'I was the last surviving passenger from the train to be identified. ... As the sun rose the next day, my husband got word that there was one last Jane Doe in surgery at a Philadelphia hospital.'
Investigators and first responders work near the wreckage of Amtrak 188 on May 13, 2015, in Philadelphia.Like many survivors of traumatic experiences, my life is divided into “before” and “after.” Passage between the two lands is a one-way ticket, and a successful journey requires not just strength, but other resilience muscles like patience, creativity, learning, experimentation and faith.
As it turned out, I was the last surviving passenger from the train to be identified. Eight souls lost their lives that night, and hundreds were injured. As the sun rose the next day, my husband got word that there was one last Jane Doe in surgery at a Philadelphia hospital. My ribs were reconstructed with metal plates. Screws through my lower back and a metal bar bolted into my hips reconnected the two sides of my pelvis. I had surgery after surgery, and I suffered setbacks. Over time, though, I got stronger. They finally removed the ventilator, and I could speak. I was discharged from the ICU just weeks after the accident and far earlier than anyone had expected.In-patient rehab was awful.
But, for the first time in my life, I was home every day when my boys walked in the door after school. I watched movies curled up with all three in my bed several times a week. I laughed and drank wine with friends devoted to getting me out of the house. I read and prayed voraciously. I was a yo-yo, experiencing some of the most intense highs and lows in my life, every single day.
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