Emory University Medical School

As I came out of the coma the pain started but remember something

from my work out days"relax in to pain" just like in my Bikes riding

could not talk or walk. My right arm and right leg were paralyzed and my

left leg was atrophied in a straight position. Later I was transferred to

Emory University's Rehab Center and one night the Atlanta Humane

Society brought in numerous puppies for the patients on Pet Night. One

of those puppies licked my face and I smiled.My parents say it was the

first time they knew that I was still in there. The next day they went to the

Humane Humane Society and adopted that puppy, Auggie,14 yr.s

old he died on 11/11/06. At the time I could not situp straight or hold up

my head. I was on a feeding tube and I was unableto swallow. After

three months at the Emory Rehab Center with little to noprogress, I

was moved to a private head injury hospital. The place was just

aholding place for me.I now had the time to figure out that no one had

any idea about how to fix me.

Meadowbrook

One of the male nurses told me I would never be able to run the

Peachtree Road Race again, but I did the Peachtree in a wheelchair

(ha, ha, ha) with my Mom, Aunt Sara, and Uncle Bob Barker

pushing. I liked the female nurses better becausethey seemed more

caring (of course). A good thing started to happen. I was able to go

home on weekends.In about three months time, I went home for good.