"You're Getting Better Every Day": It’S Not About Sports, Popularity, Hair, Clothes, Make-Up or Boys, It’S About Finding Yourself

ISBN-10: 1450253512
ISBN-13: 9781450253512
Category: Biography & Autobiography
Pages: 256
Language: English
Published: 2010-10-28
Publisher: iUniverse
Author: Sarah Victoria Jackson

Description

June 12, 1998: a day she will never remember: When 15 year-old Sarah Jackson climbed into a car with an underage drinking driver, she didnt know that choices can impact dreams . The driver lost control and crashed. Sarah sustained a severe traumatic brain injury. She was in a coma for 3 weeks and underwent four months of rehabilitation therapy. With a journal describing her difficulties, essay reactions from friends, moms journal detailing her fears and hopes, and dads monthly newsletters updating friends of her recovery, Sarah is able to show how determination makes it possible to overcome lifes uncertainties. Today, Sarah has become a leader in our nations efforts to promote traffic safety speaking to student and adult audiences across the country. One Life, One Captain is the name of her presentation as she promotes personal responsibility, healthy choices and that wearing a safety belt can save your life too.

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