“If not for the Auto No-Fault Law, I would be a vegetable because my family would not have been able to
afford nearly the rehabilitation that I needed. As it is, I thank God every day that I am alive.”
Justin was 19 years old when he was injured in an auto accident while on his way home from work. He was a
volunteer firefighter, and was rescued by firefighters and EMS from his own jurisdiction, as well as other emergency
crews. He was taken to the hospital where he remained in a coma for over two weeks, and then he eventually began
rehabilitation and remained in the hospital for two months in all. Through Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy,
and Speech Therapy in the hospital, Justin began to re-learn how to walk, talk, eat, and complete activities of daily
living, among other tasks, as he slowly healed from a severe traumatic brain injury. Justin moved from the hospital
to a Post-Acute Rehabilitation Facility in East Lansing, Michigan, where he continued with the therapies he was
receiving in the hospital, and also added Vocational and Recreational Therapy, as well as other services. He lived in
the Post-Acute Residential Facility for 4 months before moving home with his family. Since moving home in
January of 2005, Justin has continued to receive Outpatient Therapy, currently including Recreational and
Vocational Therapy, as well as Psychology and Psychiatry. For the last two years, Justin has worked for a golf
course in the spring and summer months, completing various maintenance and service tasks, and he has very much
enjoyed this opportunity that was coordinated through his Vocational Counselor. He has also enjoyed re-integrating
into the community through Recreational therapy activities, especially including bowling and working out at the
YMCA. Justin and his family are very thankful for the opportunity that Auto No-Fault has provided him to live.