My Life As I Knew it Died That Day

On this show you will meet Jennifer, here is her story: Hi. My name is Jennifer Gardner Habicht and in July of 2000 I was 23 years old and was living my best life. My family moved us to Riverside when I was 4 so I grew up in Riverside and we attended a private Christian school. I was working for the Mary S Roberts Shelter, a local no-kill shelter. I would rescue dogs and cats from the local shelter for rehab and adoption before they were to be euthanized. I was also working at a vet’s office and wanted to be a Vet someday. I had recently moved out and into the country where I could ride my horses and run the rescues overflow kennels. I have always loved animals and have had more than most during my life. My favorite pass time when I wasn’t riding my horse was hanging out with my brother and sisters. I was also working in the children’s ministry at my church. Life was so good and held such wonderful and exciting potential. I was blessed. There are time markers in our lives that are created when huge events take place. An example of this would be when you graduate from high school or when you get married. Most of the time these time markers are created by decisions that we make. I had no way of know that someone else’s bad decision would create that time marker for me and all of my family. Things forever were labeled either BC or AC, before the crash or after the crash. That was my new time marker. My life, as I knew it, died that day.