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Dear Second Chance | Surviving A Near Fatal Accident
<p><strong>Dear Second Chance</strong></p><p>Twenty-three years ago, James fell 18 feet onto a marble floor in Paris.</p><p>He was given a 3% chance of surviving.</p><p>After six weeks in a coma and months of rehabilitation, James had to learn how to walk, talk and do the everyday things most of us never think twice about. Some took years.</p><p>In this letter, James looks back at the accident that changed his life the second chance he was given.</p><p>It’s a letter about survival, recovery, resilience and learning to see the ordinary parts of life a little differently.</p><p>James is the author of <em>Above Us Only Sky</em>.</p><p>Thank you, James, for writing and reading your letter.</p><p><strong>Write a letter for The Letterbox Podcast:</strong> 📩 TheLetterboxPodcast@outlook.com</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Search keywords:</strong> brain injury recovery, traumatic brain injury, TBI recovery, brain injury survivor, second chances, survival story, rehabilitation, resilience, recovery journey, inspirational story, life after brain injury, near death experience, spoken word, letter podcast, The Letterbox Podcast</p><p><br></p>