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What started as a typical ride home after her work day turned into an unexpected disruption to her life as a mother and teacher. Nikki Fraser stopped at a red light when the car behind her crashed full force into the back of her car.
“I kind of hit my head on the steering wheel and bounced back a few times. And actually at the time I thought it was pretty minor. I got out of the car, talked a bit, exchanged information, this and that,” says Nikki, 41, who lives in London, Ontario, with her husband and two children.
The next day, however, was a different story. She had a severe headache and didn’t feel well at all. Three days later, she was like “a third child that my husband had to take care of,” she says. This was in September 2020, when her children were still quite young. Unable to cope with sounds, lights or screens, she was locked in the bedroom in silent darkness.
“My youngest at the time had that squeaky child’s voice that is cute when you’re not sick, but if you have a concussion it gives me an instant migraine. So it was heartbreaking. That was the hardest part for me, not being able to hear my child’s voice without crippling pain.”
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