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לצפות לבלתי צפוי עם דלקת בחוט השדרה בגיל 22 הייתי בכושר וחזקה. הייתי אם חד-הורית ונאבקתי במטרה לגמור את החודש. לקראת חג המולד התחלתי להרגיש רע. ב-23 בדצמבר 1997 התחלתי להרגיש כאבים חזקים בשרירים ובמפרקים. הלכתי לחדר המיון והרופא אמר שיש לי הרפס. נשלחתי הביתה עם תרופות לכאבים. יומיים לאחר שלא קמתי ממיטתי לאכול, לא השתמשתי בשירותים ולא עשיתי שום דבר אחר, התעוררתי והתקשיתי לנשום. אמבולנס הביא אותי לבית החולים ושם התחיל הפרק הבא בחיי. הרופאים ידעו פחות אז ממה שהם יודעים עכשיו. לקח הרבה זמן לאבחן אותי עד שאובחנתי עם תסמונת גייאן-בארה (דלקת רב-עצבית עולה חריפה). גם זו הייתה טעות. בסופו של דבר, אובחנתי עם דלקת בחוט השדרה. היו לי עליות ומורדות לאורך 20 השנים האחרונות, אבל אני עובדת קשה כל יום כדי להוציא את הטוב ביותר מהחיים. אפשר לבכות בפינה או שאפשר להיות ילדים גדולים ולהתמודד עם האתגרים למרות הכל. Expect The Unexpected with Transverse Myelitis When I (@fromheelstowheels) was 22, I was fit & strong. I was a struggling single mom trying to make ends meet. It was close to Christmas and I was beginning to feel ill frequently. On December 23, 1997 I was so sick with pain in my muscles and joints. I went to the emergency room where the doctor told me I had herpes. I was sent home with pain meds. Two days after not leaving my bed to eat, use the restroom, or do anything else, I awoke struggling to breathe. An ambulance brought me to the hospital and that's where the next chapter of my life began. Doctors knew less at the time than they know now. It took a long time to diagnose me. I was eventually diagnosed with Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS). That, too, was wrong. Eventually, I was diagnosed with Transverse Myelitis. I've had my ups and downs throughout the past 20 years, but I work hard each day to make the best of life. You can cry in a corner, or you can put on your big girl (or boy) undies and face the challenges with everything you've got.

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Ignorance might be bliss, but it also has the potential to be deadly TW: medical negligence, gaslighting/mention of psychological abuse, death, rare disease, sexism, PTSD I’d venture to say very few people are particularly drawn to oblivion, to the unknown, to never ending rhetorical questions. As humans, we naturally cling to what we’re conscious of, and oftentimes, nothing more. But the uncharted territories we so frequently run from and suppress in our day to day lives are what truly decide our fate. Ignorance might be bliss, but it also has the potential to be deadly. Take my word for it; my story is living proof. my health history I’ve been sick for about 12 years; since I was 5, to be exact. Out of the blue, I developed mysterious gastrointestinal symptoms. I was left completely incapacitated for awhile before the issue disappeared on its own. A diagnosis of juvenile diabetes followed right before I turned 6, setting off an interminable chain of autoimmune diagnoses. However, almost precisely one year ago, I fell ill in a more severe and life threatening way than possibly ever before. Seemingly out of nowhere, I started experiencing symptoms I’d never pondered on; most notably, convulsive attacks that resembled epileptic seizures. These episodes were also accompanied by frequent fainting, sleep spells, insomnia, nightmares, memory issues, tremors, temporary bouts of paralysis, and, the piece de resistance: absolutely disabling anxiety. Living with chronic illness Living with chronic illness is enough to make anybody nervous, that’s a given. But the anxiety I was struck with was something beyond situational. I knew without a doubt that there was something clinically wrong with my thought processes. I have always been a relatively calm and confident person. To say it was abnormal for me to suddenly find something worth doubting in every aspect of my life would be an understatement. I now know to label what I felt back then not just as anxiety, but as a sense of impending doom. Something in me knew there was a bad thing on the horizon, and I spent every waking moment trying to figure it out. That’s when the convulsions began. It started out as some minor spasms and twitches, which I’d had here and there throughout the years. Naively, my medical team continuously dismissed them as benign. Ignoring them did nothing to suppress them. Before we knew it, I was having hundreds of agonizing