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Yes, you may recognize my face from national television. If we were ever speak my voice may sound familiar from national radio...... I have finally come forward. I am no longer scared of publicly speaking due to the years of litigation and fear of being misquoted. ~~~~~ ~~~~~ Yes, it is really me; one of the only adults to survive a major U.S. Amusement Park Ride "accident". I seldom grant interviews. If you are interested in arranging a speaking engagement or interview please message me via MYSPACE and I shall discuss your query with my agent. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Please remember I am human and at times too fragile to delve into the details of my life. When I am capable of communicating I will. Even after all these years there are days where it is still vividly fresh. There are mornings my muscles remember the trauma and react as if the 'accident" just occured all over again. ~~~~~~~I am not here to entertain you as some sort of living "freakshow". Please treat me with respect. If you are curious about AMUSEMENT PARK ACCIDENTS and how to prevent them please vist my friend, Kathy Fackler's website.There is a wealth of terrific information available there. ~~~~~~~ Even with daily obstacles of a broken body I will continue to share my experience. I am determined to help those in pain. I am here; my life's purpose is to inspire those of you who know suffering to find a life without suffering.Ultimately to be a source of good will, hope coupled with empathy , compassion and purposefull deliberate reduction in the "knowing" of pain. ~~~~~~~~~~~I am one of the few adults to ever survive a SEVERE amusement park "accident"... ... July 10th, 1992 around 3-4 pm , at a major US Amusement Park...Darien Lakes, NY.I was in a gondola which does around a 3 G force rotating in a 360 degree vertical loop... there was a complete hydraulic restraint bar failure which means the restraint bar FAILED..... YES !!IT STOPPED HOLDING ME IN..... .. Via a known and ongoing LEAK in the tubing from the reservior to the cylinoid... I held on..for three revolutions.. If I had let go, I would have EASILY broken my neck. I was too frieghtened to utter one sound. I was completely unable to scream. For years post accident, I heard my screams, in my head. They would wake me. My ex husband would wake me and remind me I was safe.The physical culmination of this event resulted in me breaking my back(torn annular discs and severe damage to the SI joint), ripping out pelvic ligaments...breaking ribs..brain swelling from my head being slammed repeatedly into a fiberglass cabin ..and a whole assortment of other relentlessly painful injuries..... ~~~~~~~This "event" happened at a major stationary US Amusement Park....July '08 will be my 16 year anniversary. Bottomline, the mechainic did not do his job and my "accident" was 100% preventable with proper maintenence. This was NO accident. This was POOR maintence. I have their own records to prove it. ~~~~~My years since this event have been interesting to say the least.. a 13 year legal ordeal...avoiding media...learning to walk...taking care of myself...functioning...I am still in legal proceedings. I have yet to recieve monies to care for my medical. People are ignorant if they think it is easy to "sue". The bigger your opponent, the tougher the legal proceedings will be.I have yet to find a "peer" or "equal". I seek EXTRAordinary people for company.I have lived in pain that is equal to cancer pain since 1992... My whole adult life..... Yes, My whole ADULT life I have been in severe pain. I can be very tough. I can be very fragile. I do not have time for cop-outs and quitters. ~~~~~~~I have been rendered disabled from this. Even so, I have dug deep into my inner abyss and pulled out a sliver if hope. I have crafted a life that has produced many stories worth telling and better yet; interesting for the listener. I have extreme paitence. I have profound compassion. I understand the nuances of a life shared with pain. Pain and I share my body. I understand what a life taken over by pain is like. I am here if you are seeking understanding. ~~~~~~~~~~~I refuse to succum to bitterness and cross over to the dark and become ugly on the inside. I decided to be kind, no matter how much I am suffering. I decided to shift from resentment and anger to calm resolution coupled with internal strength.I won't let the bastards win. My heart is alive and still full of all that is good!Inspite of the painful trauma and loss..that would have driven most people to insainity or suicide.... and I know this from finding myself on my own edges of life ...I have found my own way uniquely free of negativity that most would expect from a life such as mine... yes, I do have negative feelings, I am human, and I can be a handful...yet I channel these energies into creating my life...Pain is only a reminder.Our lives are the victory...Celebrate yourself! MySpace Codespet friendly hotels myspace codes myspace layoutsmyspace codes myspace quiz Myspace Video Codes