On the night of August 11, 1967 my dad, mom, brother and myself were in an automobile accident that forever changed our lives. Per my injuries, when the Cadillac hit our Volkswagen Beetle I was catapulted from the back seat. In the process of being thrown forward I fractured my left femur (thigh bone) on my dad’s bucket seat and then made direct contact with the inside of the windshield. Consequently, I sustained an open skull fracture. I remained in a coma for 3 weeks and in traction to set my left femur for 1 month. When my skull sustained the fracture at the time of the accident my right frontal lobe (location of the brain that controls executive center function) absorbed the initial brunt of the contact where my skull was fractured.

At the time of the accident I also sustained a severe brain contusion as my brain was jostled about inside my skull. According to the medical personal at the time of the accident, my brain stem (attention, arousal, and consciousness, as well as being the gateway of brain function for the body) was damaged. Because neurological rehabilitation was not available in 1967 I had to re-teach myself how to walk, talk, read, write and speak in complete sentences. In follow-up to my brain and skull surgery I underwent 2 EEG’s and a battery of cognitive and psychosocial tests. The results from these tests indicated that I would not be able to succeed beyond high school. Despite the data and scientific findings/predictions, I was able to obtain both my undergraduate and graduate degrees. If you are interested in an in depth view of my process, please read my post, My Journey thus Far.

On February 6, 2007, at the encouragement of a friend I created Second Chance to Live to share my experience, strength and hope. Due to the invisible and unknown nature of my disability — for some 35 years post injury — the impact of my brain injury remained hidden from me. Consequently I had to develop strategies to succeed despite the injury to my brain.

The information that I present with in the articles of Second Chance to Live has empowered me to achieve far beyond all reasonable expectations. The articles Site Map expound upon the principles and strategies that I developed and used to succeed during the past 40 years of my life. The applications offered through out Second Chance to Live provide practical solutions for finding and then living our destinies. The information presented with in Second Chance to Live is designed to instill hope, give comfort and provide a motivation to succeed in life regardless of how life may look at the present time.

The principles that are set forth with in Second Chance to Live provide practical solutions for living life on life’s terms. Second Chance to Live presents information in such a way to encourage, motivate and empower the reader to experience life with zest, meaning and purpose because our circumstances are not meant to keep us down, but they are meant to build us up!

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Craig J. Phillips MRC, BA is the author of Table Topics of the Soul—Journey to the Heart. He is the creator and author of Second Chance to Live. Second Chance to Live presents topics to encourage, motivate and empower the reader. Our circumstances are not meant to keep us down, but to build us up! Please visit his web address at http://secondchanceotolive.wordpress.com For an in depth view of his process, please read his post My Journey thus Far. All material presented on Second Chance to Live is copyright and cannot be copied, reproduced, or distributed in any way without the express, written consent of Craig J. Phillips, MRC, BA