convulsions a day. I could barely eat, speak, or sleep without triggering a seizure like episode. My life became a string of emergency room visits and cries for help, each of which went unanswered. Where things went wrong Nobody on the medical staff could put their finger on what was wrong with me. Correction: none of them seemed as though they wanted to. After a handful of negative test results, which we had to pull teeth to get in the first place, my doctors got… bored, maybe? Lazy? Too frustrated to want to deal with me? I don’t know. All I know is, they stopped trying. They caught a glimpse of oblivion, and they didn’t like it. So, they handed my case over to psych. This is where the true trouble begins. gaslighting Have you ever heard the term “gaslighting?” It’s a common abuse tactic seen in relationships, and is fairly frequently discussed in psychology. Gaslighting, by definition, is “to manipulate someone by psychological means into questioning their own sanity.” However, most discussions of gaslighting fail to mention what to do when it occurs in a doctor patient relationship. That’s what happened to me. My medical team deceived me into thinking my struggles were all in my head. An obviously “brilliant" intern decided it was a lovely idea to call psych, instead of further investigating the possible underlying physical causes. This lead to a misdiagnosis of a psychosomatic illness instead of the correct diagnoses (which I uncovered mostly of my own accord, with the help of my family): severe mast cell activation syndrome (MCAS) and an incredibly rare subtype of episodic dystonia. working around ignorance Throughout my entire journey as a patient, my family and I have always had to deal with patronizing medical professionals. In fact, my mother was the one who diagnosed me with diabetes at the age of 5. She had to beg my doctor for the blood test to confirm it: which, of course, it did. Since then, we’ve had to deal with many ignorant and even bigoted scientists. As a patient, I frequently encounter condescending doctors, most of which are male. This opens us up to the discussion of “mansplaining.” It’s no secret that there are plenty of sexist men out in the world. Many of them have the habit of talking to perfectly capable and intelligent women as if they’re children. Time and time again, I’ve come across men who, despite being paid to help me, don’t give me the time of day. It’s not unlikely to see a doctor dismiss the concerns of my mother and I, while listening attentively to everything my father has to say. In addition to this, a lot of doctors have shot down my ideas for potential diagnoses and treatment, not even bothering to humor me. Each time I’ve been assured a certain hypothesis of mine is 100% impossible, it’s been proven otherwise. What’s truly terrifying about this pattern is how quickly it can escalate into something dangerous, and at times, even life threatening. surviving medical negligence According to CBS News, there are more than 12 million misdiagnoses yearly in the US, and about half of them have the potential to be serious. If that isn’t indication of an issue, I don’t know what is. To think that there are millions of other people who could possibly have stories like mine- stories of lives on the line, stories that don’t get talked about- breaks me. So much more needs to be done within the medical community, by both professionals and those their work (or lack thereof) affects. And Lord knows that the list of ways patients can be affected is endless. I personally was blessed enough to survive malpractice. Some aren’t so lucky. According to Steve Sternberg for U.S. News, malpractice is the third leading cause of death in the United States, making up approximately 10% of nationwide fatalities. There is a common and unjust perception among the general public that physicians are omniscient. This could not be further from the truth. As someone who’s been in the medical community for a majority of her life, I’ve learned firsthand that a lot of medical professionals are, in fact, careless: more of them than we’d like to admit. Not acknowledging those who intentionally brush information under the rug is lethal, and it needs to stop. Surviving medical negligence certainly doesn't mean one is out of the woods, though. Apart from the physical repercussions, the psychological damage of being belittled and gaslit is also incredibly