Registered: October 2005 Location: austin Posts: 2,261
So...Many of you don’t know my
entire story. I was paralyzed in a car
wreck in 1999. I was 18 and just started college. The person driving was sober but my ex-sister-in-law was drunk and grabbed the wheel. We were going around a curve and another car was coming. I was thrown out. Nope. No seatbelt. I was in the backseat. Not many adults wear one in the backseat, do they?! I never lost conscienceness and spent about 5 weeks in the hospital. That included a really long (12-15 hour) surgery to stabalize my spine. As soon as they let me, I was ready to get into therapy and learn what I had to so I could get on with my life. One thing I’ve said since the begining is I am “changed but still the same”. To this day my attitude is positive and I don’t let the injury or the scars get me down. I still do EVERYTHING I want to do...just sitting down. I have a great life and couldn’t imagine being any happier. People are always asking me how I can be so positive and I tell them it’s because I want to. I don’t get feeling sorry for myslef. What good does that do me? No, thank you. I want to live my life and enjoy it and no one is going to keep me from doing that, most of all myself. So now you know. I have all kinds of scars on my body as a constant reminder of 9-12-99, but sometimes I still “forget”. I’ll be going about my business and forget I am actually sitting until I try to reach something high up or far away. It’s quite funny, really. Flame me if you want but I also get the biggest kick out of gimp humor. Did anyone see desperate houswives? “you did NOT just say that!!” OH!! The Parking really Rocks, too...when I can find it.-lol
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This is incredible. Thanks for your open and honest journaling. It's so cool to see what changed, and what didn't change, for you! I love it!
This layout is beautiful as well as powerful...awesome!!
Registered: February 2006 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 4,391
Thu April 24, 2008 6:31am
Awesome layout!! I think it's great you shared your story with everyone :)
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