In Sept 2019 I was on my way home from work when the traffic on I-94 came to a stop due to a car fire ahead. I was stopped when a loaded gravel truck rear ended my car going between 60-65mph according to the police report. My car did a 180 from the passing lane through the drive lane and came to rest in the ditch facing the direction I just came from. The truck hit tre car in front of me did basically the same except into the center ditch. Then the truck continued on into the drive lane and rolled on to the drivers side dumping gravel all over the interstate. I didn’t know the extent of my injury until people around me identified signs and symptoms of concern. Physically I did not appear injured but there was definitely something going on with my head. The first few weeks it seemed that medical providers were so focused on a symptom that they couldn’t step back and look at the big picture and how the collection of symptoms might be connected. Finally, a PA who saw me as a walk-in at my small town clinic reviewed everything since the accident and referred me to a neurologist. That was the first step in the right direction (and continuing to bug until someone listened). Recovery has been slow and frustrating at times. I don’t adapt to change very well, task loading is like rocket science and the one thing I know for sure Is I can’t ‘push through’ like I used to do. I have supportive people in my life who check in with me. I have been working from home (I’m only working 32 hrs because of brain injury) but decided to go back to the office last week because there will be about 4 big (for the new me) changes and I didn’t wast to have them all at once. So I worked 3 days at the office and Friday I was so fatigued I was out by 6:30pm.

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