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my name is rachel, i am 25 and live in israel.
i am sorry for the long message
.on my 23rd birthday i received a special present. one that i will live with forever.
my boyfriend at the time took me out to celebrate my birthday. we went out for a romantic dinner and ended up having a close encounter with a traffic light.
i do not remember anything first hand but i was told that he took a left turn probably way too fast and the car did not agree with him.
the driver side had an air bag but the passengers side did not.
i broke my c6 and c7 and dislocated t11-l2. my pelvis and right leg were crashed as well as some internal organs.
my cord was not completely severed on impact as paramedics reported i was responding to pain stimulation on site. it is unknown at which point in time the complete damage actually happened.
i was unconscious for 8 days. in icu for 2 months (they wouldn't release me from icu before i totally regained spontaneous breathing so i was on vent for 2 months).
2 additional months in the orthopedic ward in the hospital and 5 months in rehab, the last 2 months as an outside patient. all in all i was finally 100% at home
today i live with my parents. i have a 24/7 care giver.
i have little movement in my left arm and some better movement in my right arm and hand though i have none in my fingers.
that's about the story of my injury.
oh and my boyfriend, the driver. well when i last saw him i was still on the vent. nice.
i am at home most of the time and am online on and off. i am using windows live messenger if you care to chat (be patient, i type very slowly so emails is easier if you do not have the time...).
nice to meet you all
rachel the super girl
This post has been edited by mrachel: 14 June 2007 - 08:27 AM
.I am a carer for my brother-in-law who is a t10-12 .Looking forward to chatting to you
