An unexpected place of healing - Ramona Pierson
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I'm actually going to share something
I'm actually going to share something
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with you I haven't talked about probably
with you I haven't talked about probably
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in more than 10 years so bear with me as
in more than 10 years so bear with me as
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I take you through this journey when I
I take you through this journey when I
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was 22 years old I I came home from work
was 22 years old I I came home from work
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put a leash on my dog and went for my
put a leash on my dog and went for my
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usual run I had no idea that at that
usual run I had no idea that at that
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moment my life was going to change
moment my life was going to change
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forever while I was preparing my dog for
forever while I was preparing my dog for
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the run a man was finishing drinking at
the run a man was finishing drinking at
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a bar picked up his car keys got into a
a bar picked up his car keys got into a
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car and headed south or wherever he was
car and headed south or wherever he was
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I was running across the street and the
I was running across the street and the
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only thing that I actually remember is
only thing that I actually remember is
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feeling like a grenade went off in my
feeling like a grenade went off in my
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head and I remember putting my hands on
head and I remember putting my hands on
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the ground and feeling my life's blood
the ground and feeling my life's blood
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emptying out of my neck and my mouth
emptying out of my neck and my mouth
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what had happened is he ran a red light
what had happened is he ran a red light
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and hit me my dog she ended up
and hit me my dog she ended up
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underneath the car I flew out in front
underneath the car I flew out in front
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of the car and then he ran over my legs
of the car and then he ran over my legs
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my left leg got caught up in the wheel
my left leg got caught up in the wheel
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well spun it around the bumper of the
well spun it around the bumper of the
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car hit my throat slicing it open I
car hit my throat slicing it open I
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ended up with blunt chest trauma your
ended up with blunt chest trauma your
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aorta comes up behind your heart it's
aorta comes up behind your heart it's
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your major artery and it was severed so
your major artery and it was severed so
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my my blood was gurgling out of my mouth
my my blood was gurgling out of my mouth
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had foamed and horrible things were
had foamed and horrible things were
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happening to me I had no idea what was
happening to me I had no idea what was
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going on but strangers intervened kept
going on but strangers intervened kept
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my heart moving beating I say moving
my heart moving beating I say moving
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because it was quivering and they were
because it was quivering and they were
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trying to put a beat back into it
trying to put a beat back into it
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somebody was smart and put a big pen in
somebody was smart and put a big pen in
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my neck to open up my airway so that I
my neck to open up my airway so that I
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could get some air in there and my lung
could get some air in there and my lung
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collapsed so somebody cut me open and
collapsed so somebody cut me open and
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put a pin in there as well to open up my
put a pin in there as well to open up my
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to to stop that catastrophic event from
to to stop that catastrophic event from
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happening somehow I ended up at the
happening somehow I ended up at the
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hospital I was wrapped in ice and then
hospital I was wrapped in ice and then
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eventually put into it
eventually put into it
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ugh induced coma 18 months later I woke
ugh induced coma 18 months later I woke
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up I was blind I couldn't speak and I I
up I was blind I couldn't speak and I I
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couldn't walk I was 64 pounds the
couldn't walk I was 64 pounds the
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hospital really has no idea what to do
hospital really has no idea what to do
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with people like that and in fact they
with people like that and in fact they
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started to call me a gomer that's
started to call me a gomer that's
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another story we won't even get into I
another story we won't even get into I
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had so many surgeries to put my neck
had so many surgeries to put my neck
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back together to repair my heart a few
back together to repair my heart a few
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times some things work some things dent
times some things work some things dent
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I had lots of titanium put in the
I had lots of titanium put in the
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cadaver bones to try to get my feet
cadaver bones to try to get my feet
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moving the right way and and I ended up
moving the right way and and I ended up
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with the plastic nose porcelain teeth
with the plastic nose porcelain teeth
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and all kinds of other things but
and all kinds of other things but
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but well it's hard sometimes to talk
but well it's hard sometimes to talk
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about these things so bear with me I had
about these things so bear with me I had
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more than 50 surgeries but who's
more than 50 surgeries but who's
counting
counting
counting
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so eventually the hospital decided it
so eventually the hospital decided it
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was time for me to go they needed to
was time for me to go they needed to
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open up space for somebody else that
open up space for somebody else that
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they thought could could come back from
they thought could could come back from
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whatever they were going through
whatever they were going through
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everybody lost faith in me being able to
everybody lost faith in me being able to
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recover so they basically put a map up
recover so they basically put a map up
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on the wall threw a dart and it landed
on the wall threw a dart and it landed
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at a senior home here in Colorado and I
at a senior home here in Colorado and I
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know all of you are scratching your head
know all of you are scratching your head
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a senior citizens home what in the world
