This piece is a compilation of truth and fiction: I would never speed. Driving is one of the few pleasures I can still enjoy. My head injury has robbed me of many things, but I refuse to yield to it. There are times when I can fight past the injury, but it is a constant battle and one I have yet to win.

An auto accident takes away the person I was and gives me a second chance at life.

A journey through head injury with life starting anew at an older age. This is an excerpt of my new, un-published, book Drug Trip. It explains what happened on that snowy night, along with new unanticipated experiences.

In 1978 I had a work accident. My head was nearly crushed by a heavy steel pipe. I walked away unhurt.