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If only I could change the past…
by: Rick on Tue, Nov 13 2007
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I was on a school field trip on 11/11/87 when somehow I fell 30ft. off a cliff and changed my life forever.

I was in a coma for 2 months and at times I heard I was even near death. My parents and friends never left my side. When I “woke up” I had the full treatment rehab twice a day for 6 months.

I imagine my recovery has been very remarkable. Afterall I am able to take care of myself, I earned an associates degree after graduating from high school with my classmates, earned a black belt in tae kwon do, have a job, got married, and can drive a job.

I sound happy but I hate my life and wish that I had never survived. All I ever wanted was to have a good life but I just find that incredibly hard to really find when one constantly finds something wrong and has trouble with impulse control.
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November 2007

  • still trying - by amy - (Mon, Nov 19 2007)
    I was hit in my head with a bat then spin-kicked in my head by another person…this happened on october 30th of 1994…it is still hard for me…i cant remember my childhood…my memory is bad still….i have headaches all the time and if i get to stressed out my brain shuts down [more..]
  • If only I could change the past… - by Rick - (Tue, Nov 13 2007)
    I was on a school field trip on 11/11/87 when somehow I fell 30ft. off a cliff and changed my life forever. [more..]
  • Sometimes the only way over it - by Michelle - (Fri, Nov 09 2007)
    Oct 11,2004 was a normal work day until half way thru my shift and that’s when I took the fall that changed my life. I tripped and smashed my head on the very cold [more..]
  • My head injury - by RH - (Fri, Nov 02 2007)
    I was hit in the back of the head with beer bottle trying to help my brother in a gang fight. My problem is remembering things and going from step to the next in solving problems. [more..]

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