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I heard your interview on CBC this morning. I too was in a serious car accident when I was young (19). I suffered severe head injuries. I had a few surgeries -plastic surgery on my face to reconstruct the bones which had been shattered and a craniometry to seal up a leak of brain fluid. I was unable to talk for the first week or so because I had had a tracheotomy to allow me to breathe. My jaws were wired shut and I was on a liquid diet for about 6 weeks. I did not lose any limbs, just a broken left elbow. As I listened to your interview,
the shock that I experienced upon awakening two days after the accident, as well as the succeeding ones as I realized fully what had happened to me, came back very clearly. I guess a traumatic experience like this stays with you. Needless to say, although our events and outcomes are different in many ways, I know what you are speaking about when you describe your experience. I think that the first year or so after the accident was the most difficult. Depression was a biggie. Also, since I was driving and my sister was in the passenger seat I had to deal with guilt too even though I was the one who was seriously injured. Luckily, I did return to school and have been able to carry on very well. I feel very fortunate for that. Congratulations on telling your story. I too see the importance of telling your story and helping
others to be inspired and motivated by it. Thank you.