Quote Originally Posted by tulip View Post
Had I not been wearing my helmet when I went down six years ago today (it's a special day for me), I likely would not have survived or would be severely brain injured. As it was, it took me six months to relearn how to form complete sentences verbally (writing was fine).
Wow, glad you're back from that one.

I had only very short-term effects from my concussion, but I'm sure that I too would have had severe brain injury if I hadn't been wearing a helmet. The funny thing is that I too remember the date.

I don't remember the date I met my DH. I don't remember the date my divorce from my first husband was finalized. I don't remember the dates of any of my graduations, and the only reason I remember the date I was sworn in to the Bar is that it was the day before my birthday.

But I remember the date that I regained semi-consciousness on the pavement, before there was such a thing as cell phones, with my training partner (having already checked me as best he could for spinal cord injury, he tells me) fretting about having to leave me there so he could ride back to get his truck and take me to the ER. It was July 27.

Why do we remember that???