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How I got where I am

From Coma to Comeback: How Love and Determination Helped Me Reclaim My Life

Catherine Veronica Balga, Inventory lead/sales associate on Influential Women
Catherine Veronica Balga
Inventory lead/sales associate
Lowe's Companies, Inc.
How I got where I am

When I was 9 years old, I was involved in a serious car accident. I suffered brain trauma, diffuse axonal injury (brain shearing), scoliosis, and a broken leg. I was in a coma for three months.

When I woke up, I had to learn everything all over again—even how to speak.

Through physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, and cognitive therapy, I was able to recover and graduate with my fifth-grade class.

I am no better than anyone else, and I strive to help others in need any way I can. Friends and family are the most important people in my life. I would have gone crazy without their wonderful support—and, of course, their insanity, lol.

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