Originally Posted by dreamer2009
Originally Posted by trupeach1
Tears are streaming down my face. My daughter was the victim of a horrid crime June 2009. The doctors never expected her to live. She was hit it the head with a 5lb rock thrown at the cab she was riding in. She suffered a TBI, she had a 2" cut on her brain 23 skull fractures and a shattered eye socket. She will be having surgery #6 in a few weeks. My daughter is alive but my daughter as I knew her died that night. She will never be the same. Wishing you the hope and courage to continue on your journey. {{{{{{{HUGS}}}}}}}
trupeach...
this has been a 10 year journey for me...
I died the night of the accident also...but I am now who I am.
Your daughter will find herself in time.
Your job as her mother is to LOVE her through it.
I had no one to help me with any of it.
Your daughter is still your daughter; she will blossom and grow as she allows herself to grow.
My daughter, too, suffered a TBI nearly 3 yrs ago in a car accident. She was 22, honors college student and 3-sport athlete. As trupeach says "my daughter is alive but my daughter as I knew her died that night." Physically she has recovered all of her injuries: fractured jaw, sternum and plevis. The TBI will always be there. She has made an amazing recovery; the neurosurgeons called her their "miracle." They didn't expect her to walk or talk again, but I said you don't know my daughter. Her determination was still in her. She is finishing up her bachelors degree now, tho she redirected her goal from athletic trainer to medical rehab with young people. The school work is more difficult for her than 'before.' She also volunteers at Shriners. I'm very proud of her, but the most difficult thing for me is the change in personality. It's been 3 years and I still am not used to this new person, but I love her with all my heart.
dreamer: sewing helped my daughter in her recovery, too. She never sewed a stitch before the accident, but she learned to quilt during the first year after. It helped in the recovery. I'm sure it has with you also. God bless.