Melanie Slaght-helde (Melanie Melanie Elder)

Bronson High School

Class of 1984

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Melanie Melanie Elder - Class of 1984 - Bronson High School

First Name	Melanie
Last Name	Slaght-helde
Maiden Name	Melanie Elder
Graduation Year	Class of 1984
Gender	Female
Current Location	Spring Hill, FL
Hometown	St. Petersburg, FL
Relationship Status	Divorced
About Me	After 20 yrs as Senior Surgical Asst., I was forced to retire due injuries/illness. Shortly before my so called 'retirement', I made sorrowful, but necessary, life change deciding to leave my 2nd husband, after 30 yrs of marriage, to save my sanity (long story). Little did I know at the time that I would be seeing him everyday again as of sept.9, 2016. On this day my worst fear was only 5% chance away. That 5% was the chance of survival given to my youngest son (20 yrs & 9 weeks old on that day) because an 83 yr old woman was in a hurry to get to the store, pulling out in front of traffic & said she didn't see my son, his bright red motorcycle or helmet in broad day light with absolutely nothing obstructing her view. Yep, u bet I'm still mad. For the next yr. I lived in 4 different hospitals, 2 nursing homes, 1 rehab center (700 miles from home), & did rehab with him at home & in a rehab ctr closer to home. Actually, I guess it was more like a 2 yr time frame that he tried everything in his power to walk again. Sad to say, it looks like his 16 broken bones, grade 4 ruptured sorta, & 20 other injuries are going to prevent him from reaching that goal. Fortunately though, he was a firm believer in ATGATT (All The Gear All The Time) so had a proper fitting helmet which saved his brain. After being in a coma for 3 weeks, he showed no lasting brain...(read more)
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