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Continue reading →: Dec 29, ’24 Update
I certainly have had a very challenging year. Let me share with you my year. I so desperately wanted a better year then in previous years. It seemed that each year has become increasingly difficult. Here’s my year in review: Near Fatal Motor Vehicle Accident On February 4, 2024 I…
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Continue reading →: Farewell Dearest Sister
Having to part ways with a sister of mine was not what I was ready for. I wasn’t ready to say goodbye. I wasn’t ready for our paths to part so soon. My dearest sister Kari I think of you every day. I trust that you have found peace. I…
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Continue reading →: Nov 1, ‘24 Update
Sometimes I feel as if people don’t understand the trauma I went through. Sometimes it feels as if there are people who fail to see just how much trauma I went through, still going through, and how challenging this has been. I have had some negative experiences in my attempt…
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Continue reading →: Employer’s Argument of Wilful and Deliberate Misconduct Rejected
The last 9 months have been exhausting both emotionally and physically. Some people have wanted to crucify me and argue that this accident was all my fault. For this reason, finding support has been fraught with great difficulty. I feel a significant weight has been lifted off my back. My…
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Continue reading →: Let Your True Self Shine
Let your true self shine! Except me, I can’t do that! Actually, I do let my true self shine and I get into a ton of trouble because of it. I come by it honestly. I can’t always mask my autistic traits. Pending on the day, these traits can be…
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Continue reading →: Autism is A Spectrum
Autism is a spectrum If you have seen one person with autism you have seen one person with autism. The abilities and strengths of individuals on the autistic spectrum vary considerably. This is why I have made every effort to not say anything or advertise it. Due to circumstances beyond…
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Continue reading →: When You Can’t Find the Words
I have been processing quite a bit in therapy. Last couple of weeks has been especially difficult. I haven’t been able to find the words. I have been struggling to keep up with the cost of therapy, rent, and groceries, and bills. These are things I need but the cost…
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Continue reading →: Grief: My Constant Companion
For some of us, grief comes unexpectedly. For me, grief has always been. Grief, my constant companion and closer to me than a friend or a sister or a brother. Truth is, my grief is not something that people are capable of walking with me through it. It is just…
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Continue reading →: 4 Positive Outcomes When Asking for Help During a Crisis
People hesitate to ask for help during a crisis because sometimes it is met with stigma and negativity. When a person makes the choice to reach out for help that is not the time for people to shame them and their family. This is a time when perhaps the community…
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Continue reading →: Oct 4, ’24 Update
It was my 46th birthday on February 14, 2024. That was the day my employer filed an appeal on my workers compensation decision. Happy birthday to me. I survive a horrific accident, various people would react as if what I went through was a simple fender bender. Today marks 8…
Journey Through Life Changing Trauma
On February 4, 2024 I was involved in a work related accident that was near fatal and life changing. This has presented in challenges that have made it especially difficult during my recovery. I experience Post Traumatic Stress Symptoms, Anxiety, and Depression. All of this has worsened and brought to light a heart condition I have which is LongQT Syndrome. LongQT Syndrome with Anxiety is considered a disability. I will experience significant challenges when it comes to returning to work. Work Safe has not only affirmed my case stating that I was not willfully negligent and that my injuries that are currently compensable or not in question so my employer who appealed Work Safe’s initial ruling was no successful. After a failed attempt at a return to work program my file was transferred to Vocational Rehabilitation and long term benefits. I have been assessed for a Pension but at this point I am not sure how much I will be awarded in that Pension. This assessment will take time.
Injuries from my accident
- Fractured Larynx
- 2 Right Rib Fractures (9th & 11th)
- Pneumothorax (punctured lungs associated with fractured ribs)
- Lacerated Spleen
- Hemothorax (collection of blood within the body in association with the lacerated spleen)
- Transverse Process fractures L1, L2, L4 (These fractures are tiny bones within the spinal column)
- Comminuted Fracture upper Left Humerus bone (upper arm involving the shoulder joint requiring surgery)
- Post Traumatic Stress
Journey through Writing
The best way people can support me is by being present. Sometimes I fight thoughts of being alone and all I need is human connection. You can’t put a price on human connection. Instead of being inundated with negative thoughts I would much rather focus on the positive. I would much rather speak to myself words of compassion, mercy, and be present to myself. In the process, through it I will write in my blog and share with you my journey. We could all use a little human connection and find encouragement.
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