Dawn Corbelli

eBook, ePUB

A Miracle a Day, One Day at a Time (eBook, ePUB)

Hope After Traumatic Brain Injury

Beschreibung

It was a nice afternoon, sunny, and we were on our way to the store to buy my husband a Valentine''s Day card. The next thing I knew is I was being told we were in the emergency room. Veronica in a coma and on life support, me confused and unable to make sense of what was going on. Both of us suffered traumatic brain injuries on February 13, 2008. The worst thing was my husband realizing he might lose us both that day. The first day after spending three weeks in the hospital, I received a phone call from Veronica''s doctor saying, "She may never become self-sufficient." That moment I yelled, "You''re not God!" And from then on, our family was in a fight to help Veronica heal and overcome. The book is about our family''s journey, recovery, brain injury education, and our constant faith in the Lord. We never gave up hope, not once.A Miracle a Day, One Day at a Time: Hope After Traumatic Brain Injury is a gripping memoir about a family''s recovery after a near fatal car accident that left Dawn Corbelli with a moderate traumatic brain injury and her 15-year-old daughter, Veronica, with a severe traumatic brain injury. The physical and mental pain resulting from these injuries will last a lifetime. This book contains an emotional reminiscence of the past 12 years as they tried to put their lives back together. It gives a detailed account of their trials and triumphs and how traumatic brain injuries can change one''s personality and those who care about them. Dawn Corbelli is an advocate dedicated to helping others realize what life with a brain injury entails and to help brain injury survivors, caregivers, their families, and friends, feel validated and understood. You are not alone on this difficult journey.This memoir contains adult content that is inappropriate for children.

Technische Details

• Geräte: eReader
• mit Kopierschutz
• Größe: 7.47MB
• FamilySharing(5)

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• Text-to-Speech

Autor

Dawn Corbelli served in the Air Force for three and a half years as a young adult and has a Bachelor's Degree in Applied Behavioral Science. She considers being married for 35 years so far, one of the greatest achievements of her life. Being a stay-at-home mom for many years, until her children approached adulthood, is something that was incredibly meaningful and fulfilling. Her family is her priority. Although struggling with mental illness and traumatic brain injury makes achieving some goals difficult for her, she is a tenacious fighter and does not give up. As an employee of the National Alliance on Mental Illness, Colorado, Dawn was presented the "Giraffe Award" which is an award given annually to an individual that "sticks their neck out." This award acknowledges that with courage and determination, she increased mental illness awareness and reduced stigma by expressing herself in the media and by giving presentations to groups. She taught classes to families and friends of the mentally ill about mental illness. Dawn's dream of becoming an author has finally come to fruition. Dawn Corbelli is an advocate dedicated to helping others realize what life with a brain injury entails and to help brain injury survivors, caregivers, their families, and friends, know they are not alone. Dawn is her daughter Veronica's caregiver as she has a severe traumatic brain injury from the same car accident Dawn sustained her moderate traumatic brain injury in 16 years ago. Together they teach high school health classes, educating students, teachers, and counselors about brain injuries. Dawn has a positive outlook on life and continues to keep her strong faith in the Lord. Dawn Corbelli currently lives in Colorado Springs, CO, with her husband Greg, and both of her daughters, Kylie and Veronica.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: BookBaby
• Seitenzahl: 248
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. September 2021
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781098386405
• Artikelnr.: 62500690