“Strength of This Woman”

My name is Jannelle Charlemagne, and I’m a traumatic brain injury survivor also a college student. Nine years ago, I suffered a severe traumatic brain injury secondary to a blunt trauma and assault against me and my eight month old daughter, who was in my arms during the attack from her father also my husband at the time. He attacked us both with a nail riddled 2x4 piece of lumber. The attack left me in a vegetative state and unresponsive. In a coma for some time, only to awaken and find out my daughter had not survived from the brutal attack. I’ve sustained many physical, mental and emotional injuries and I’m still suffering from the attack. This was not only an attack on me, but losing my only child to a horrific and traumatizing death is unbearable at times. This incident has left me with permanent scars, hardships, physical and emotional pain inside and out. The ongoing years have been difficult for me along with frequent doctors’ appointments and out-patient rehab at Sheltering Arms. I have had so much taken away from me… even writing this book has rekindled some hurtful memories. I am a disable individual due to a severe traumatic brain injury secondary to blunt trauma and subsequent to an assault on 9/20/02. My attacker is serving double life sentence without parole! Luke 12:2-3…For there is nothing covered that will not be revealed, nor hidden that will not be known. Therefore whatever you have spoken in the dark will be heard in the light, and what you have spoken in the ear in inner rooms will be proclaimed on the housetops. **I want people to see not only the pain of what happened, but also instead of pain and sorrow… joy can still be found. The cycle of hurt and brokenness can be overcome by faith and the cycle of anger and resentment inside will destroy a person life. ** I gotta keep my head up no matter how tough things maybe.