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My Invisible Injury: Living Life with a Traumatic Brain Injury
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Life can change in an instant; one bad decision can change the course of a life forever. Everyone deserves a day off, righta much-needed day off that provides a little relief from a very busy schedule. But what if that day changes everything and your life is never the same? My Invisible Injury shares author Katie Pattersons inspiring story of a life now changed after one fateful day, when she took a chance and suffered a traumatic brain injury.
Katie chronicles her life since an accident caused not only major trauma to her brain but also severe injuries to her left leg. She recalls three years of recovery, lots of rehabilitation, and countless surgeriesremembering both her good days and bad days. She shares the struggles she encountered throughout her recoverythe months of aggressive therapy, surgeries, and hospitalization. My Invisible Injury illustrates the sheer power of Katies determination to recoverthe strength to overcome her injuries and grow as a person.
By learning how to deal with the challenges that are associated with such a devastating injury, Katie has found the way back to her life.
Katie chronicles her life since an accident caused not only major trauma to her brain but also severe injuries to her left leg. She recalls three years of recovery, lots of rehabilitation, and countless surgeriesremembering both her good days and bad days. She shares the struggles she encountered throughout her recoverythe months of aggressive therapy, surgeries, and hospitalization. My Invisible Injury illustrates the sheer power of Katies determination to recoverthe strength to overcome her injuries and grow as a person.
By learning how to deal with the challenges that are associated with such a devastating injury, Katie has found the way back to her life.
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My Invisible Injury: Living Life with a Traumatic Brain Injury
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Life can change in an instant; one bad decision can change the course of a life forever. Everyone deserves a day off, righta much-needed day off that provides a little relief from a very busy schedule. But what if that day changes everything and your life is never the same? My Invisible Injury shares author Katie Pattersons inspiring story of a life now changed after one fateful day, when she took a chance and suffered a traumatic brain injury.
Katie chronicles her life since an accident caused not only major trauma to her brain but also severe injuries to her left leg. She recalls three years of recovery, lots of rehabilitation, and countless surgeriesremembering both her good days and bad days. She shares the struggles she encountered throughout her recoverythe months of aggressive therapy, surgeries, and hospitalization. My Invisible Injury illustrates the sheer power of Katies determination to recoverthe strength to overcome her injuries and grow as a person.
By learning how to deal with the challenges that are associated with such a devastating injury, Katie has found the way back to her life.
Katie chronicles her life since an accident caused not only major trauma to her brain but also severe injuries to her left leg. She recalls three years of recovery, lots of rehabilitation, and countless surgeriesremembering both her good days and bad days. She shares the struggles she encountered throughout her recoverythe months of aggressive therapy, surgeries, and hospitalization. My Invisible Injury illustrates the sheer power of Katies determination to recoverthe strength to overcome her injuries and grow as a person.
By learning how to deal with the challenges that are associated with such a devastating injury, Katie has found the way back to her life.
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My Invisible Injury - Katie L. Patterson
MY INVISIBLE INJURY
Living Life with a Traumatic Brain Injury
Written By: Katie L. Patterson
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Trafford rev. 04/19/2011
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Contents
About the Author:
Chapter 1: April 22nd 2008
Chapter 2: The OK has been given
Chapter 3: Home Sweet Home
Chapter 4: A small set back…
Chapter 5: It’s Been 1 Year
Chapter 6: Adjusting to My Disabilities
Chapter 7: Blind Rehab at Hines
Chapter 8: A Step in the Right Direction
Chapter 9: What is a TBI?
Chapter 10: What’s Next in My Life?
Chapter 11: It’s Been 3 Years
Chapter 12: Thank You
About the Author:
Katie L. Patterson known by all of her friends and family as Kate is a happy and intelligent 25-year-old young woman. She participates in wheelchair tennis and adaptive water skiing, when the weather is appropriate. Excelling in college, studying Nursing she holds honors. She is a great friend and wonderful daughter and she has a HUGE Heart. Kate has a disability, but she doesn’t consider herself disabled (except for the parking benefit).
In this book, you will read some of the extreme challenges she endured.
Before you flip to the next page and start your journey through my accident. Please, if you know anyone who rides a bike or motorcycle, skateboards or long boards, rollerblades or anything like that. Make sure they wear a helmet and buckle their seatbelts. I promise, you will never regret wearing a helmet or buckling that seatbelt! It will save your life!
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April 22nd 2008
It was a beautiful day, the smell of fresh cut grass filled the air and the sun was shining so bright. It was the first time in days, in which it hadn’t rained. The streets were finally dry, a perfect day! I needed a one-day break, from life. I wish I would have known then, what I know now. That one-day off has turned into almost three years. But, I had grown up so quickly. I had already served for the United States Army as a 92M. I was now working full time as a nanny and studying nursing at J. Sargent Reynolds community college. At the age of 20, I had purchased my first home! It was gorgeous! Gorgeous green siding with red window shutters, it was 1600 sqft with 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms.
No one I knew that was my age; had done that; everyone was partying and living life. Not worrying about carpeting their home or tiling their backsplash, into a sorority or a fraternity. Simply hoping that they wouldn’t get caught for underage drinking. They were living the life of a typical 20 year old. But, I was no typical 20 year old. I felt like I was extremely mature for my age, doing things that people twice my age hadn’t done before. I was stepping into a commitment, by signing the loan agreement to turn the key into my new home.
Being in college was amazing! I had made a wonderful friend, Cherise. We were in Anatomy and Physiology together, which was taught by whom I consider to be the best teacher of all times, her name, was Dr. Oteilla Vines. There were some classes I could not stand in college, i.e. math. But, anatomy and physiology was a class that I loved! Cherise and I took frequent smoke breaks together and also built a wonderful friendship together. It was nice, being able to find time
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