In this episode, Terri shares her story about surviving a major car accident, including her struggles, losses, and what it means to be given a second chance.

Terri is a policy coordinator for Colorado Criminal Justice Reform Coalition - www.ccjrc.org/, a “non-profit organization whose mission is to eliminate the overuse of the criminal justice system and advance community health and safety. We are people convicted of crime, survivors of crime, and the families and allies of both. We advocate and organize for public safety strategies that are more holistic, effective and just.”

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NOTES:

• [3:30]: like the part that she probably wouldn’t have gone to college if not for what happened
• [5:45]: “we weren’t drinking lightly, we were drinking pretty heavily…”
• [7:00]: “we were getting shit-canned”…
• [8:30]: list of injuries might also be a good intro clip
• [15:50] She knocks on something when she says “thankfully’
• [16:00] Description of back brace is friggin perfect
• [17:30] “I’m gonna fuckin’ walk again…” – “I’m very blessed”
• [18:00] Last people to finish – “this gift of being here still”
• [19:25]-[20:50] Don’t ever…
• [22:29] “a lot of people make bad choices and deserve second chances…”
• [24:50] “such a great feeling to be able to do that with my folks” “they were proud” “I scared the shit out of everybody including myself” “it’s amazing”
• [26:20] More excellent description of injuries
• [27:20] “seizure on a bike…”
• [29:00] Where everyone is now
• [29:55] “me broken” “fresh off the boat” “self explanatory”
• [33:40] New intro without “before the accident”
• [35:45] Injury detail + the giggles at the very end