Nobody Thought I Could Do It, But I Showed Them, and So Can You! Quotes

“The nurse told him that my surgery had been moved to 1:00, and the transport was coming at 9:30. This worried Mom and Dad because they had been told that skull replacement was not a priority surgey.”
― Amy Rankin, Nobody Thought I Could Do It, But I Showed Them, and So Can You!

“I was in a coma at this time so I had no idea, but many people think that all my visitors talking to me were soothing”
― Amy Rankin, Nobody Thought I Could Do It, But I Showed Them, and So Can You!

“The first time I was told that I had a brain injury, I immediately thought to myself, "I'm not crazy.”
― Amy Rankin, Nobody Thought I Could Do It, But I Showed Them, and So Can You!

“The swelling from the injury was so severe, it was causing enormous pressure on my brain, which if left uncontrolled would have killed me. This surgery lasted about six hours”
― Amy Rankin, Nobody Thought I Could Do It, But I Showed Them, and So Can You!

“teaching the students I did before the accident helped me understand that a disability isn't necessarily a bad thing. It can be handled”
― Amy Rankin, Nobody Thought I Could Do It, But I Showed Them, and So Can You!

“In Conclusion Please share my experience with someone affected with a TBI”
― Amy Rankin, Nobody Thought I Could Do It, But I Showed Them, and So Can You!

“Someone there told Dad that I would be a "functional non-eater." When I hear that now, I just want to go back there and invite them to a steak dinner.”
― Amy Rankin, Nobody Thought I Could Do It, But I Showed Them, and So Can You!

“On Tuesday, December 7th, a lot of good things happened: they took the trach out, took a cast off my leg, and my PT, Maria, had me standing.”
― Amy Rankin, Nobody Thought I Could Do It, But I Showed Them, and So Can You!

“Because my brain was not sending the correct messages to my muscles, I needed to teach my muscles everything all over again.”
― Amy Rankin, Nobody Thought I Could Do It, But I Showed Them, and So Can You!

“Because I'm the type of girl, that when a goal is presented and recognized I do everything in my power to achieve it. I believe that is the major reason why I've gotten as far as I have this quickly.”
― Amy Rankin, Nobody Thought I Could Do It, But I Showed Them, and So Can You!

“On Tuesday December 7th, a lot of good things happened: the took the trach out a cast off my leg, and my PT, Maria, had me standing.”
― Amy Rankin, Nobody Thought I Could Do It, But I Showed Them, and So Can You!

“he used the love we share to make my recovery more comfortable and successful.”
― Amy Rankin, Nobody Thought I Could Do It, But I Showed Them, and So Can You!

“Dad was always there with all my doctors, and learning about all of my medicines that were prescribed.”
― Amy Rankin, Nobody Thought I Could Do It, But I Showed Them, and So Can You!

“My medications have changed throughout my recovery in both types amounts frequency When I started being administered meds, it was through my G-tube.”
― Amy Rankin, Nobody Thought I Could Do It, But I Showed Them, and So Can You!

“Switching medications can be a slow process. We had We had to slowly decrease while introducing the new one.”
― Amy Rankin, Nobody Thought I Could Do It, But I Showed Them, and So Can You!

“throughout my entire PT, I've found that my posture plays a key role in my balance.”
― Amy Rankin, Nobody Thought I Could Do It, But I Showed Them, and So Can You!

“Within weeks of being at St Camillus, I was up from my wheelchair actually walking. Kathy was holding a gate belt around me and I was using the grab bar, but I was up and walking. This started a mew phase of my recovery.”
― Amy Rankin, Nobody Thought I Could Do It, But I Showed Them, and So Can You!

“I was left handed before the accident, but due to it being a right side brain injury I was more comfortable writing with my right hand, but it wasn't that legible”
― Amy Rankin, Nobody Thought I Could Do It, But I Showed Them, and So Can You!

“New York State, like many other states, found that it is much less expensive to provide services for brain injured people at home instead of a hospital or nursing home.”
― Amy Rankin, Nobody Thought I Could Do It, But I Showed Them, and So Can You!

“Often a brain injured person needs to retrain the muscles in the throat as well as the muscles in the rest of the body. Regular water was not an option”
― Amy Rankin, Nobody Thought I Could Do It, But I Showed Them, and So Can You!

“I was in a chair-like bed that kept my head elevated, was on life support, and had a nurse assigned to me 24-7”
― Amy Rankin, Nobody Thought I Could Do It, But I Showed Them, and So Can You!

“I have a lot of interests that keep me busy in addition to the TBI Waiver”
― Amy Rankin, Nobody Thought I Could Do It, But I Showed Them, and So Can You!

“My frustration just pushed me into working harder to please myself more than anything”
― Amy Rankin, Nobody Thought I Could Do It, But I Showed Them, and So Can You!

“When Kim walked into the hospital and saw me the first time she said, "That not Amy.”
― Amy Rankin, Nobody Thought I Could Do It, But I Showed Them, and So Can You!

“On the fifth day, they told my parents I was on the bottom of the chart, and there was nothing else they could do.”
― Amy Rankin, Nobody Thought I Could Do It, But I Showed Them, and So Can You!

“The first time he saw me, comatose with a head the size of 3 basketballs, he didn't even think it was me.”
― Amy Rankin, Nobody Thought I Could Do It, But I Showed Them, and So Can You!

“She continues to do her best to inspire and make others smile with her attitude of "it can always get better.”
― Amy Rankin, Nobody Thought I Could Do It, But I Showed Them, and So Can You!

“When there is no one there to cheer you on through it, or the right kind of therapy team, it can be very disheartening for people”
― Amy Rankin, Nobody Thought I Could Do It, But I Showed Them, and So Can You!

“I feel like support is what anyone with a disability needs.”
― Amy Rankin, Nobody Thought I Could Do It, But I Showed Them, and So Can You!

“My parents also had a tough time recognizing me at first. because my eyes were black and swollen shut and I had two tubes coming out of my head.”
― Amy Rankin, Nobody Thought I Could Do It, But I Showed Them, and So Can You!