Nine Years
Nov. 30th, 2008 09:46 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
fencerm2Today is November 30th. In addition to being the birthdays of my stepmother and ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
unicornpearlz, today is also the 9th anniversary of my accident.
Hard to believe it's been 9 years already. But it has. And on the plus side - I barely noticed today's passing.
Used to be, for a host of reasons, I avoided this day. Tried to hide from it, really. But I'm past that now. Still...it gives a person pause.
For anyone unaware of what I am talking about above - November 30, 1999 - I was struck by a car while crossing a street a quarter mile from home. It was a hit-and-run. My right leg was shattered at the tibia, and my right clavical was shattered as well, resulting in a stretching of the brachial plexus and nerve damage. This is why my right leg has one fused bone where there should be a tibia/fibula, and my right shoulder is made of titanium now.
I spent the next year between surgeries, hospitals, and various forms of physical therapy working hard to recover. And beyond a lot of what was expected, I recovered completely. Sure I have some wild scars and some range-of-motion issues in my ankle, but I can fully use my arm, and I can walk without a limp. I can even run.
My life was forever changed on that day. But in many ways, it was changed for the better. I learned a great deal about myself I did not know before, and about the human spirit. And support of friends and family.
I just couldn't let today go completely unnoticed. And I am so very grateful for my amazing doctors and therapists who worked with me to get me to where I am now. And I am grateful to my friends and family for their support as well.
You can never show too much true gratitude, nor say thank you too many times.
unicornpearlz, today is also the 9th anniversary of my accident.Hard to believe it's been 9 years already. But it has. And on the plus side - I barely noticed today's passing.
Used to be, for a host of reasons, I avoided this day. Tried to hide from it, really. But I'm past that now. Still...it gives a person pause.
For anyone unaware of what I am talking about above - November 30, 1999 - I was struck by a car while crossing a street a quarter mile from home. It was a hit-and-run. My right leg was shattered at the tibia, and my right clavical was shattered as well, resulting in a stretching of the brachial plexus and nerve damage. This is why my right leg has one fused bone where there should be a tibia/fibula, and my right shoulder is made of titanium now.
I spent the next year between surgeries, hospitals, and various forms of physical therapy working hard to recover. And beyond a lot of what was expected, I recovered completely. Sure I have some wild scars and some range-of-motion issues in my ankle, but I can fully use my arm, and I can walk without a limp. I can even run.
My life was forever changed on that day. But in many ways, it was changed for the better. I learned a great deal about myself I did not know before, and about the human spirit. And support of friends and family.
I just couldn't let today go completely unnoticed. And I am so very grateful for my amazing doctors and therapists who worked with me to get me to where I am now. And I am grateful to my friends and family for their support as well.
You can never show too much true gratitude, nor say thank you too many times.
