DEANNE BAKER
What happens after a life-threatening accident, illness, or other near fatal tragedy?
What about your family and friends?
What if they are there to see it all as, frame by frame, they watch as their loved one is crushed and their lives are irrevocably changed?
The Courage Within Us All is a traumatic and raw account of Deanne Baker’s ordeal as one fateful day, Christmas 1991, a preoccupied driver, slams into her car. This spirals her into events that take her down into the darkest depths from which, determinedly, and yet through much anguish and sorrow, she rises like the proverbial phoenix.
However, it will take five years and she will never be the same again … but she has survived.
Deanne wants to share this experience with you and more importantly, she wants to provide you with insight as, step-by-step she takes you through the process at the hospital, after your release, and even as you seek compensation when you can no longer work full-time due to the extent of your injuries.
From the time of the accident, it is traumatic and stressful; how can you and your loved ones navigate through this? There is no manual on the ‘do’s and don’ts’. Deanne puts this all in perspective. Learn from her experiences so that you are not alone should you ever be faced with such debilitating circumstances.
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About Deanne
I have lived a very full life and I am still very open to the blessings ahead of me. I have experienced the depths of pain and the treasures of deep love and friendship. When I was thirteen I won an English Prize at Kojonup High School in WA,
The book I was awarded was A fortunate Life by Albert Facey. Little did I know at this very young age that this deeply felt memoir would also provide a framework for the trials and tribulations that lay ahead of me. Despite the suffering after the accident and the ongoing complications this event provided, I always aimed to build a new beginning, to persevere and to move on.
A wise friend once said… “This accident could be the focus for your whole life, be careful, don’t stay stuck in the story, move on with life”. I followed her good advice, travelled widely, had many different and diverse experiences. These experiences taught me that I could easily relate to many people as my pain and courage somehow opened a doorway for people to share their deepest truths and selves with me.
These experiences also lead me back to my true love – Teaching. The career I was told by a Junior Doctor in Rehabilitation that I would never return to and I should consider simpler jobs , like stacking shelves. An honorable job, but after writing and running my own courses at local community centers and travelling the world alone. I knew I was capable of more.
I now work in Inclusive Education with students of all ages and support parents and students with truths that can often be confrontational. I feel privileged to be in this role, as my own pathway to acceptance of myself allows me to offer encouragement and hope to others. My life continues to be fortunate in many more ways that I could have imagined. I am blessed.