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4 Years Later - I am a Survivor

Funny story, and one indicative of just what I wanted to write about today. I held off on making this post as I wanted to do it on the anniversary of my accident, which I would have sworn was December 6th. Looking back at my Facebook memories and then confirming with my calendar tells me that it was December 3, 2016, that was a life-altering moment for me, not the 6th. So, now I am three days late with my anniversary post. Welcome to life post-brain injury. 4 years ago, I was at a gymkhana with a friend of mine that we had been participating in the series for a couple months. My hubby, daughter, and sister came along to visit and watch. This gymkhana series was really just motivation for me to get my butt on my horses in the winter and have some fun with some friends. The day started out normally enough, but it took a bad turn that could have killed me, but most definitely changed my life forever. I was riding my big ol' reliable horse home in the barrel racing event when something...