• 13
  • October
    2011

The impact that a catastrophic injury like a brain injury can have on a person's life cannot be overstated. A victim has to relearn many daily aspects of life and often totally realign their goals with their new reality. In some cases, that new reality can inspire an accident victim to become a prime example of perseverance.

The Huntsville Times reports that a young woman who was in a car accident in Alabama last year is lucky to be alive. Medical professionals doubted whether she would ultimately survive the crash and were convinced that if she did survive, the brain and spinal cord injuries she sustained would limit her to a wheelchair. They were wrong.

Not only did the crash victim survive, but she woke up from a coma, went through intensive rehabilitation, relearned how to walk, and is now training to run a race. That doesn't mean that life is easy for her, though. She still has to wear a support brace for her back to protect her from sustaining another back injury.

For those who have never sustained a serious injury, it's easy to take the mind-body connection for granted. When they want to put food in their mouth it's easy. When they want to place one foot in front of the other for a run, that's easy, too. The Alabama brain injury victim says, "My brain doesn't communicate with my legs;" yet, she is persevering in training for a 5K in order to support breast cancer awareness.

The details of the crash that forever changed the 22-year-old's life are undisclosed. But too often, unsuspecting motorists sustain life-threatening and life-changing injuries because of careless drivers. Brain and spinal cord injuries require a lot of medical treatment, both immediate and ongoing, and personal injury lawsuits can help victims get the financial support that they need and deserve.

Source

The Huntsville Times: "Athens woman overcomes odds after accident and is training to take part in Liz Hurley Ribbon Run," Yvonne T. Betowt, Oct. 9, 2011