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1 Year Post-Concussion

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I cannot believe it's been a year already since my car accident.  Boy, have I got many things to reflect on.  I've had 2 hospitalizations, 6 months of speech and physical therapy, ongoing vision therapy 8 months and counting.  I am still not back at work and I have had to put my house up for sale.  Through all of the obstacles and challenges, I am growing stronger from the inside out.  This injury has taught me to spend my time wisely, since I max out so easily due to fatigue.  I have learned to be less tolerant of foolishness and allowing others to drain me like I used to prior to the injury.  I've also learned a powerful lesson summed up in one word:  PATIENCE.  The bible says to "let patience have her perfect work" (James 4:1a).  She has worked me this entire year, but I thank her dearly for it. Sometimes I just want to get away from the entire process.  Get on a ship and go sailing off to some beautiful place where it's about 75 degrees always and a nice