11.26.09 - For her, this Thanksgiving is special: Constance Parrish has recaptured her life following Lewiston motorcycle wreck that put her into a coma
Brad W. Gary, The Lewiston Morning Tribune, Idaho

On this Thanksgiving morning, Constance (Coni) Parrish is grateful to the rescuers. Critically injured in a motorcycle accident 15 months ago, Parrish spent seven weeks in a coma before beginning a road to recovery that will continue through this holiday season.

"I want to thank everybody; I'm so thankful for my life," said Parrish, who joyously credits physical therapy for helping her walk again.

Parrish, 38, suffered a head injury and broke her jaw in 13 places Aug. 7, 2008, after the front tire of the motorcycle she was riding struck the back tire of another on Lewiston's 11th Avenue.

Nobody could tell how she would recover during the ensuing weeks at St. Joseph Regional Medical Center, her husband Kelly Parrish said. She couldn't walk when she awoke, and still doesn't remember much about the accident. She does remember months of being envious of the nurses and doctors walking by her room at St. Luke's Rehabilitation Institute in Spokane.

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