thanks for your inspiration and understanding.
again, my sincerest prayers are with you ;
take care dear friend
your friend;
ameena

--- In Traumatic_Brain_Injury@yahoogroups.com, Sherry Zumwalt
<sherryzumwalt@y...> wrote:
>
> I am here if you ever need to talk.I am glad your are handling
things well.Take care,hugs,Sherry
>
>
> faithful_ameena <faithful_ameena@y...> wrote: Sherry;
> thanks for replying to me:) yes, you are riight. no mother
should
> EVER have to see her child in that condition. how horrible!!
> No, I'm sad to say, my mother still does not speak to me and after
5
> years of attempting a relationship with her, I gave up. My 2
> youngest sons are kept away from me and my eldest son is now in
> foster care:( but we communicate regularly and he is doing
fantastic
> now. He most of all, was deeply affected by my accident. now he
> tends to want to be my dad. my sisters and my brother don't even
> know me anymore. my father died and his parents are old, and I
think
> they must view me as too much of a burden. I have been completely
> alone for most of these 8 years. but I am managing well, despite
the
> fact that I have a very tough time making and keeping lasting
> friendships. Anyways, being without family really is not as bad as
> people think hahaha noone is telling me I am a failure and I do
> everything wrong, no one to ridicule me. just me:) I'm kinda a
> reclouse anyway. and now I have a whole new group of family and
> friends here on yahoo tbi group;)
> your friend;
> ameena
>
>
> --- In Traumatic_Brain_Injury@yahoogroups.com, Sherry Zumwalt
> <sherryzumwalt@y...> wrote:
> >
> > Ameena,I am sorry your own family deserted you at the time of
your
> need also.My son I would give up my own life for,so taking care of
> him is natural for me.I am sure you would do the same for your
> child.Unfortunately nobody asked me if I wanted to do this,but my
> son and I was chosen for some reason.The thing with my son,is the
> School bus driver left him off where he didn't belong.And so he
had
> to cross a dangerous busy road to get home.He did all the things
he
> was suppose to,but he didn't make it.Too make the matters
worse,was
> that when he wasn't home by a certain time I went looking for
> him.And saw the Ambulance go by and stop up the street.My intution
> said that was my son ,and I was right.I came across him lying on
the
> ground in the middle of the street.It should be nothing no Mother
> should have to see.I still think about that day ever since it
> happened.Is your family back in your life now?Sherry
> >
> >
> > faithful_ameena <faithful_ameena@y...> wrote: hi sherry; I'm
> Ameena. I just wanted to say I applaud your strength!
> > and thank you so much for sharing your life with us. God bless
you
> > for your loving and caring heart so much. I must be hinest with
> you,
> > I can not imagine the hardship you have endured, and to see your
> own
> > child in pain and anger daily really I can not fathom the pain
> that
> > must give you. your story really came so close to my own heart.
I
> am
> > 8 years post TBI; from a head on collision.I was in coma 8 weeks
> and
> > rehab for 5 months inpatient, outpatient 6 months each week day
> and
> > the physical therapy continues for me every single day- in my
> home,
> > alone, trying new things and attempting to be 'normal' again.
When
> I
> > was in coma, my exhusband punched me in my head several times
> > because he was angry at me for dying and not obeying him when he
> > said wake up. My mother came to visit me and she happened to see
> him
> > do that so police were called and my ex was not permitted to see
> me
> > again during my icu stay of 8 weeks, and also for the following
5
> > months. I did not know who he was and he divorced me 1 1/2
months
> > after I left the hospital.My mother left me in the hospital on
> > thanksgiving day and told me her daughter died in that accident.
> > then she took my 3 sons away from me. My father had terminal
> cancer
> > and died shortly after I left the hospital. I was in a
wheelchair
> > nearly 2 years and I needed help with ALL of lifes simple
things,
> > cooking, cleaning, bath, everything. I was literally left alone
to
> > recover. I turned to drugs- in the prescription form- ativan and
> > demoral- and because f TBI it was very easy to have these
> medicines
> > refilled.especialy when dealing with doctors who didn't have
very
> > much knowledge of TBI. I gav myself some deep tissue damage but
I
> > got away from those pills finally and it's nearly 2 years now I
am
> > without pills. even tylenol scares me now!!! hahaha
> > anyways, I wanted to personally take time to thank you. You have
> > encouraged me from your life and your sons tragic accident-God
> bless
> > him so much! my first thought was...oh my God! what if that had
> > happened to me? who would take care of me? I was alone and
> helpless
> > and scared always. I can not even begin to understand how you
> > survived sucj a tragic thing hapening to your own child. I think
> > that must be the most painfulfeeling in the entire world. As
> mothers
> > we are supposed to protect our children- and I would think that
in
> a
> > situation like this I would blame myself because protecting
him
> is
> > my responsibility. And I just wanna say I pray to God that if
> > anything will ever happen to my sons the way it happened with
your
> > child, I hope God will give me the strength and ability to care
> for
> > my child as you have for yours:) you have inspired and
encouraged
> me
> > so much. thank you sherry.God be with you and your son always:)
> > your friend;
> > ameena
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > --- In Traumatic_Brain_Injury@yahoogroups.com, Sherry Zumwalt
> > <sherryzumwalt@y...> wrote:
> > >
> > > Hi my name is Sherry,and I am a caregiver to my son.He was hit
> by
> > a truck in November 2002,and he sustained a brain injury.He also
> had
> > a right frontal lobectomy,most of his problems is cognitive and
> > learning and anger and everything else that come with the right
> > frontal lobe.He has a titanium mesh implant in his skull.He was
11
> > at the time of the accident.He wasn't given much chance to
> live,but
> > he beat the odds.Lucky for us the only other damage was to his
> right
> > tibia area.He had 2 broken bones by his ankle.No ther
injuries,he
> > did end up in a coma for about 2 to 3 weeks,and did rehab for 6
> > weeks with out patient therapy for a year and a half.He was in
6th
> > grade when it happened,and didn't return to School till his 8th
> > grade.Thanks for inviting here,I am always wanting to learn more
> > about TBI.Sincerely,Sherry
> > >
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