Luckily my brain injury doesn�t affect my everyday life too seriously. Short term memory is the biggest challenge and I�ve had to alter my living habits to compensate for this. The toughest part is the loss of my memories. It feels odd not remembering things that happened years ago and you know you were there for the events. Things like birthday parties, weddings, or any celebration of life were just wiped out of my memory because of this injury. It feels like you don�t have a past but you know
you did.
I was enjoying a prosperous and successful life before I unfortunately met that stupid, inattentive driver. My career as a Graphic Artist was well established and going great and I was about to enter the field of finance as a Personal Financial Advisor with the largest financial service company in the world.Now I haven�t worked in over three years in any field. I�ve been forced to rethink my life plan and change my focus on what I want to accomplish in my lifetime. I believe I can overcome the setbacks of my brain injury. The challenges from the other physical injuries will take more determination and patience to conquer. But I know I can overcome all of these challenges, regain my health and flourish in my new life on the other side of this long ordeal. It�s amazing how fast your life can change from
prosperous to disastrous when you meet an idiot who inflicts pain and damage on you and almost kills you as you�re innocently going about living your own life.
I can�t wait to recover enough to become independent again, contribute as a productive member of society, and to climb back on my Fat Boy and enjoy
a peaceful ride on a sunny summer day. I�m not there yet, but I will be. It will be a joy to create some new, fun memories, most of them are painful, miserable memories right now. I�ve been blessed with a strong body, a will to survive, and an optimistic attitude to believe complete recovery will happen for me. Some people aren�t as fortunate. Please remember to appreciate everything and every moment of you life. You never know when someone will force it to drastically change and you could lose
your physical abilities or the ability to remember the successes, joys, loves, or experiences you have had.