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Nobody Thought I Could Do It, But I Showed Them, and So Can You! QUOTES

1 " On Tuesday, December 7th, a lot of good things happened: they took the trach out, took the cast off my leg and my PT, Maria, had me standing. "

― Amy Rankin , Nobody Thought I Could Do It, But I Showed Them, and So Can You!

2 " On the fifth day, they told my parents I was on the bottom of the chart, and there was nothing else they could do. "

― Amy Rankin , Nobody Thought I Could Do It, But I Showed Them, and So Can You!

3 " Some of the things that contributed to my positive attitude were rejoicing, smiling and acknowledging every small step I had made. "

― Amy Rankin , Nobody Thought I Could Do It, But I Showed Them, and So Can You!

4 " These days I have a ton of things to smile about. I feel like an adult again. I hope by reading this book, you or someone you care about will see that there will be things for you to smile about, even small things, as you work to recover from a TBI or another disability. "

― Amy Rankin , Nobody Thought I Could Do It, But I Showed Them, and So Can You!

5 " I never thought I'd be a teacher , but when I started doing it, I fell in love with it. "

― Amy Rankin , Nobody Thought I Could Do It, But I Showed Them, and So Can You!

6 " On Tuesday December seventh a lot of good things happened: they took the trach out, took the cast off my leg, and my PT, Maria, had me standing. "

― Amy Rankin , Nobody Thought I Could Do It, But I Showed Them, and So Can You!

7 " The first time he saw me, comatose with a head the size of 3 basketballs, he didn't even think it was me. "

― Amy Rankin , Nobody Thought I Could Do It, But I Showed Them, and So Can You!

8 " After the brain surgery, I started the hard process of recovery. "

― Amy Rankin , Nobody Thought I Could Do It, But I Showed Them, and So Can You!

9 " My parents also had a tough time recognizing me at first. because my eyes were black and swollen shut and I had two tubes coming out of my head. "

― Amy Rankin , Nobody Thought I Could Do It, But I Showed Them, and So Can You!

10 " Within weeks of being at St Camillus, I was up from my wheelchair actually walking. Kathy was holding a gate belt around me and I was using the grab bar, but I was up and walking. This started a mew phase of my recovery. "

― Amy Rankin , Nobody Thought I Could Do It, But I Showed Them, and So Can You!

11 " Someone there told Dad that I would be a "functional non-eater." When I hear that now, I just want to go back there and invite them to a steak dinner. "

― Amy Rankin , Nobody Thought I Could Do It, But I Showed Them, and So Can You!

12 " Often a brain injured person needs to retrain the muscles in the throat as well as the muscles in the rest of the body. Regular water was not an option "

― Amy Rankin , Nobody Thought I Could Do It, But I Showed Them, and So Can You!

13 " On Tuesday December 7th, a lot of good things happened: the took the trach out a cast off my leg, and my PT, Maria, had me standing. "

― Amy Rankin , Nobody Thought I Could Do It, But I Showed Them, and So Can You!

14 " My medications have changed throughout my recovery in both types amounts frequency When I started being administered meds, it was through my G-tube. "

― Amy Rankin , Nobody Thought I Could Do It, But I Showed Them, and So Can You!

15 " A chart on the door of my room that outlined the procedures that could be performed to reduce the swelling and pressure on my brain. On the fifth day they told my parents I was at the bottom of the chart and that there was nothing else they could do. "

― Amy Rankin , Nobody Thought I Could Do It, But I Showed Them, and So Can You!

16 " I was in a coma at this time so I had no idea, but many people think that all my visitors talking to me were soothing "

― Amy Rankin , Nobody Thought I Could Do It, But I Showed Them, and So Can You!

17 " Dad was always there with all my doctors, and learning about all of my medicines that were prescribed. "

― Amy Rankin , Nobody Thought I Could Do It, But I Showed Them, and So Can You!

18 " Switching medications can be a slow process. We had We had to slowly decrease while introducing the new one. "

― Amy Rankin , Nobody Thought I Could Do It, But I Showed Them, and So Can You!

19 " The TBI Waiver provided funding for additional services not covered by my insurance. "

― Amy Rankin , Nobody Thought I Could Do It, But I Showed Them, and So Can You!

20 " throughout my entire PT, I've found that my posture plays a key role in my balance. "

― Amy Rankin , Nobody Thought I Could Do It, But I Showed Them, and So Can You!