Angela Leigh Tucker

On July 31st, 2008, my new husband Rich and I were driving home from a Yankees baseball game on the New York State Thruway when an 18-wheeler on the other side of the median jackknifed over a concrete wall and crashed into us. Six-weeks later, I awoke at Westchester Medical and learned my husband was killed in the crash.  We would have celebrated our one-year wedding anniversary while I was in the coma.

Angela1 died that night and Angela2 was born. Angela 1 and 2 are very different people. Angela2 gets lost more frequently, becomes distracted more easily, moves more slowly and sleeps a lot more. But she is a rockstar! When I came to this understanding, I stopped trying to return to the shoes of Angela1. They simply don't fit anymore. 

At the beginning of this recovery, Angela2 was a depressed, medicated widow who had lost her career, her home, and her independence.  I would never again be a Vice President of Hunter Public Relations. Through prayer, meditation and rehabilitation, I am finally able to fully love and embrace the new me.  I found love again and married Adam Augustus Renzi on Labor Day 2017 aboard the Adirondac Steamboat in Lake George, NY. He built our amazing home that we call the Blue Ridge Chalet here in Asheville, NC. You can book your stay in our AirBnB by visiting: http://tinyurl.com/4nk487ej

Brain injury recovery is a life long journey and this website will document my story as it continues to unfold.

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