difficult to undo. I wish I could say I’ve healed from what happened to me, but I haven't yet. Since I’ve started experiencing such injustice, I've been diagnosed with PTSD. Unfortunately, this is not an uncommon occurrence in the medical community. Personally, much of my traumatic medical incidents have come about as a result of lack of understanding of mast cell diseases (MCAS in my case). According to Lisa Klimas of Mast Attack, PTSD from maltreatment in the medical community is noteworthy in people with mast cell disease. She even goes so far as to list it as a common comorbidity in a synopsis of the condition. The fact that this is such a frequent happening in a sub-community of chronically ill people is only further proof of a power imbalance in medicine. seeking change In order to put a stop to this pattern of transgressions, we have to analyze what’s causing this urge to run from uncertainty. What exactly is it that makes it so hard for some people to face the truth? For some, it’s most definitely pride. When reality contradicts with one’s initial understanding of it, accepting what truly is becomes riddled with ego loss. Some clinicians are simply so self concerned that they prioritize their need to feel omnipotent over their patients’ safety. They’d rather let someone suffer indefinitely, or even lose their life, than admit that they don’t know how to answer a question (or, even worse, that their original perspective was wrong). Apparently, the right to big headedness trumps lives. Some practitioners are simply too lazy to fill in the gaps of information that lack of awareness creates. Treating medical mysteries often takes a lot of time, energy, and determination that many medical professionals don’t care to invest. Not to mention, it takes having the patience to listen to patients. You’d think doctors would quickly come to realize that being intuitive and attentive is crucial in the field. Nonetheless, there are many clinicians that have been working for decades that still have yet to learn this lesson. I find the unknown just as scary as the next person. But, I’ll be damned if I ever prioritize my internal battles with uncertainty over somebody’s life. No amount of work, no reputation, no complex is ever of more concern than helping somebody in pain. It’s high time those in the medical community who are trapped by their closed minds begin to act as such. Sources -https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19237847 -https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10741582 -https://www.cbsnews.com/news/12-million-americans-misdiagnosed-each-year-study-says/ -https://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2016-05-03/medical-errors-are-third-leading-cause-of-death-in-the-us -http://www.mastattack.org/2014/11/symptoms-mast-cell-disease/ -http://www.mastattack.org/2014/10/mcas-neurologic-psychiatric-symptoms/

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טרשת נפוצה כרונית אני לורן ואובחנתי עם טרשת נפוצה כרונית בספטמבר 2016. לא אשקר, האבחנה שלי הייתה מפחידה בהחלט ותפסה אותי לא מוכנה. אבל כשחזרתי למציאות, מצאתי הקלה מסוימת בידיעה מדוע הייתי כל כך חולה במשך זמן כה רב. כרעיה ואמא לילדה מדהימה בת 7 וכלבה בת 5, אני תמיד שואפת למצוא את החיובי בכל יום. Relapse Remitting Multiple Sclerosis I’m Lauren and I was diagnosed with Relapse Remitting Multiple Sclerosis in September 2016. I’m not going to lie, my diagnosis was scary and definitely caught me off guard. But as the reality sunk in, I actually found some relief in knowing why I had been so unwell for so long. As a wife and mom to an amazing 7 year old daughter and 5 year old fur-baby, I always strive to find the positive in every day. מציאות חיובית עם טרשת נפוצה הטרשת הנפוצה בהחלט שינתה את חיי. בשנתיים האחרונות התחלתי ללכת עם מקל הליכה, נאלצתי להפסיק לעבוד, עברתי לבית בלי מדרגות ואני בטיפול התרופתי השני שלי למחלה. נשמע קשה, נכון? בטח, זו היתה הסתגלות. אבל באמצעות זאת מצאתי דרך לראות את החיובי. אני אולי הולכת עם מקל, אבל מצאתי אחד מגניב. הייתי חייבת להפסיק לעבוד, אבל אני מבלה יותר זמן עם הבת המגניבה שלי ויש לי יותר זמן להתמקד בבריאות שלי. הייתי צריכה לעזוב את הבית הראשון שלי, אבל עכשיו אנחנו מתגוררים הרבה יותר קרוב למשפחה ולחברים. רואות? לא הכל רע, נכון? זהו הלך הרוח שלי כדי לאזן את הקשיים שבאים יחד עם המחלה הזאת. Finding the positive with Multiple Sclerosis Multiple Sclerosis has definitely changed my life. Over the past two years I started walking with