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 | 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 | 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 | Survivor Story
With this type of injury, you’re looking at nine to twelve months of recovery.” I heard the words coming from the mouth of the attending surgeon at Roanoke Memorial Hospital but it didn’t register completely. “Sure, Doc I’m ready, but can you...
by Crash Support Network | Jun 17, 2022 | Brain Injury, Survivor Story
Who knew how little control we really have of our lives? I had so many plans for myself as a young 25 year old. I was working on my master’s degree in computer science and planning to work overseas in Asia. I loved to travel and learn about other...
by Crash Support Network | Jun 17, 2022 | Survivor Story
We are so pleased to introduce you to Kevin Rempel who has an incredible story of overcoming a tremendous amount of adversity. In 2002 his father Gerry fell from a tree while deer hunting leaving him a complete paraplegic one year from retirement. Four years later...
by Crash Support Network | Jun 17, 2022 | Survivor Story, Survivor Tips |
When the doctors told me after my accident that it would take a long time to heal, I never imagined that 18 months later I would still be on my recovery journey. But those 18 months, however frustrating and tough, haven’t been wasted time. They helped me...
by Crash Support Network | Mar 7, 2022 | Survivor Story
Thick, black smoke obscured a semi one inky night in July of 2012. A truck with mechanical problems crawled on the freeway. Neither my husband Derek nor his boss, the driver, saw the truck before drilling into the back of it. Nearly every bone in Derek’s face and eye...