by Crash Support Network | Mar 14, 2023 | Organizations, Survivor Story
On February 22, 2016, a routine afternoon my beloved husband, father and high school math and science teacher, Tim O’Donnell as well as our 5-year-old daughter Bridget, lost their lives in a horrific car crash caused by a habitual drugged driver. My now...
by Crash Support Network | Feb 21, 2023 | Crash Survivor Blog, Survivor Story
Catastrophic Crash Survivor – Who Are You? I was wrong. Most of you do not know me personally. If you did, that first sentence would be jarring. Wrong is not something I admit often – or at least often enough. It was early in my catastrophic recovery; I...
by Crash Support Network | Dec 13, 2022 | Brain Injury, Organizations, Survivor Story
On August 15, 2011, Greg and I, along with our friend Jimmy, were riding our Harley Davidsons along the scenic section of highway 95, about 60 miles south of Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. Greg was feeling sick, probably from food poisoning contracted at a diner the...
by Crash Support Network | Dec 13, 2022 | Legal
Traumas and Healing. I’ve known that I wanted to be a lawyer ever since I was a little kid when my friend’s dad told me that he was a lawyer and it meant that he made money by arguing with people. Sign me up, sir. As I grew up that decision was solidified with...
by Crash Support Network | Dec 13, 2022 | Crash Survivor Blog, Survivor Story |
Brain Injury is a Catastrophic Journey And the Piper advanced and the children followed, And when all were in to the very last, The door in the mountainside shut fast. Did I say all? No! One was lame and could not dance the whole of the way; And in after years, if you...
by Crash Support Network | Dec 11, 2022 | Crash Survivor Blog, Survivor Story |
Last month, I celebrated my Crashiversary. It was a big one. 10 years ago I was driving alone when my life decided to come to an unexpected halt by no fault of my own. I was doing everything right that morning but sadly, the other driver was not. Rear ended at a...
by Crash Support Network | Sep 10, 2022 | Medical Treatments, Survivor Tips
Why is this different than any other type of injury? At some point in our lives, many of us will be injured – an unexpected accident. An injury. We stepped off a curb or lunged for a tennis ball and sprained our ankle; We fell – and broke a bone; We were...
by Crash Support Network | Sep 10, 2022 | Crash Survivor Blog, Survivor Story
Am I a Writer? Who am I? Lately, I’ve been thinking about resiliency. What it means. What it means to me. What makes one person resilient and another less-so. As I thought about this, and other things found down the rabbit hole, I stumbled across my...
by Crash Support Network | Sep 10, 2022 | Crash & Repair, Driving, Insurance, Legal, Transportation Support
A vast majority of crash survivors will find themselves suddenly looking for other means of transportation as they recover. Countless survivors may no longer feel comfortable behind the wheel and many are not physically able to drive anymore. How Does Uber Work?...