a cane, had to stop working, moved to a house with no stairs and am on my second disease modifying drug therapy. Sounds rough, right? Sure, it was an adjustment. But through it all I’ve found a way to see the positive. I may walk with a cane, but I found a super cool one. I had to stop working, but I spend more time with my super cool daughter and have more time to focus on my health. I had to leave my first home, but now we live much closer to family and friends. See, not all bad, right? And that’s my whole mindset to offset the difficulties that do come along with this disease. צחוק הוא תמיד התרופה הטובה ביותר אני מאוד פתוחה לגבי המצב שלי בתקווה להראות לבת שלי שגישה חיובית וחוש הומור יכולים לעזור לנו לעבור הכל. אני חולקת את הסיפור שלי לא רק כדי להתחבר וללמוד מאחרים עם חוויות דומות, אלא גם כדי להראות לאחרים כי אבחנה של טרשת נפוצה היא לא הסוף. אני באמת מאמינה שעדיין ניתן לחיות את החיים הטובים ביותר שלנו גם עם מחלה כרונית. המשיכו לחייך עמיתיי הלוחמות וזכרו כי צחוק הוא תמיד התרופה הטובה ביותר. laughter is always the best medicine I’m very open about my condition in the hopes of showing my daughter that having a good attitude and a sense of humor can help you get through anything. I share my story not only to connect with and learn from others with similar experiences, but to help show others that a diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis isn’t the end. I truly believe that you can still live your best life even with a chronic illness. Keep smiling fellow warriors and remember that laughter is always the best medicine.

פגיעה בחוט השדרה שלי וההתאוששות שמי זאק וושינגטון-יאנג ובספטמבר 2012 סבלתי משבר בחוליית L1 של חוט השדרה שלי. הרופא הראשי של היחידה שלי היה כל כך בטוח שאשאר בכיסא הגלגלים לכל החיים, שהניבוי שלו, תאמינו או לא, היה "אם הוא ילך שוב, אני אוכל את העניבה שלי..." מצאתי מרכז התאוששות מדהים בשם Prime Physio בקיימברידג', בריטניה. עזבתי את לימודי המשפטים ועברתי לשם להתאמן במשרה מלאה. נשארתי בכיסא גלגלים במשך 3 השנים הבאות. לאט לאט התחלנו לקבל הפעלה ברגליים, התאמנתי ללא הרף ב-5 השנים האחרונות ואני לא פחות מספורטאי מקצועי. My Spinal Cord Injury & Recovery I am Zach Washington-Young and in September 2012, I sustained a Burst Fracture to my L1, which severed the majority of my spinal cord. I was diagnosed with an ASIA B “Motor Complete, Sensory Incomplete” injury and remained motor complete for 12 months. The head doctor of my spinal unit was so sure I would remain in my wheelchair for life that his prognosis, believe it or not, was “If he walks again, I’ll eat my tie...” I found an incredible recovery center #PrimePhysio in Cambridge, UK. And I quit my law degree and moved there to train full time. I remained in the wheelchair for the next 3 years. Slowly but surely we started to get activation in the legs and I have trained relentlessly now for 5 years and am nothing short of a professional athlete. ניצחון בהיסטוריה העולמית של הרפואה והתאוששות מפגיעה בחוט השדרה השגתי מטרה אחר מטרה עם ההליכה שלי ואני מתאמן במטרה ללכת את כל 42.2 הק"מ של מרתון לונדון ב- 22 באפריל 2018. זו תהיה פריצת דרך ענקית וניצחון בהיסטוריה העולמית של הרפואה וההתאוששות מפגיעה בחוט השדרה כאשר אשלים זאת. אני שחיין עם שיאים בטופ העולמי ב-50 מ' חופשי (35.6 שניות), ולאחרונה אף התחלתי לשחק כדורגל שוב. אני שגריר של Rooprai Spinal Trust. באמצעות גיוס כספים והשלמת אתגרים סיבולתיים ענקיים שאנשי מקצוע רפואיים יגידו לך שהם "בלתי אפשריים", אני שואף לתמוך באחרים ללכת באותו מסלול התאוששות שעשיתי. Victory in the worldwide history of medical science and spinal cord injury recovery I have hit milestone after milestone with my walking (follow my progress on @zach_wy) and am trained to walk all 26.2 miles of the London Marathon on April 22nd 2018. This will be a huge breakthrough and victory in the worldwide history of medical science and #spinalcordinjuryrecovery when I complete it. I am an international level swimmer in the top tier of the World S6 times at the 50m freestyle (35.6 seconds), and have also recently started to play football again. I am an Ambassador for Spinal Recovery and I represent the Rooprai Spinal Trust (@rstrust). Through fundraising and completing huge endurance challenges which medical professionals would tell you are ‘impossible’, I now aspire to support others to go down the same path of recovery that I have done. רוצה לעזור לאחרים עם פגיעות בחוט השדרה אני בסה"כ בן אדם רגיל ומאמין כי עם הדרכה נכונה יותר אנשים עם פגיעות בחוט השדרה יוכלו ללכת בעקבותי! I want to help others with spinal cord injuries I am also just another human being, and I believe that with the right guidance many more people with spinal cord injuries can follow in my footsteps!!! Please donate to this incredible cause: uk.virginmoneygiving.com/ZachWashingtonYoung