a senior citizens home what in the world
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are you going to do there but if you
are you going to do there but if you
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think about all of the skills and talent
think about all of the skills and talent
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that are in this room right now that's
that are in this room right now that's
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what I senior home has so there were all
what I senior home has so there were all
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these skills and talents that these
these skills and talents that these
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seniors had the one advantage that they
seniors had the one advantage that they
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had over most of you is wisdom because
had over most of you is wisdom because
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they had a long life and I needed that
they had a long life and I needed that
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wisdom at that moment in my life but
wisdom at that moment in my life but
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imagine what it was like for them when I
imagine what it was like for them when I
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showed up at their doorstep at that
showed up at their doorstep at that
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point I had gained four pounds so it was
point I had gained four pounds so it was
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68 pounds I was bald I was hot wearing
68 pounds I was bald I was hot wearing
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hospital scrubs and somebody donated
hospital scrubs and somebody donated
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tennis shoes for me and I had a white
tennis shoes for me and I had a white
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cane in one hand and and a suitcase full
cane in one hand and and a suitcase full
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of medical records in another hand and
of medical records in another hand and
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so the senior citizens realized that
so the senior citizens realized that
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they needed to have an emergency meeting
they needed to have an emergency meeting
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so they pulled back and they were
so they pulled back and they were
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looking at each other and they were
looking at each other and they were
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going okay what skills do we have in
going okay what skills do we have in
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this room this kid needs a lot of work
this room this kid needs a lot of work
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so they eventually started matching
so they eventually started matching
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their talents and skills to all of my
their talents and skills to all of my
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needs but one of the first things they
needs but one of the first things they
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needed to do was assess what I needed
needed to do was assess what I needed
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right away which I needed to figure out
right away which I needed to figure out
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how to eat like a normal human being
how to eat like a normal human being
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since I'd been eating through a tube in
since I'd been eating through a tube in
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my chest and then through my veins and
my chest and then through my veins and
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so I had to go through trying to to eat
so I had to go through trying to to eat
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again and they went through that process
again and they went through that process
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and then they had to figure out well she
and then they had to figure out well she
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needs furniture she is sleeping in the
needs furniture she is sleeping in the
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corner of this apartment so they went to
corner of this apartment so they went to
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their storage lockers and all gathered
their storage lockers and all gathered
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their extra furniture gave me pots and
their extra furniture gave me pots and
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pans blankets everything and then the
pans blankets everything and then the
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next thing that I needed was
next thing that I needed was
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a makeover so out went the green scrubs
a makeover so out went the green scrubs
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and in came the polyester and floral
and in came the polyester and floral
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prints we're not going to talk about the
prints we're not going to talk about the
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hairstyles that they tried to force on
hairstyles that they tried to force on
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me once my hair grew back but i did say
me once my hair grew back but i did say
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no to the blue hair so eventually what
no to the blue hair so eventually what
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went on is they decided that well i need
went on is they decided that well i need
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to learn to speak so you can't be an
to learn to speak so you can't be an
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independent person if you're not able to
independent person if you're not able to
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speak and can't see so they figured not
speak and can't see so they figured not
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being able to see is one thing but they
being able to see is one thing but they
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need to get me to talk so while Sally
need to get me to talk so while Sally
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the office manager was teaching me to
the office manager was teaching me to
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speak in the day you know it's hard
speak in the day you know it's hard
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because I you know when you're a kid you
because I you know when you're a kid you
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take things for granted you learn things
take things for granted you learn things
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unconsciously but for me I had I was an
unconsciously but for me I had I was an
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adult and it was embarrassing and I had
adult and it was embarrassing and I had
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to learn how to coordinate my new throw
to learn how to coordinate my new throw
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with my tongue and my new teeth and my
with my tongue and my new teeth and my
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lips and capture the air and get the
lips and capture the air and get the
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word out so I acted like a two-year-old
word out so I acted like a two-year-old
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and refused to work but the man had a
and refused to work but the man had a
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better idea they were going to make it
better idea they were going to make it
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fun for me so they were teaching me cuss
fun for me so they were teaching me cuss
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word scrapple at night and then secretly
word scrapple at night and then secretly
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how to swear like a sailor so I'm going
how to swear like a sailor so I'm going
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to just leave it to your imagination as
to just leave it to your imagination as
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to what my first words were when Sally
to what my first words were when Sally
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finally got my confidence built
finally got my confidence built
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so I moved on from there and and a
so I moved on from there and and a
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former teacher who happen to have
former teacher who happen to have
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Alzheimers took on the task of teaching
