Memoirs of a Woman who went from Infancy to College Graduate, as she Recovered from a Closed-head Injury at the age of 25
Read her
true story, “Am I Brain Damaged?” to experience a roller coaster of
emotions…joyous triumphs, frustrating endeavors, sadness and pain
West Bloomfield, MI – Lori Purdy-Faitel, author of the book, “Am I Brain
Damaged?” looks back on her life as an independent young woman, living in an
apartment with her best friend, attending college and working as an executive
secretary. This all changed with a
“freak accident” which happened on her way to work.
The accident happened when a bail of hay fell out of a truck, bounced
off her windshield and sent her car spinning out of control. The driver’s side of the car was
crushed as the car slammed into a cement abutment. Lori was unconscious, bleeding and trapped before a rescue
team removed her from the vehicle using the jaws of life. She was registered as legally dead,
twice, while in the ambulance on her way to emergency.
The accident left her in a coma for 7 days while her body continued the
fight for survival. Her memoirs
tell of her learning a new way to make an income as she began working in a
group home. “I felt this was a way
to give back to the world for the hard work that was done for me,” Lori
said. “At first, I tried to return
to work as an executive secretary; however, it didn’t work out. My friends in the business world helped
to direct me into health care. I
worked in several group homes, one of which was for the closed head
injured. During my employment as a
caregiver, I was lead to a higher form of health care.”
During her time in the hospital, Lori was told she may never heal beyond
an 8th grade education level.
“I beat the odds and returned to college to earn an Associate’s Degree
in business and a 2-year Certificate in Occupational Therapy to become an
Occupational Therapy Assistant,” Lori said.
Lori’s goal is to help care-givers understand the challenges faced by
people with closed-head injuries and to encourage the head injured to find
their own level of comfort as they recover.
Lori Purdy-Faitel’s book is to be released in April, 2009; it will be
available for purchase online at OutskirtsPress.com, Amazon.com and
Barnes&Noble.com. She is
currently planning speaking and signing tours; visit Lori’s website for details
and updates: http://aspiringauthor.synthasite.com/
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