Looking for love? The Undateables are looking for people living with various conditions to take part in the 9th series! Tv production company betty are making a seventh run of the romantic, insightful and acclaimed series The Undateables for Channel 4. Once again we will be following people living with a disability and those with a variety of conditions through the highs and lows of their quest to find love. As with the past acclaimed series we will explore and challenge some of the issues and barriers that are faced. betty will work with organisations that host friendship and dating events as well as introductions agencies that find matches for their clients across the UK, based on what has been specified by that client in terms of common interests, likes and dislikes, and location. betty will be closely involved with the matching process and work with the agencies and organisations, seeking to provide introductions with both disabled and non-disabled people. If you would like the chance to meet your match and are interested in taking part get in touch with us on 020 7290 0223. Alternatively you can email us at undateables@betty.co.uk

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Born a Fighter with Lyme Disease & Chronic Illness Since I was 2 weeks old I started a life of mysterious illnesses, the unimaginable, unexplainable, and was told for 26 years my illnesses and hospitalizations were of a psychiatric cause. Despite 5 back surgeries, random spinal fluid leaks, debilitating pain, and eventually neurological and cognitive impairments; time and time again I was told, “this was all in my head, I was causing this to myself from all the stress I was under.” Finally in August 2017 I received my diagnoses of Chronic Lyme Disease Complex and various co-infections that came along for the ride. Believe it or not, this was a relief. Finally being able to put a name to this mysterious “almost, but not MS, not Lupus, not RA” disease. However, daily I found myself fighting to be taken seriously in the Western medical community. I lost all my independence, ability to speak, was having seizures every 3 minutes, and debilitating pain kept me in bed for months. To What Measure After almost losing my life at the age of 27, the love of my life (@Lymedrogo on Instagram) of ten years and I decided we needed to sell everything we could, and fundraise to afford treatment elsewhere. He took me out of the state of New Hampshire where there are very poor resources, despite the growing Lyme Disease epidemic. He took me to Arizona to Envita Medical Center where they specialize in Lyme Disease and Cancer research and development, and they saved my life with an intense treatment protocol of antibiotics, various other vitamins, and homeopathic remedies. However, I continue to require a wheelchair for mobility, assistance with my activities of daily living, experience severe tremors and losing consciousness, memory deficits, poor autonomic regulation (blood pressures, oxygen saturation, and heart rate), and severe joint pain. I also lost close to 60 lbs and required nutrition through my port in my chest (TPN) for over two months for ten hours a day. Healing is a Journey We are currently in Cabo, Mexico at Stemaid starting a new treatment protocol. On my 8th day of treatment I walked with a walker for the first time in 8 months! Chronic illness can take a toll on one’s mind, body, and spirit. However, I refuse to allow my disabilities define me — as we ALL have more ABILITIES than disabilities!! I feel strongly, as an Occupational Therapist myself that I have a calling in this world to be raw, honest, open, and transparent about my story and my experiences in hopes to help others out there suffering in silence. It’s a journey, a long one. But we will all get there, not alone, but together, hand-in-hand. I choose to fight every single day, I choose to take it one moment at a time (not one day at a time!) There are no good or bad days, they are just moments in time that too pass. I choose to live. I repeat to myself often these words: “The brightest of stars shine only on the darkest of nights.”

