DISABLED REALTORS -- part 6

Overcoming the Odds and Getting the Job Done Peggy L. Martin is a Realtor who radiates confidence and a love for the field, even though she lives with major challenges on a daily basis. An agent with First Realty Network in Boynton Beach, Martin must cope with the fallout of a horrific car accident which occurred in 1988. While driving, Martin turned a corner and crashed into a tractor-trailer that had stopped in the road and had no running lights. Upon impact, her car was propelled underneath the truck. The roof of the car peeled off like the lid of a tin can. Her seat belt tore in two from the impact. Though originally declared dead at the scene, a policeman found a heartbeat on her. She was air lifted to a hospital, where she spent two weeks in critical condition, not expected to live. “My forehead was crushed, my brain was punctured, said Martin. She suffered over 100 fractures and had over 100 stitches in her face alone. “God brought me through this whole thing,” she said. “I’m much more grateful for what I have now.”