my 3 keys to life
September 28, 2008 9:26pm
1. believe n yourself, without this u cant accomplish nothin. this was the hardest for me cause i was very shy, introverted.
2. know …
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About Me
i am a t.b.i. survivor. i was a h.s. science teacher but had an unfortunate accident while coaching a h.s. baseball game. i am a college grad. with the hopes of returning to get my ph.d. my motto my whole life has been adapt, improvise, overcome. "the ultimate measure of a man is not how he performs in times of comfort, but how they performs in times of challenge and discovery" oh yeah, i'm 6'8'' so my friends call me big Rob. just so u ladies know i'm quad not paralyzed so "I" still work in that way, lol. i am a physics nerd, that way u know up front i am, lol. i am nice to a fault sometimes. i am physically flawed but my mind is lucid as the physics honor student i was in college. i find my flaws as an OBSTACLE, not an END.
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outdoors, sports(baseball), cooking, reading (vonnegut, heller, steinbeck), fishing, friends. i love to learn new things, about anything, anyone. love sports, in my heyday i was a college basketball player though baseball is my love, i sucked at it. love to cook, especially for the fairer sex.
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no more shy, introverted rob
August 20, 2008 2:25pm
i have officially become as confident as i need to be, it was hard after my tbi to go up and talk to folks, especially women, cause i somehow thought …
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get over it
August 19, 2008 3:15pm
i'm done with this moroseness, i'm over it. ty Jenn for helping me see the light at end of tunnel. its time to get busy livin, so life …
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so tired
August 19, 2008 12:09pm
forgive me if i havent been the usual jovial Robert. i'm just tired, tired of being that always in a good mood guy. i'm the guy …
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Close Brain Injury
i had an accident while coaching a h.s. baseball game when i was 22, now i'm 26. i suffered masssive head trauma resulting in a brain stem stroke. i am now quadriplegic and mute. but i strive onward optimistically.
Treatments
- Physical Therapy Working / Worked
- ongoing
Close Healthy Sex
t b i survivor, 25 yr old, college grad, i know i'll never get back what i had but i am still a viable man, just women look at me different since my accident
Treatments
- Physical Therapy Too Soon to Tell
Open Stroke
brain stem stroke at 22 due to subdural hematoma caused by blunt force trauma to head
Treatments
- Physical Therapy Working / Worked
Open Non-hodgkin's Lymphoma
my best friend lost his battle with this disease last year at 24, R.I.P. Charlie
Treatments
- Chemotherapy Working / Worked
Open Bereavement
Type: Loss of a Friendi lost my best friend when he was 24 from cancer. we had been best friends since 3. its hard cause my accident was on his last birthday alive. r.i.p. Charlie, not a day goes by i dont think of him, we did everything together
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- Crying Somewhat Helpful
- Helping Others Working / Worked
- tutoring
- Keeping Busy Working / Worked
- Prayer Working / Worked
- Support from Friends & Family Working / Worked
Open Coma
3 month coma after a brain stem stroke
Open Sports Injuries
got hit with bat in head during a baseball game, now quad/mute because of resulting stroke
Treatments
- Physical Therapy Somewhat Helpful
- extensive therapy
Open Depression
Type: Clinical (Major) Depressioni suffered from depression for nearly 3 yrs after my catastrophic accident, that left me quadriplegic and mute
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- Positive Thinking Working / Worked
- staying in a positive frame of mind is difficult, but i have learned how to conquer my demons
- Helping Others Working / Worked
- i travel around to hospitals speakIng at medical conferences on catastrophic injuries telling my story and showIng survivors there is still a life afterward
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