Independent and thriving as a mother, wife, sibling and friend, with a government job, a decent income, a comfortable social circle, two vehicles and three children, I had to lose everything that w...view moreIndependent and thriving as a mother, wife, sibling and friend, with a government job, a decent income, a comfortable social circle, two vehicles and three children, I had to lose everything that was achieved, attained and accomplished, in order to realize that life was not as wonderful as I believed. All that I knew and all that I had been familiar with in 35 years was likened to a stone shot from a catapult in a second. I was awakened through the survival of a near-death car accident against a five ton truck, with one of my children in the vehicle with me. As a baby is taught all things in life, I had to re-learn all these things along with my son who was 17 months. Years of different therapies and some on-going, I was humbled, inspired and educated in a way unknown to me.)view less