GREEN BAY – It was an emotional 6 p.m. newscast on WBAY-TV on Tuesday as the station bid farewell to anchor and reporter Sarah Thomsen.
Anchors Cami Rapson and Bill Jartz told viewers their colleague’s 20-year career at the station was ending as she continues therapy to recover from a severe concussion sustained in a car crash more than a year and a half ago. Thomsen was on her way to work at WBAY’s downtown studios in May 2022 when her car was totaled by another driver.
“I can look back in the rear view mirror and go, ‘I’ve made a lot of progress. I’ve come a long ways.’ There’s a long ways to go. I’m nowhere near normal yet,” she said in a touching segment with colleague Jeff Alexander. “Nowhere near myself. I just haven’t gotten there yet. Nothing yet has fixed everything.”
Continued work with therapists has improved her memory, ability to have conversations and allowed her to drive again, but it’s still a challenge for the mother of four to multitask, write and to read without getting dizzy. Thomsen told Alexander that the injury caused a disconnect in which her eyes are unable to work together for her brain to comprehend what she’s reading.