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    My Invisible Injury: Living Life with a Traumatic Brain Injury
    My Invisible Injury: Living Life with a Traumatic Brain Injury
    My Invisible Injury: Living Life with a Traumatic Brain Injury
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    My Invisible Injury: Living Life with a Traumatic Brain Injury

    By Katie L. Patterson

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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.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTrafford Publishing
    Release dateApr 27, 2011
    ISBN9781426966460
    My Invisible Injury: Living Life with a Traumatic Brain Injury
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    Katie L. Patterson

    In 2008, Katie L. Patterson suffered a traumatic brain injury. Today, she is not only a full-time college student, but also an author. She currently lives in the heart of Indianapolis, Indiana.

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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

      Order this book online at www.trafford.com

      or email orders@trafford.com

      Most Trafford titles are also available at major online book retailers.

      © Copyright 2011 Katie L. Patterson.

      All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored

      in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic,

      mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the written prior permission of the author.

      Printed in the United States of America.

      isbn: 978-1-4269-6645-3 (sc)

      isbn: 978-1-4269-6646-0 (e)

      Trafford rev. 04/19/2011

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      North America & international

      toll-free: 1 888 232 4444 (USA & Canada)

      phone: 250 383 6864 fax: 812 355 4082

      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.

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      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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