I'm A HOPEster
Howdy Folks, My name is Caren and I am a survivor of a Catastrophic Car Accident from January 2014. It was a head-on collision, my seatbelt failed and I was ejected approx 10-15 feet from the vehicle. I was ejected from the driver seat out the front passenger side. My body bent the frame of the door outward and it appears I was ejected over the frame of the bent out part of the door. I have no memory of the accident still to this day. I sustained a polytrauma and a closed head injury that resulted in a traumatic brain injury. It has been an 8 year struggle, ongoing journey, continual rehabilitation, and developing a path to re-invent myself. I still have a lot to overcome, utilize a lot of strategies, and am still dealing with a lot of adjustments to my life which are continually evolving, changing, and somewhat stuck in a plateau of sorts. I am here to be a support, get support, encourage self-advocacy and continue to move forward with my life as much as possible. HOPE has been my battlecry of survival since day 1 and this has an immense impact in my every day life. I am a HOPEster. My story is at www.hopetbi.com
