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Injury Report

Date: December 29, 1992
Time: 12:15 PM
Place: Rock Quarry Road, Columbia, Missouri
Patient: 17-year-old male, high school sophomore
Factors: Fell asleep while driving and collided head on with another driver who had been drinking
Diagnosis: Traumatic Brain Injury, comatose 5 weeks
Prognosis: Left side hemiplegic
Pre-Injury Life
 
Interests: Wrestling, girls, family, partying
Goals/Dreams: College, wrestling, become a wrestling coach
Best Description: Very active, extremely healthy, always had girlfriends, popular with peers
   
   

Chad post-injury

Chad pre-injury
 
 
Post-Injury Life
 
Interests: Comedy, music, church, ThinkFirst, socializing
Goals/Dreams: Go back to school, perform stand up comedy
What I Miss The Most: Competing in wrestling, running
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