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41 " After learning how to get in and out of the car to go home, I was very excited to get there. "
― Amy Rankin , Nobody Thought I Could Do It, But I Showed Them, and So Can You!
42 " I was left handed before the accident, but due to it being a right side brain injury I was more comfortable writing with my right hand, but it wasn't that legible "
43 " When Kim walked into the hospital and saw me the first time she said, "That not Amy. "
44 " She continues to do her best to inspire and make others smile with her attitude of "it can always get better. "
45 " My frustration just pushed me into working harder to please myself more than anything "
46 " New York State, like many other states, found that it is much less expensive to provide services for brain injured people at home instead of a hospital or nursing home. "
47 " While I was in Shock Trauma unit, Mom and Dad talked to my nurse, Mike, who told them they could stay at the Ronal McDonald House, which is only one block from the hospital "
48 " I have a lot of interests that keep me busy in addition to the TBI Waiver "
49 " I was in a chair-like bed that kept my head elevated, was on life support, and had a nurse assigned to me 24-7 "
50 " I am now a firm believer in someone being able to "make it" despite what others think. "
51 " I began seeing things out of my right eye. This was a relief because Mom and Dad did not know if I would ever see anything again. "