At 85, she's back to a busy life after succesful rehabilitation for serious head trauma
“I have no fear,” says Dot Dickey McManus. “And I have great faith that as long as you are good and honest, everything will work out.”
Even when Dot was sitting in an emergency room after a fall, she had complete faith in a full recovery. She was diagnosed with a concussion, and a CT scan showed bleeding in her brain. While her physician hoped it would stop on its own, it didn’t, and Dot needed surgery. Although her surgery was successful, her brain had forgotten how to walk, and she began a three-week stay at Baptist Rehabilitation-Germantown.
“Everyone there was just wonderful to me,” she says. “I felt like I was their only patient, because they showered me with attention.” Therapists worked with her to regain her ability to walk, and her social worker made sure Dot’s daughter, who lived in a distant city, was updated on Dot’s medical progress. “Even the CEO of the hospital came to my room to check on me. And they all said they couldn’t believe how I breezed through my treatment.”
A few months after her stay, Dot shows no signs of slowing down. At 85 years old, she continues with her volunteer work, public speaking and spending time with her husband and family. She regularly writes inspirational notes, and she made sure to document her thoughts about rehabilitation. “In peace, your body can heal faster,” begins one of her writings.
“I’ve had a wonderful life,” Dot says. “And I really believe you can have anything you want in this world.”
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