What happens when a motorcycle accident changes your life, and how do you turn that tragedy into triumph?

Join Laura Gassner Otting as she hosts this episode of LGOtv with special guest, Amberly Lago - Warrior, Hope Dealer, Advocate

Timestamps
2:40 - You had your accident at 38. What was your life like at 37?
3:55 - Everything changed overnight.
6:36 - "I knew it was really serious when people were not running up to me to help me. One lady fainted when she looked at me."
7:40 - "I was wishing I would die because the pain was so bad."
8:00 - "I heard this crying but like wailing, really...And I realized it was my husband and I've never seen him cry before."
9:25 - "Get off my tubes."
14:10 - "When they told me I had a 1% chance, I though, 'Oh thank goodness, there's a chance.'"
17:00 - "I thought, 'Why not me?'  I could show others that they can heal too and that they get can get through tough times."
20:10 - "I don't think it really hit me hit me how terrible things were until I was diagnosed with nerve disease."
23:50 - "I was so busy trying to take care of other people, I was neglecting myself."
25:10 - "Asking for help saved my life."
25:33 - "Your hard work puts you where your blessings can find you."
32:10 - "After my accident, something shifted in me, where I could embrace the pain, embrace those vulnerable parts..."
40:10- "When you find those good girlfriends...that's golden. That's priceless."
47:15 - "If you don't take care of your health, you can't enjoy anything else."
48:08 - Does LGO have a morning routine?
53:12 - "Everything is perspective."

Links
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