Alzheimers took on the task of teaching
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me to write the redundancy was actually
me to write the redundancy was actually
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one of the pivotal times for me was
one of the pivotal times for me was
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actually learning to cross the street
actually learning to cross the street
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again as a blind person so close your
again as a blind person so close your
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eyes now imagine you have to cross the
eyes now imagine you have to cross the
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street you don't know how far that
street you don't know how far that
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street is and you don't know if you're
street is and you don't know if you're
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going straight and you hear cards
going straight and you hear cards
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whizzing back and forth and you had a
whizzing back and forth and you had a
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horrible accident that landed you in the
horrible accident that landed you in the
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situation so there were two obstacles I
situation so there were two obstacles I
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had to get through one was
had to get through one was
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post-traumatic stress disorder every
post-traumatic stress disorder every
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time I approached the corner or the curb
time I approached the corner or the curb
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I would panic and the second one was was
I would panic and the second one was was
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actually trying to figure out how to
actually trying to figure out how to
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cross that street so one of the seniors
cross that street so one of the seniors
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just came up to me and she pushed me up
just came up to me and she pushed me up
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to the corner and she said when you
to the corner and she said when you
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think it's time to go just stick the
think it's time to go just stick the
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cane out there if it's hit don't cross
cane out there if it's hit don't cross
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made perfect sense but by the third cane
made perfect sense but by the third cane
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that went whizzing across the road they
that went whizzing across the road they
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realized that they needed to put the
realized that they needed to put the
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resources together and they raised funds
resources together and they raised funds
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that I could go to the break institute
that I could go to the break institute
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and actually gain the skills to be a
and actually gain the skills to be a
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blind person and also to go get a guide
blind person and also to go get a guide
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dog who transformed my life I was able
dog who transformed my life I was able
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to return to college because of the
to return to college because of the
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senior citizens who invested in me and
senior citizens who invested in me and
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also the guide dog and the skills that I
also the guide dog and the skills that I
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had gained ten years later I gained my
had gained ten years later I gained my
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sight back not magically and I i opted
sight back not magically and I i opted
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in for three surgeries and one of them
in for three surgeries and one of them
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was experimental it was actually robotic
was experimental it was actually robotic
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surgery that removed a hematoma from
surgery that removed a hematoma from
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behind my eye the biggest change for me
behind my eye the biggest change for me
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was that the world moved forward that
was that the world moved forward that
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there were innovations and all kinds of
there were innovations and all kinds of
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new things cell phones laptops all these
new things cell phones laptops all these
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things that I'd never seen before and
things that I'd never seen before and
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has a blind person your memory of your
has a blind person your memory of your
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visual memory fades and is replaced with
visual memory fades and is replaced with
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how you feel about things and and how
how you feel about things and and how
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things sound and how things smell so one
things sound and how things smell so one
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day I was in my room and I saw this
day I was in my room and I saw this
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thing sitting in my room and I thought
thing sitting in my room and I thought
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it was a monster so I was walking around
it was a monster so I was walking around
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it and I go I I'm just going to touch it
it and I go I I'm just going to touch it
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and I touched it and I went oh my god
and I touched it and I went oh my god
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everything is different when you're a
everything is different when you're a
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sighted person because you take that for
sighted person because you take that for
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granted but when you're blind you have
granted but when you're blind you have
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you have the tactile memory for things
you have the tactile memory for things
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the biggest change for me was looking
the biggest change for me was looking
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down at my hands and seeing that I'd
down at my hands and seeing that I'd
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lost 10 years of my life I thought that
lost 10 years of my life I thought that
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time had stood still for some reason and
time had stood still for some reason and
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moved on for family and friends but when
moved on for family and friends but when
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I looked down I realized that time
I looked down I realized that time
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marched on for me too and that I needed
marched on for me too and that I needed
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to get caught up so I got got going on
to get caught up so I got got going on
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it we didn't have words like
it we didn't have words like
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crowdsourcing and radical collaboration
crowdsourcing and radical collaboration
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when I had my accident but but the
when I had my accident but but the
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concept held true people working with
concept held true people working with
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people to rebuild me people working with
people to rebuild me people working with
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people to re-educate me I wouldn't be
people to re-educate me I wouldn't be
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standing here today if it wasn't for
standing here today if it wasn't for
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extreme radical collaboration thank you
extreme radical collaboration thank you
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Ramona Pierson, recovery, healing, drunk, driver, coma, storytelling, TED, TEDx, TEDxDU, TED-Ed, TED, Ed, TEDEducation
