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    About Me

    i am a t.b.i. survivor. i was a h.s. science teacher but had an unfortunate accident while coaching a h.s. baseball game. i am a college grad. with the hopes of returning to get my ph.d. my motto my whole life has been adapt, improvise, overcome. "the ultimate measure of a man is not how he performs in times of comfort, but how they performs in times of challenge and discovery" oh yeah, i'm 6'8'' so my friends call me big Rob. just so u ladies know i'm quad not paralyzed so "I" still work in that way, lol. i am a physics nerd, that way u know up front i am, lol. i am nice to a fault sometimes. i am physically flawed but my mind is lucid as the physics honor student i was in college. i find my flaws as an OBSTACLE, not an END.

    Interests

    outdoors, sports(baseball), cooking, reading (vonnegut, heller, steinbeck), fishing, friends. i love to learn new things, about anything, anyone. love sports, in my heyday i was a college basketball player though baseball is my love, i sucked at it. love to cook, especially for the fairer sex.

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    • to all my friends

      Mood October 21, 2008 8:56pm

      i just wanted to ty all for your advice and help n tell u all i'm always here for u all.  know i believe n u all cause i believe the …
    • my 3 keys to life

      Mood September 28, 2008 9:26pm

      1. believe n yourself, without this u cant accomplish nothin.  this was the hardest for me cause i was very shy, introverted.

       

      2.  know …

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    • Ray of Sunshine

      From ccparker Today

      okie doke im gonna keep my fingers, toes, eyes, and legs crossed for u!

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      From Tiffany84 Yesterday

      Hey how are things?

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      From HurtinginSC Yesterday

      Thank you. You are a great friend.

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      From heather83 Yesterday

      Thank you Robert, you just so sweet. :) I know there isn't use dragging up the past, and I don't mean to, it's just that sometimes certain things bring back the past without warning. That's life though.

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      From flutterbyfly Yesterday

      Thank you Robert. You're such a wonderful friend.

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  • Goals

    Goal Completed on Aug 20, 08
    Goal Completed on Jul 19, 08
  • Support Groups

    • Close Brain Injury

      i had an accident while coaching a h.s. baseball game when i was 22, now i'm 26. i suffered masssive head trauma resulting in a brain stem stroke. i am now quadriplegic and mute. but i strive onward optimistically.

      Treatments

      Physical Therapy Working / Worked
      ongoing
    • Close Stroke

      brain stem stroke at 22 due to subdural hematoma caused by blunt force trauma to head

      Treatments

      Physical Therapy Working / Worked
    • Open Non-hodgkin's Lymphoma

      my best friend lost his battle with this disease last year at 24, R.I.P. Charlie

      Treatments

      Chemotherapy Working / Worked
    • Open Bereavement
      Type: Loss of a Friend

      i lost my best friend when he was 24 from cancer. we had been best friends since 3. its hard cause my accident was on his last birthday alive. r.i.p. Charlie, not a day goes by i dont think of him, we did everything together

      Treatments

      Crying Somewhat Helpful
      Helping Others Working / Worked
      tutoring
      Keeping Busy Working / Worked
      Prayer Working / Worked
      Support from Friends & Family Working / Worked
    • Open Coma

      3 month coma after a brain stem stroke

    • Open Sports Injuries

      got hit with bat in head during a baseball game, now quad/mute because of resulting stroke

      Treatments

      Physical Therapy Somewhat Helpful
      extensive therapy
    • Open Depression
      Type: Clinical (Major) Depression

      i suffered from depression for nearly 3 yrs after my catastrophic accident, that left me quadriplegic and mute

      Treatments

      Positive Thinking Working / Worked
      staying in a positive frame of mind is difficult, but i have learned how to conquer my demons
      Helping Others Working / Worked
      i travel around to hospitals speakIng at medical conferences on catastrophic injuries telling my story and showIng survivors there is still a life afterward
    • Open Healthy Sex

      Treatments

      Physical Therapy Too Soon to Tell
    • Open Shyness

      i was shy to a fault throughout h.s. and into college, but improved immensely my final 2yrs of college, and now just kinda shy, due more to my physical flaws now tho

      Treatments

      DailyStrength Working / Worked
      Self-esteem Working / Worked
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