In Man’s Search for Meaning, author Viktor Frankl discusses the connection between physical as well as mental health and meaning or purpose in one’s life. Mr. Frankl quotes Nietzsche- “He who has a why to live can bear almost any […]
Category: My Accident
The morning of Wednesday, January 13, 2021, was glorious because, for the first time in more than sixteen years, I [kind of] ran! As I have previously mentioned, on May 30, 2005, I suffered a traumatic brain injury after I […]
Fifteen years ago, as Saturday night rolled into Sunday morning of Memorial Day Weekend, I drove drunk on I-95 and fell asleep behind the wheel. My car slammed into the lefthand guardrail and was totaled, though I was not seriously […]
On Sunday morning of Memorial Day Weekend 14 years ago, I was lying in a hospital bed at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (HUP). I was in a coma after sustaining a traumatic brain injury. I cannot imagine […]
It is wild to think back and realize that I nearly died after taking a header off an overpass on this date twelve years ago. Sometimes, the accident seems like an event in the distant past. I do not have […]
This post marks my annual entry, which commemorates the accident on May 30, 2005, when I sustained a traumatic brain injury after I fell 30 feet. I have consistently written on the day of the “anniversary,” but I did not […]
On Memorial Day Weekend ten years ago, my life changed forever. I am a better person for what I experienced. I’ll never be able to truly express my gratitude and appreciation to my family and friends for the role you […]
The accident that changed my life forever occurred on Memorial Day Weekend 9 years ago. As each year passes, the events of that weekend and the immediate aftermath become more distant in time. Despite this fact, they remain fresh in […]
Around this time each year, I express feelings of gratitude for my family, friends, and acquaintances because Memorial Day Weekend is the “anniversary” of the accident that changed my life forever. I feel particularly thankful this year. I cannot truly […]
Today is the 7-year “anniversary” of the accident in which I sustained a traumatic brain injury. Life changed forever that day. Every year on this date, I thank family and friends. I should do so more often, but, inexcusably, […]