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Two and half years ago my husband was hit on his way to work suffering a severe brain injury and 32 facial fractures and also he lost most of his sight. His leg was broken and a rod was inserted along with screws and also plates in his head. He lay in ICU for 34 days and was never expected to live. When he awoke he was a stranger to me as I was to him. He did not remember me. For many months my husband grew stronger physically and I weakened. I had to be the one to tell him when to take his meds and what to do and what not to do. I was not the same and neither was he. Since the accident my husband does not deal with anger as he used to and now as I continue in my strides he lives miles away with his family now. He had been attending the Ruston School for the blind there in La. and he lives quitely there. At this point in my life I and a year into this I am beginning now to take the true challenges of TBI and get some voc/rehab and training for the blind. I realize I must use the tools that are out there and to stop thinking that tomorrow I will wake up and return to my old self. Since I have ACCEPTED that will not happen I do feel that I am moving in the right direction. We all have to remember that quiters are the only losers. Email Harold & Tonya
The story of my husband and his accident has been on here for quite some time and we have met many very nice people because of our story here and I feel it is time for an update to his story.
On September 16th on my way to work on my motorcycle a woman pulled out in front of me and I flew 20 feet and landed on my forehead. Lying beside the road I later was told no one thought I was alive. I would stay in ICU for 34 days. I had 3 operations to repair different things such as the compound fracture to my leg,repairing the estimated 32 facial fractures and an exploratory. I had a skull fracture and suffer now from TBI. My case was severe and I now am legally blind with one eye being totally blind and barely able to see out of the other. I still have deficits where a story I believe to be true but others tell me no way and when I awoke in the hospital from the over two week coma , I did not know my wife.