גידול מוחי בולט גרם לשבץ קוראים לי אנתוני. בגיל 6 אובחנתי עם גידול מוחי גדול שהיה צריך להיות מנותח. בשל הלחץ על מוחי בגיל כה צעיר, סבלתי משבץ במהלך הניתוח. כתוצאה מכך איבדתי את היכולת להשתמש בצידי השמאלי והייתי צריך ללמוד מחדש איך ללכת ולעשות הכל ביד אחת. ספורט תמיד היה חלק גדול מהחיים שלי. השתתפתי בכל מה שיכולתי מכדורגל ועד אתלטיקה. לקח לי זמן להתאושש ולבנות שוב את כוחי ואת ביטחוני. בבית הספר תמיד הייתי ביישן. עכשיו אני מרגיש שהגיע הזמן להראות לכולם בדיוק מה אני יכול לעשות! אני חזק כמו כולם אפילו עם הקשיים החדשים שלי. major brain tumor caused a stroke My name is Anthony. At the age of 6 years old I was diagnosed with a major brain tumor, which had to be operated on. Due to the amount of pressure on my brain at such a young age, I suffered a stroke during the operation. This resulted in me loosing the use of my left side and I had to relearn how walk and do everything with one hand. Sports have always been a big part of my life. Participating in everything I could from football to athletics. It took me along time to recover and build my strength and confidence again. At school I was always the quiet shy one. Now I feel it's time to put myself out there and show everyone just what I can do! I am just as strong and able as anyone even with my new difficulties. מצאתי דרכים להתמודד עם חוסר היכולת שלי אני עוסק באתלטיקה כבר מספר שנים ומתאמן כל יום (לפעמים פעמיים ביום) על מסלול הריצה ובחדר הכושר. גם עם המוגבלות שלי מצאתי דרכים להסתגל ואני יכול לרוץ במהירות רבה! אפילו לעקוף ספורטאים בעלי גוף בריא! השנה נבחרתי לייצג את נבחרת אנגליה במקצי ה-800 וה-1500 מטר באליפות העולם שנערכת בברצלונה! אני רוצה להראות כי לא משנה מה עברת, אתה עדיין יכול להשיג משהו אם אתה פשוט מחליט את זה! בצעדים קטנים בכל פעם אתה תגיע לשם! i have found ways to adapt with my disability I have been doing athletics for a number of years now and I train everyday (sometimes twice a day) on the running track and in the gym. Even with my disability I have found ways to adapt and can now run at great speeds! I can even overtake able bodied athletes! This Year I have been selected to represent team England in the CPISRA World Games in the T37 800m & 1500m held in Barcelona! I want so show that no matter what you have been through, you can still achieve anything if you just put your mind to it! Just small steps at a time and you will get there! צפו באימונים שלי החלטתי להציג ולתעד את כל האימונים שלי עד לאליפות העולם באינסטגרם ובפייסבוק. https://www.instagram.com/antbryan/ https://www.facebook.com/Athlete-Anthony-Bryan-1803476223287535/ אנסה להראות כמה שאני יכול מאימוני ריצה על המסלול ועד הרמת משקולות בחדר הכושר. אני מקווה שזה יהיה שימושי ושאחזור עם הזהב! :) check out my training I have decided to show and document all my training leading up to the world games on my Instagram and Facebook: https://www.instagram.com/antbryan/ https://www.facebook.com/Athlete-Anthony-Bryan-1803476223287535/ I will try and show as much as I can from track running sessions to weight lifting sessions in the gym leading up to the world games. I hope that it is useful and I will come back with that gold! :)

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The Forensic bicycle accident analyst said I flew for approximately 250 feet When I was 19 years old, I was a competitive cyclist and was just asked to join a racing team after being a captain in a 50 mile trial. Three weeks later, the 3rd week of my freshman year of college, I was hit by a 4000 POUND 1976 Old's Cutlass Supreme at 60 mph. Witness testified that the 91 year old driver hit the accelerator instead of the brakes before he hit me. A forensic BICYCLE accident described the physics of what happened. The force