I said a lot about what happened to me, but nothing about how far I've come! And trust me, even I am surprised about how far that is. After I was awake and semi-coherant, they moved me to a second hospital where I could start my rehabilitation. I RE-learned how to sit up and brush my hair and teeth, then how to attempt putting clothes on haha (if you saw what was on my pelvis.. you'd understand why that was so hard). They slowly taught me how to start drinking again and then eating (I had a feeding tube for almost 3 months and I was DYING for some Wendys.. no pun intended lol). Once I could sit up and roll myself around in my wheelchair, without rolling into the wall everywhere I went (and that definitely happened a lot), I got to start playing guitar hero and baking cupcakes and pretty much learning how to live all over again. I got to go home in time for the concert and had a week off after that, but then the real rehab started. I relearned my days, weeks, months, colors, animals, times tables.. everything! Plus I had to learn how to read with double vision. Ahh! So much stuff at one time, but i'm thankful it came together so quickly.
With a brain injury, recovery comes in stages.. many stages. Those were all my phsyical recoveries. My brain hadn't even started to fix itself yet. I didn't handle it with as much grace as I could have, and I hurt a lot of people along the way, but it's finally starting to slow down. So now is my chance to make up for how I've acted and help anyone else that might be going through something this hard. No one should ever have to go through something alone.
--Ms. Kerri. A family friend and one of the people that helped me the most last year!
There's a place in my heart for everyone. In these past 2 years, so many people have given me little pieces of my life back. The least I could do is make someone else's a little happier. And I hope I do :)
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