THURSTON – Teagan Merritt, a 16-year-old junior at Thurston High School, woke up last week thinking she was a 14-year-old 8th-grader at Thurston Middle School.
It was a typical response for someone with a severe brain injury, the result of a tragic car accident that has thoroughly shaken the Thurston community.
Now, the elite wrestler and longtime horseback rider has to figure out how to put together all the missing pieces in her head. How…
