Finding Sandra After Anoxic Brain Injury
by sandra hardy
(key west fla.)
In July 2000 I was taken to our local hospital where I went 10 minutess without oxygen to the brain due to respiratory failure. I was put on a ventilator. I'm told I stayed for a month,then was send out of town to a rehab center.
I don't remenber where I had therapy: to learn to walk and talk and the little things we do in life. I have three children who I had to get to know all over again. I didn't even remenber my father or mother and I cry all the time.
After coming back home and seeing a doctor who put me on anti-drugs for depression its been very hard trying to find me.
Editors Note: Sandra's story is all too familiar as millions of people throughout the world suffer brain injury every year. We applaud Sandra for sharing her story to help others understand what it's like to live with a brain injury.
