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CityViewNC.com | 31 CityViewNC .com | 31 "If Love Could Speak: A Journey Of The Heart" takes readers back to Athina's life before and after the Feb. 24, 2007 accident at the intersection of Cliffdale and Rim roads and her miraculous road to recovery. Athina celebrated her 18th birthday recovering in the hospital. She was joined by Marine recruiters and her medical team. A thina Pavlikianidis Gonzales' life was changed in an instant at age 17 when a horrific car accident le her with a traumatic brain injury. But that hasn't stopped her from becoming an author. Twice, in fact. e 31-year-old Fayetteville native recently self-published her second book, "Snoot! A rant from a brain gone wild" under her first and middle names: Athina Angelene. e paperback is based on humorous observations of the world. She admits that much of her inspiration comes from people-watching at her regular table in front of Rude Awakening a downtown coffee shop. ere, she drinks copious amounts of coffee on weekday mornings and has never met a stranger. Just call her the "sidewalk sage." "Snoot!" is a nod to Athina's dissatisfaction for people who act superior to others or are too self-involved - in other words, snooty. She blends equal parts of sass and humor to paint pictures of everyday life – and challenge others to analyze their own behaviors. More serious in tone was Athina's first book, self-published a few years back (both books are available on Amazon). rough journal entries and photos, "If Love Could Speak: A Journey Of e Heart" takes readers back to her life before and aer the Feb. 24, 2007 accident at the intersection of Cliffdale and Rim roads and her miraculous road to recovery. A speeding Suburban reportedly ran a stoplight and barreled over Athina's compact Chevy, causing the vehicle to spin and hit a pole. A young woman in Athina's passenger seat sustained foot injuries and was treated and released from a local hospital. Athina was life-flighted to UNC Medical Center with multiple life-threatening injuries. Aer being thrown into the backseat, her limbs were mangled, her pelvis was broken, and she had sustained damage to her liver and a kidney. She would lay in a coma for a week, undergo procedures to stop the bleeding from a gash in

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