on my bicycle was 499,905 pounds of force for a millisecond. On impact, my back wheel went through the left calf to the bone, I had just stood up on my pedals to climb a 45 degree angle hill. The witnesses said that it looked as if I had been shot of a Canon. I was ejected 13-15 stories high at a 45 degree angle and flew approximately 75 miles per hour through the air and landed on the highway 253 feet from the impact point. According to the witness I bounced big, high long bounces. The Forensic bicycle accident analyst said I flew for approximately 253 feet, then bounced, big high long bounces for approx 250 feet. traumatic brain injury happened because I was unconscious for nearly 40 minutes I came back from the accident a year later and qualified for the NJCAA NATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS. Two years later I ran a 14:47 5K and a 31:28 10K hilly course for the first 4 miles flat for 1.5 miles, downhil for 800m and the uphill to the finish line for the last 400m and beat two 1984 OLYMPIC TRIALS QUALIFIERS. I also beat my running hero, former World Record holder in the mile, Jim Ryun. Even though he was 35 and I was 21 he was sponsored by NIKE and in a 10K the week before where he ran 30:23. In this race I beat him by 1:02 The first three miles were like running on a treadmill slowly inclining. The 4th mile was very steep. I was very tall and strong at 6'4", #175. I could climb hills very fast and fly down them as fast as I possibly could. The next 1.5 miles were flat. The next half mile was downhill. At the 6 mile mark there were a big group of elite runners punched up and breathing hard. I felt fine and just exploded the last 400 meters in .56 that were on an incline to the finish line. My right shoulder had been severely damaged in the accident when it was the first part of my body to hit the ground. I dislocated my shoulder during the sprint to the finish. I was told that I had severe whiplash and concussion, which was actually a moderate traumatic brain injury as I was unconscious for nearly 40 minutes. Living my life despite traumatic brain injury It took me 8.5 years on and off to graduate from Ottawa University. I was accepted at the first and only job that I applied for and worked 19 years as a reference librarian for Black & Veatch Engineering . I also worked ten years as a freelance researcher for a sportswriter, for articles, most often in the NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE. Over the years I worked part time jobs, nights and weekends, managing used bookstores, 5 years as a ranch hand at a Bison Ranch where they had 380 head of Bison. I worked at a private zoo for 5 months and cared for 12 species of 50 monkeys and 2 gibbon and 3 chimpanzees. I worked as a track and field official, score keeper, meet coordinator and director of officials for JCC Community College for 13 years. I try to help other chronic pain patients At age 45, after 14 surgeries from the accident, 4 of those cervical spine fusions from the severe whiplash in the accident. I had to have an additional neck surgery two years after I was on full disability. The hardware place in the back of my neck in the 3rd cervical fusion there was a rod poking one inch in my neck muscle for 3 years. I had had over 20 epidurals and trigger point injections. A year after I was on disability a driver of a Ford F150 RAN A RED LIGHT AND t-bone my tiny PT CRUISER and I hit my head on the car FRAME because my torso is so long. I lost most of my present memory from that point on but I have retained my long term photographic memory. I try to help other chronic pain patients as best I can online.