brain surgerys,tube feeder, five broken ribs,was wheel chair bound. had to learn to walk again,Had frontal, right cervical temporal lobe factures.Lost part of right temporal skull.I call that area my dips.I had to get back on a bike again. Wasn't going to that the accident get me down. I knew that I would have long road ahead of me.My parents,and sister,other family member didn't give up.My primary Doctor at the hospital Phillip Yarnell got me admitted to craig hospital.He is an associate to craig.And to medeplex rehabilitation hospital.It's just my dog pinky and I. Ihave independent living for people with disabilitys.It is portable, I can move anywhere in the united states.Or any county, within the state i live in.Still I couldn't be more blessed. I never should of survived that accident.Most people don't, survive flying 75 ft.unhelmeted. head on collision. And not ending up wheel chair bound for the rest of your life. Dr. Pillip Yarnell my nuerologist, was and is a associate to Craig hospital He got me admitted to there.couldn't of been more blessed again.Was married,for19teen years, got divorced,I filed. That was eight years after the accident.I had no kids of my own, but raise his daughter,who i always treated like my own.Now i'm a grandma of two cute boys.Have a boyfriend, who treats me very well. Dated some real losers.I'm still not going to let my diability get me down.I have my good days,and day when I hurt all over. and then days when i just want to sleep all day. But you know we all do.Even if you don't have a disability,that is just how life is.We all are very human our body can only take some much. hospital.I got there right away to because of the my primary Doctor is a associate to criag hospital.Live on my own, i have independent housing.
Hobbies: I like to grow my own food, canning food thatI grew in my garden.usuallyi give alot of it away.Do some sewing, make my own pillows, curtains no patterns.use to go skiing, with the brain injury group from boulder,Co.rent movies,like to help out the foodbank in my community.
Interests: Reading,computer,Watching the news,got to keep in touch with what is going on in our world. Cooking.
Music:Reba, Led Zeppelin,country
TV Show:Bones,Xfiles{repeats},Cold case files
Movies:none really
Books:Robin McCraw In side my heart,Mars and Venus
People:my boyfriend,sister, my mom,dad,aunt joie
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