It should have killed her. Time stopped. Life seemed to freeze. One sunny December afternoon, while eagerly awaiting her 13th birthday, and all that is entailed during this next stage of her life, author experiences a nearly fatal accident, so traumatic, it should have killed her. Relying on her faith in God, she struggles to overcome the many obstacles and setbacks that accompany a traumatic brain injury (TBI). Rising above this adversity, the author moves beyond it to embrace the life she was meant to live.