by Crash Support Network | Jun 6, 2023 | Crash Survivor Blog, Survivor Story
I survived a Zombie apocalypse. I used to be such a good little zombie. My car accident happened in 2014 right when my career as a nurse was going full tilt and my husband and I were launching our kids. All of a sudden, I found myself waking up in a seeming...
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 | 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...