Name: Katie (I’ve had too many last names)
Age: Mid-30’s
Birthday: Taurus
College: Several
Favorite Color: Hunter Green
Favorite Quote: “The sorrow which has no vent in tears may make other organs weep” ~ Henry Maudsley

Sometime after February 18, 2000
Lying in a hospital bed - Barrow’s Neurological Institute, St. Joseph’s Hospital, Phoenix, AZ - I am completely paralyzed on the right side of my body, including the right side of my tongue. I am unable to remember what was said to me or what I said five minutes prior to any moment, but I know why I am here. I was the restrained driver of a Mazda Protege, waiting in the intersection of Cave Creek and Grovers in Phoenix. I was waiting to make a left-hand turn. The light turned yellow: wait for the cars. The light turns red: all clear. Or so I thought. The car was t-boned by a red-light runner who was driving a pick up truck and traveling at 55MPH. She never applied her brakes. Less than eighteen inches of space left in the car. My head hits both doors. I’m unconscious and go into a comatose state from the head trauma. My 17-month old son, Blake, is killed in from the impact. He is in the correct car seat in the correct position in the back seat. The crash is too much.
I learned a lot about who I really was, lying in that bed,
a few weeks after the crash.
I learned I use humor as a survival mechanism.
(And I am really funny.)

I can write and I am a great public speaker.

What do you know about WHO You Are?