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  From SGoffCott September 16

  I was thrown from a horse and didn't seek immediate help, even though I was riding with the owner of the horse. About 7-10 days later as "I was doing my morning devotion I discovered there were words that I no longer knew the definitions of that My brain knew I knewe back in High School and College. It wasn't until; 7-10 days after that that it dawnd on my brai8n that it might have been from the inicident. It was about 3/12 -4 mos later that a neurologist said I had a shear injury to the white matter of my brain. Then about 6 mos later when I had "brain Testing" done at a rehab facility that the neuropsychologist indicated that I had suffered a diffuse injury that I could go into further hie's results...but I won't bore you with those details. I knew I had kids, I just didn't have any memories of them you know from all the past. In over 4 yrs some things have come back to me like a bit and a piece here and there like a jigsaw puzzle, but I would say that I still hae 98% amnesia of my kids.
  
  I can only focus on one thing at a time, I had very bad speech problems for about 6 months..I could no longer hanlde me checkbook, but I treied anyway tsaking 2 1/2 hours on trying to balance my checkbook...ciuldn'et at the time and there is no telling how much I have paid in overdraft fees ove theese 3 yrs.
  
  I had extrenely bad short term memory...I had to write down every phone call ( I wish I knew shorthand at the time...I still take copiious notes, but can't keep them organized.
  
  I took extra Bible Study courses to excercise my brain and I still have to look up words...I write down the deefinitions, but within 5 minutes or so I forget what I look up or read.
  
  I could not have go9tten through this withour God and reading his word everyday. Some days for hours. You see I was rebaptized about 6 mos before the accident.
  Thank God for that.....The other thing is that I have Christian Therapist that I have been seeing now for since 12/06 (6 mos after the inicident).
  
  Thanks for your kind words!
  
  Sheila

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  From SGoffCott September 14

  I'm glad your friend has you. For many of us we don't have anybody, at least I don't have a spouse or close friend for all this 3 1/2 yrs. What I wanted to let you know is that I had pretraumatic amnesia..still do as I don't have any memories of my children before the accident... I'm grateful for the pictures I have, although they haven't helped with me regaining the memories of my children...I just had to focus on looking up definitions of words, took an extra Bible study (still looking up words in order to understand the sentences) and I had to learn how to pace myself as the fatigue was exhausting.
  
  Learning how to adjust your living was easy for me I guess because I didn;t have a spouse or close friend..I had me as the kids were at school.
  
  For 2 yrs if I did one load of clothes a day I was doing good. Now I'm up to 2 loads of clothes a day and I have found that if I have to make phone calls, I just know I will be laid out on the couch afterward. I can onoly focus on 1 thing at a timme and I dodn't do that ve3ry good.
  
  I'm glad your friend has such a supportive friend like you...Hang in there !
  
  Sheila

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  From sleepingbeauty30 August 7

  i also send prayers...stay strong... keep talking to him, try to remain positive. and if ya ever need to talk , or vent, you can msg. me and write as much, and as long as you want... i send best of wished to you and him as well. have a goodnite.

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  From ChefJan August 7

  Lisa~ I am going thru the same identical sitation. My BF was in a motorcylcle accident 6-25-09. Just came out of a drug induced coma after six weeks. I am scared to death and I know what your going through. Please keep in touch, my prayers will be with you.
  Chefjan
  Deerfield Beach, Florida

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  From 08SPORTY August 3

  So glad you got the answers to the questions you had! I figured there was a medical term for "no smile" but I didn't know what it was! Chat with you soon!

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