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Crash Survivor’s Wife Shares Three Things Crucial to Recovery
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...
Don’t Drive Distracted – i Pinky Swear Campaign Led by Crash Survivor
I Pinky Swear They say your life can change in the blink of an eye…. I never really understood the true meaning of this statement until I was hit by a distracted driver 6 years ago. Looking back at the person I was, the things I could do, the plans I had for my...
9 Biggest Mistakes People Make After a Car Crash
Biggest Mistakes People Make After a Car Crash. The minutes, hours, and days after a car crash are typically chaotic. Unfortunately, making any mistake during this crucial time can seriously hurt your chances of recovering the damages you deserve. Below you’ll...
My Mom Didn’t Drive But it Never Held Her Back
Mom was 89 when she passed away and she never had a driver’s license. Born in 1932, things were certainly different back then. Although my mom didn’t drive and never had any interest in getting behind the wheel of a vehicle, as kids, we certainly didn’t miss...
Waterfalls – Guest Blogger Shares Power of Music
Cinderella Man Back in the hospital, this time I am being visited by a doctor. He's a good-looking doctor. Too good-looking. Tv-doctor good looking, soap-opera-fake-doctor good looking. I listen as he shares news about my arms. In response I say, “14 seems like a lot...
Holiday Thoughts From One Crash Survivor to Another
Hello. This is your old body speaking. Listen up because I have a lot to share with you. First off, I get it. Ever since you were involved in a motor vehicle crash, you have missed the “old you” and I know you are bracing for the holidays. No matter what anyone...
The Stakes are High: You Need to Pick the Right Attorney
Picking the right attorney to represent you when you have been injured is critical. When people have been seriously injured or family members have been killed as the result of another’s negligence, their lives are turned upside down. Suddenly, they are dealing...
You’re Getting Better Every Day
Sarah sustained a severe traumatic brain injury at the age of 15 after getting in a car with an underage drinking driver and is the author of the book, "You're Getting Better Every Day." Her writings have been published in Hope magazine and ADDitude Magazine....
Preparing for the Winter Holiday Season
Preparing for the winter holiday season has always involved anticipation, excitement of get-togethers with friends and family, office parties, gift exchanges, and other winter traditions. Trying to keep up with long standing customs or, as is sometimes the...
Traumatic Brain Injury Survivor Stays Positive
On 8/23/2008, I was a passenger in a serious one-vehicle rollover accident that resulted in a severe traumatic brain injury. The driver was drunk, 6 people packed into a single cab truck (4 in front and 2 in the bed), and a story that was rumored was that we...
Leg or Life – Andrew Shares His Recovery Journey as a Guest Blogger
Comfortably Numb Back in the abandoned hospital, trapped on my back. I try and fail to sit up - again, and again, and again. I can see and hear an infomercial on an old tv. The host is laughing, as he introduces the brand-new video collection. On the screen, trying...
Missed Phone Calls Can Make Your Heart Skip a Beat
Missed phone calls from a family member at an odd time of the day can make you anxious. Recently I woke up to see four missed phone calls from someone that generally doesn’t call. What would be the first thing that would come to your mind? Missed phone calls...
When Your Loved One is Admitted to Intensive Care
When you receive a call that that your loved one has been admitted to an intensive care unit, your world starts to shrink around you and there is truly no other feeling like it. You begin to feel a roller coaster of emotions, from fear to anger to sadness. It...
Learning How to Use a New Cell Phone Can Be A Daunting Task
Nine years ago next month, I was on my way to work when my life took a different turn. I didn’t make it into work and instead found myself being transported to a trauma hospital with multiple injuries due to a horrific motor vehicle crash. I vaguely remember...
Determined to Support Crash Survivors
I am determined to make sure that every crash survivor that is recovering will not feel as alone as I did when I started my recovery journey.
Brain Injury – Free & Accessible Support
The Brain Injury Society of Toronto - FREE & Accessible Support to Those Living With the Effects of Brain Injury Despite the fact that brain injury is more prevalent than rates of MS, breast cancer and HIV/AIDS combined, many people living with brain injury are...
Guest Blogger – The ‘Catastrophe’ Was Not the Fault of the Motorcycle
It was a cold, rainy night, at least it sounded of rain. I was trapped, laying on my back in a box car of a train. Pinned down on my back, unable to get up. I couldn't see the restraints, like a turtle on its back - straining but never getting up. There were breaks in...
How a Millennial Car Crash Survivor Turned Her Suffering Over to God
Have you ever asked how a good God could let bad things happen? Where is God in the midst of suffering? Is there any hope left for me? One moment Caitie Crowley was an ordinary 24-year-old driving home from work, and then next moment her life would be changed forever....
Driving in the Real World – Traffic Safety Advocate Making a Difference
Driving in the Real World: What the Motorist Handbooks Don’t Tell You People often ask me how I became a traffic safety advocate, and it’s an unlikely story. I’ve adored cars since I was a child, when I dreamed of becoming an automotive designer. Like many...
Crash Survivor Often Wonders How Things Could Have Been Different
Life-changing crash leaves survivor wondering if she could have had a normal life. September 29, 2018 started out as an ordinary day, but ended in a tragedy of twisted metal and pain. I met my boyfriend a few months earlier so the relationship was new; still in...
Motorcycle Crash Survivor, Andrew Lawlor Shares His Recovery Journey as a Guest Blogger
This Life Husband, father, writer… infrequent and at least 55% impaired. Impaired as in injured, damaged, diminished, less than whole. Please be patient, I’m still getting used to my new brain. I have no answers, no advice, no guidance. All I have is a...
A Home For Your Complex Feelings During Recovery from a TBI
For many traumatic brain injury survivors, the world had stopped long before the planes were grounded and the restaurants were closed to curb the spread of Covid-19. In March 2020, we watched as everyone’s plans, vacations, routines, movie nights, hobbies, and...
Grief Empowers Attorney to Understand his Clients
On August 7, 2008, a woman passed out at the wheel of an SUV. She crossed the center line, and struck a minivan driven by a 17-year-old girl. The woman had two prior impaired driving convictions. She was drunk and her blood tested positive for the presence of...
Stuck in Traffic Due to a Crash – Please Think of the Injured
Have you been stuck in traffic due to a motor vehicle crash? I think it's easy to say that we all have and when we are, we must all try our best to think of those that are involved as no one wakes up and says "today is a day that I will get into a crash". The...