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Ｉｎ ｔｈｅ ｆｉｒｓｔ ｗｅｅｋ ｏｆ Ｄｅｃｅｍｂｅｒ, Ｉ ｗａｓ ｉｎｖｏｌｖｅｄ ｉｎ ｔｗｏ ｃａｒ ａｃｃｉｄｅｎｔｓ. Ｔｈｅ ｓｅｃｏｎｄ ｏｆ ｔｈｅ ｔｗｏ ｗａｓ ｅｓｐｅｃｉａｌｌｙ ｔｒａｕｍａｔｉｚｉｎｇ, ａｎｄ ｂｅｆｏｒｅ Ｉ ｗａｓ ｉｎｖｏｌｖｅｄ ｉｎ ｉｔ, Ｉ ｗａｓ ａｌｒｅａｄｙ ｈａｖｉｎｇ ｆｌａｓｈｂａｃｋｓ ａｎｄ ｄｒｅａｍｉｎｇ ａｂｏｕｔ ｔｈｅ ｆｉｒｓｔ ａｃｃｉｄｅｎｔ. Ｌｏｏｋｉｎｇ ｆｏｒ ａｎｓｗｅｒｓ ａｂｏｕｔ ｍｙ ｉｎｊｕｒｉｅｓ ａｎｄ ｄｉｆｆｉｃｕｌｔｉｅｓ, Ｉ ｃａｍｅ ａｃｒｏｓｓ ｔｈｉｓ ｈｅｌｐｆｕｌ ａｒｔｉｃｌｅ ｏｎ Ａｓｓｏｃｉａｔｅｄ Ｃｏｎｔｅｎｔ ｗｒｉｔｔｅｎ ｂｙ Ｃｈｒｉｓｔｉ Ｂｏｗｅｒｓ. Ｌｉｋｅ Ｃｈｒｉｓｔｉ, Ｉ ａｍ ｗｒｉｔｉｎｇ ａｂｏｕｔ ｍｙ ｅｘｐｅｒｉｅｎｃｅ ｔｏ ｈｅｌｐ ｏｔｈｅｒｓ ｋｎｏｗ ｔｈａｔ ｔｈｅｙ ａｒｅ ｎｏｔ ａｌｏｎｅ ａｎｄ ｔｏ ｌｅｔ ｔｈｅｍ ｋｎｏｗ ｗｈａｔ ｔｏ ｅｘｐｅｃｔ ｄｕｒｉｎｇ ａｃｃｉｄｅｎｔ ｉｎｊｕｒｙ ｒｅｃｏｖｅｒｙ. Ｈｅｒｅ ａｒｅ ｓｏｍｅ ｍｅｔｈｏｄｓ ｔｈａｔ ｈａｖｅ ｈｅｌｐｅｄ ｍｅ ｃｏｐｅ ｗｉｔｈ ｔｈｅ ａｃｃｉｄｅｎｔ. Ｈｏｐｅｆｕｌｌｙ ｔｈｅｙ ｗｉｌｌ ａｌｓｏ ｈｅｌｐ ｙｏｕ. Ｃｏｎｆｒｏｎｔ ｔｈｅ Ｍｅｍｏｒｙ Ｆｏｒ ｍｅ, ｔｈｅ ａｃｃｉｄｅｎｔ ａｌｓｏ ｒｅｓｕｌｔｅｄ ｉｎ ａ ｄｉａｇｎｏｓｉｓ ｏｆ ＰＴＳＤ (ｐｏｓｔ ｔｒａｕｍａｔｉｃ ｓｔｒｅｓｓ ｄｉｓｏｒｄｅｒ). Ａｓ ｐａｒｔ ｏｆ ｍｙ ｔｈｅｒａｐｙ, Ｉ'ｖｅ ｂｅｅｎ ａｓｋｅｄ ｔｏ ｗｒｉｔｅ ｄｏｗｎ ａ ｄｅｔａｉｌｅｄ ａｃｃｏｕｎｔ ｏｆ ｔｈｅ ａｃｃｉｄｅｎｔ. Ｆｌａｓｈｂａｃｋｓ ａｒｅ ｄｉｆｆｉｃｕｌｔ ｔｏ ｅｎｄｕｒｅ; ｉｆ ｙｏｕ ａｒｅ ｈａｖｉｎｇ ｔｈｅｍ, ｉｔ'ｓ ｂｅｓｔ ｔｏ ｃｏｎｓｕｌｔ ａ ｔｈｅｒａｐｉｓｔ. Ｉ ｈａｖｅ ｃｏｎｆｒｏｎｔｅｄ ｔｈｅ ｍｅｍｏｒｙ ｏｆ ｔｈｅ ｃａｒ ａｃｃｉｄｅｎｔ ｂｙ ｒｏｌｅ-ｐｌａｙｉｎｇ ｔｈｅ ａｃｃｉｄｅｎｔ ｉｎ ａ ｓｅａｔｅｄ ｐｏｓｉｔｉｏｎ ａｎｄ ｂｙ ｆｏｒｃｉｎｇ ｍｙｓｅｌｆ ｔｏ ｗｏｒｋ ｔｈｒｏｕｇｈ ｔｈｅ ｅｎｔｉｒｅ ｍｅｍｏｒｙ ｒａｔｈｅｒ ｔｈａｎ ａｖｏｉｄ ｉｔ (ｅｖｅｎ ｄｕｒｉｎｇ ａ ｒｅｌａｘｉｎｇ ｙｏｇａ ｅｘｅｒｃｉｓｅ). Ｔａｌｋｉｎｇ ａｂｏｕｔ ｉｔ ｗｉｔｈ ｍｙ ｈｕｓｂａｎｄ (ｗｈｏ ｕｎｄｅｒｓｔａｎｄｓ ＰＴＳＤ ｄｕｅ ｔｏ ｈｉｓ ｔｉｍｅ ｉｎ ｔｈｅ ｍｉｌｉｔａｒｙ) ｈａｓ ａｌｓｏ ｈｅｌｐｅｄ. Ｗｒｉｔｅ ｔｈｅ Ｍｅｍｏｒｙ Ｍｙ ａｃｃｉｄｅｎｔ ｂｅｇａｎ ｏｎ ａ ｃｈｉｌｌｙ Ｄｅｃｅｍｂｅｒ ｍｏｒｎｉｎｇ. Ｍｙ ｈｕｓｂａｎｄ ｗａｓ ｔａｋｉｎｇ ｍｅ ｔｏ ｓｅｅ ｍｙ ｆａｍｉｌｙ ｆｏｒ ｂｒｅａｋｆａｓｔ. Ｗｅ ｗｅｒｅ ｄｒｉｖｉｎｇ ｗｅｓｔ ｏｎ ｔｈｅ Ｐｅｎｎｓｙｌｖａｎｉａ ｔｕｒｎｐｉｋｅ ａｎｄ ｗｅｒｅ ａ ｆｅｗ ｍｉｌｅｓ ａｗａｙ ｆｒｏｍ ｔｈｅ Ｗｉｌｌｏｗ Ｇｒｏｖｅ ｅｘｉｔ. Ｉ ｗａｓ ａｌｒｅａｄｙ ｎｅｒｖｏｕｓ ａｂｏｕｔ ｂｅｉｎｇ ｉｎ ａ ｃａｒ ｓｉｎｃｅ Ｉ ｈａｄ ｊｕｓｔ ｂｅｅｎ ｉｎ ａｎ ａｃｃｉｄｅｎｔ ｔｈｒｅｅ ｄａｙｓ ｐｒｉｏｒ. Ｉ ｗａｓ ａｎｘｉｏｕｓ ａｎｄ ｂｒｅａｔｈｉｎｇ ｈｅａｖｉｌｙ; ｄｕｅ ｔｏ ｔｈｅ ｂｒｕｉｓｉｎｇ Ｉ ｗａｓｎ'ｔ ｗｅａｒｉｎｇ ａ ｂｒａ ａｎｄ ｔｈｅ ｓｅａｔｂｅｌｔ ｗａｓ ｐｏｓｉｔｉｏｎｅｄ ｒｉｇｈｔ ｉｎ ｔｈｅ ｍｉｄｄｌｅ ｏｆ ｍｙ ｃｈｅｓｔ. Ｗｅ ｗｅｒｅ ｌｉｓｔｅｎｉｎｇ ｔｏ ｔｈｅ ｒａｄｉｏ ａｎｄ ｗｅ ｗｅｒｅ ｑｕｉｅｔ. Ａ ｄｅｅｒ ｓｕｄｄｅｎｌｙ ｊｕｍｐｅｄ ｏｖｅｒ ｔｈｅ ｃｅｎｔｅｒ ｍｅｄｉａｎ ｏｆ ｔｈｅ ｈｉｇｈｗａｙ. Ｉ ｓｃｒｅａｍｅｄ "Ａ ｄｅｅｒ!" ａｎｄ ｍｙ ｈｕｓｂａｎｄ-ｔｈｅ ｄｒｉｖｅｒ-ａｃｋｎｏｗｌｅｄｇｅｄ ｔｈａｔ ｈｅ ｓａｗ ｉｔ. Ｈｅ ｓｗｅｒｖｅｄ ｈｉｓ ｃａｒ ｔｏ ａｖｏｉｄ ｈｉｔｔｉｎｇ ｔｈｅ ａｎｉｍａｌ. Ｉｔ ｗａｓ ｓｏ ｃｌｏｓｅ ｔｏ ｔｈｅ ｃａｒ Ｉ ｒｅｍｅｍｂｅｒ ｔｈｅ ｔｅｒｒｉｆｉｅｄ ｌｏｏｋ ｉｎ ｔｈｅ ｄｏｅ'ｓ ｅｙｅｓ. Ｈｅｒ ｃｏａｔ ｌｏｏｋｅｄ ｒａｇｇｅｄ ａｎｄ ｗｏｒｎ. Ｉ ｗａｓ ｓｃｒｅａｍｉｎｇ ｔｈｅ ｅｎｔｉｒｅ ｔｉｍｅ. Ｔｈｅ ｎｅｘｔ ｔｈｉｎｇ Ｉ ｋｎｅｗ ｗｅ ｗｅｒｅ ｄｒｉｖｉｎｇ ｈｅａｄ ｏｎ ｉｎｔｏ ａ ｗａｌｌ ｏｎ ｔｈｅ ｒｉｇｈｔ ｓｉｄｅ ｏｆ ｔｈｅ ｒｏａｄ. Ｉ ｃｏｕｌｄ ｏｎｌｙ ｔｈｉｎｋ ｗｈａｔ Ｉ ｈａｄ ｔｈｏｕｇｈｔ ｉｎ ｍｙ ａｃｃｉｄｅｎｔ ｔｈｒｅｅ ｄａｙｓ ｐｒｉｏｒ: ｔｈｉｓ ｉｓｎ'ｔ ｈａｐｐｅｎｉｎｇ. Ｉ ｗｏｋｅ ｕｐ, ｓｔｉｌｌ ｓｃｒｅａｍｉｎｇ-Ｉ ｄｏｎ'ｔ ｔｈｉｎｋ Ｉ ｌｏｓｔ ｃｏｎｓｃｉｏｕｓｎｅｓｓ, ｂｕｔ ｉｎ ｒｅｔｒｏｓｐｅｃｔ Ｉ ａｔ ｌｅａｓｔ ｈａｄ ｍｙ ｅｙｅｓ ｃｌｏｓｅｄ ｆｏｒ ａ ｆｅｗ ｓｅｃｏｎｄｓ ａｆｔｅｒ ｉｍｐａｃｔ. Ｍｙ ｈｕｓｂａｎｄ ｗａｓ ｏｋａｙ ａｎｄ Ｉ ｋｅｐｔ ｓｃｒｅａｍｉｎｇ. "Ｉ ｃａｎ'ｔ ｂｒｅａｔｈｅ! Ｉ ｃａｎ'ｔ ｂｒｅａｔｈｅ!" Ｈｅ ｒｅｓｐｏｎｄｅｄ, "Ｉｆ ｙｏｕ'ｒｅ ｔａｌｋｉｎｇ, ｙｏｕ'ｒｅ ｂｒｅａｔｈｉｎｇ." Ｉ ｔｈｉｎｋ ｈｅ ｓａｉｄ ｈｅ ｄｉｄｎ'ｔ ｗａｎｔ ｍｅ ｔｏ ｍｏｖｅ, ｂｕｔ ｔｈｅ ａｉｒｂａｇｓ ｈａｄ ｄｅｐｌｏｙｅｄ ａｎｄ ｔｈｅｒｅ ｗａｓ ｍｉｘｅｄ ｓｍｏｋｅ ａｎｄ ｐｏｗｄｅｒ ｅｖｅｒｙｗｈｅｒｅ-ａｐｐａｒｅｎｔｌｙ ｔｈｅ ｒａｄｉａｔｏｒ ｈａｄ ａｌｓｏ ｂｅｅｎ ｄａｍａｇｅｄ. Ｔｈｅｒｅ ｗａｓ ｎｏ ｆｒｅｓｈ ａｉｒ, ｊｕｓｔ ｓｍｏｋｅ, ａｎｄ Ｉ ｆｅｌｔ ｔｒａｐｐｅｄ. Ｉ ｏｐｅｎｅｄ ｔｈｅ ｄｏｏｒ ａｎｄ ｇｏｔ ｍｙ ｓｅａｔ ｂｅｌｔ ｏｆｆ. Ｉ ｋｉｃｋｅｄ ｔｈｅ ｄｏｏｒ ｏｐｅｎ ａｎｄ ｂｙ ｔｈａｔ ｔｉｍｅ ｍｙ ｈｕｓｂａｎｄ ｈａｄ ｇｏｔｔｅｎ ｏｕｔ ｏｆ ｔｈｅ ｃａｒ ａｎｄ ｃａｍｅ ｏｖｅｒ. Ｉ ｔｒｉｅｄ ｔｏ ｇｅｔ ｏｕｔ ｏｆ ｔｈｅ ｃａｒ ａｎｄ ｗｏｕｌｄ ｈａｖｅ ｆａｌｌｅｎ ｉｆ ｈｅ ｈａｄ ｎｏｔ ｂｅｅｎ ｔｈｅｒｅ ｔｏ ｃａｔｃｈ ｍｅ. Ｔｈｅ ｆｉｒｓｔ ｔｈｉｎｇ Ｉ ｆｅｌｔ ｗａｓ ｔｈｅ ｉｍｍｅｎｓｅ ｐａｉｎ ｉｎ ｍｙ ｂａｃｋ. Ｉｔ ｗａｓｎ'ｔ ａ ｐｒｉｏｒ ｉｎｊｕｒｙ ｒｅｓｕｒｆａｃｉｎｇ ａｓ Ｉ ｈａｄ ｆｅａｒｅｄ-ｉｔ ｗａｓ ｗｏｒｓｅ, ａｎｄ ｒａｄｉａｔｅｄ ａｒｏｕｎｄ ｔｏ ｔｈｅ ｆｒｏｎｔ ｏｆ ｍｙ ｌｅｆｔ ｒｉｂｓ ａｎｄ ａｌｌ ｔｈｒｏｕｇｈ ｍｙ ｃｈｅｓｔ. Ｉ ｋｅｐｔ ｓｃｒｅａｍｉｎｇ "ｍｙ ｂａｃｋ, ｍｙ ｂａｃｋ!" ａｎｄ Ｉ ｗａｓ ｈａｖｉｎｇ ｔｒｏｕｂｌｅ ｂｒｅａｔｈｉｎｇ. Ｒｉｃｋ ｄｉｄｎ'ｔ ｗａｎｔ ｔｏ ｒｅｓｔ ｍｅ ｏｎ ｔｈｅ ｒｏａｄ ｓｏ ｃｌｏｓｅ ｔｏ ｔｈｅ ｃａｒ, ｂｕｔ ｈｅ ｈａｄ ｔｏ. Ｏｔｈｅｒｓ ｐｕｌｌｅｄ ｏｖｅｒ ｔｏ ｈｅｌｐ. Ｓｏｍｅ ｗｅｒｅ ｗｉｔｈ ａ Ｎａｔｉｏｎａｌ Ｇｕａｒｄ ｍｅｄｉｃａｌ ｕｎｉｔ (ｄｏｉｎｇ ｗｈａｔ ｔｈｅ Ｎａｔｉｏｎａｌ Ｇｕａｒｄ ｓｈｏｕｌｄ ｂｅ ｄｏｉｎｇ-ｐｒｏｔｅｃｔｉｎｇ ｐｅｏｐｌｅ ｉｎ ｔｈｉｓ ｎａｔｉｏｎ ｉｎｓｔｅａｄ ｏｆ ｉｎ ｏｔｈｅｒ ｎａｔｉｏｎｓ ａｎｄ Ｉ ａｍ ｇｒａｔｅｆｕｌ ｔｈｅｙ ｗｅｒｅ ｉｎ Ｐｅｎｎｓｙｌｖａｎｉａ ｔｈａｔ ｄａｙ). Ｔｈｅｙ ｋｅｐｔ ｍｙ ｎｅｃｋ ｓｔａｂｌｅ ａｎｄ Ｒｉｃｋ ｔａｌｋｅｄ ｔｏ ａ ｐｏｌｉｃｅ ｏｆｆｉｃｅｒ. Ａｎ ａｍｂｕｌａｎｃｅ ａｒｒｉｖｅｄ ｂｕｔ ｉｔ ｍｕｓｔ ｈａｖｅ ｂｅｅｎ ａｆｔｅｒ ｍｏｒｅ ｔｈａｎ ｔｗｅｎｔｙ ｍｉｎｕｔｅｓ. Ｉ ｗａｓ ｓｔｕｃｋ ｉｎ ａ ｎｅｃｋ ｂｒａｃｅ ｆｏｒ ａ ｆｅｗ ｈｏｕｒｓ ａｆｔｅｒ ｔｈａｔ. Ｔｈｅ ｈｏｓｐｉｔａｌ ｗａｓ ａｌｍｏｓｔ ａｓ ｔｒａｕｍａｔｉｚｉｎｇ ａｓ ｔｈｅ ａｃｃｉｄｅｎｔ ｉｔｓｅｌｆ. Ｉｔ ｗａｓ ｓｅｖｅｒａｌ ｈｏｕｒｓ ｂｅｆｏｒｅ Ｉ ｅｖｅｎ ｋｎｅｗ ｗｈａｔ ｗａｓ ｗｒｏｎｇ ｏｒ ｗｈａｔ ｃｏｕｌｄ ｂｅ ｗｒｏｎｇ ｗｉｔｈ ｍｅ. Ｔｈｅ ｄｏｃｔｏｒ ｅｘａｍｉｎｅｄ Ｒｉｃｋ ｆｉｒｓｔ; ｈｉｓ ｉｎｊｕｒｉｅｓ ｗｅｒｅ ｖｅｒｙ ｍｉｎｏｒ ａｎｄ Ｉ ｈｅａｒｄ ｈｉｍ ｓａｙ "ｃｏｕｌｄ ｙｏｕ ｐｌｅａｓｅ ｈｅｌｐ ｍｙ ｗｉｆｅ ｆｉｒｓｔ?" Ｈｅ ｋｅｐｔ ｌｏｏｋｉｎｇ ａｔ ｍｅ ｔｈｅ ｗｈｏｌｅ ｔｉｍｅ ｈｅ ｗａｓ ｂｅｉｎｇ ｅｘａｍｉｎｅｄ. Ｔｈｅ ｗｏｒｓｔ ｐａｒｔ ｗａｓ ｎｏｔ ｋｎｏｗｉｎｇ ｗｈａｔ ｗａｓ ｗｒｏｎｇ. Ｍｙ ｓｉｄｅ ｗａｓ ｇｒｏｗｉｎｇ ｉｎｃｒｅａｓｉｎｇｌｙ ｍｏｒｅ ｐａｉｎｆｕｌ. Ｔｈｅ ｄｏｃｔｏｒ ｔｒｉｅｄ ｔｏ ｅｘａｍｉｎｅ ｍｅ ａｎｄ ｓａｉｄ Ｉ ｎｅｅｄｅｄ ｘ-ｒａｙｓ, ＭＲＩｓ ａｎｄ ａ ＣＴ ｓｃａｎ. Ｗｈｅｎ ｈｅ ｗｅｎｔ ｔｏ ｔｏｕｃｈ ｔｈｅ ｒｉｂ, ｈｅ ｉｍｍｅｄｉａｔｅｌｙ ｕｐｇｒａｄｅｄ ｍｙ ｃｏｎｄｉｔｉｏｎ ｔｏ ａ ｔｒａｕｍａ ｂｅｃａｕｓｅ ｔｈｅ ａｒｅａ ｗａｓ ｔｏｏ ｓｅｎｓｉｔｉｖｅ ｆｏｒ ｈｉｍ ｔｏ ｅｖｅｎ ｔｏｕｃｈ. Ｉ ｗａｓ ｒｅａｄｙ ｔｏ ｐｕｎｃｈ ｈｉｍ ｗｈｅｎ ｈｅ ｐｕｔ ｐｒｅｓｓｕｒｅ ｏｎ ｉｔ ｅｖｅｎ ｔｈｏｕｇｈ Ｉ ｋｎｅｗ ｈｅ ｗａｓ ｔｒｙｉｎｇ ｔｏ ｈｅｌｐ ｍｅ. Ｉ ｗａｓ ｔａｋｅｎ ｉｍｍｅｄｉａｔｅｌｙ ｔｏ ａｎ ｏｐｅｒａｔｉｎｇ ｒｏｏｍ. Ｔｈｅｙ ｈａｄ ｔｏ ｃｕｔ ｍｙ ｓｗｅａｔｓｈｉｒｔ ｏｆｆ. Ｉｔ ｗａｓ ａ ｆａｖｏｒｉｔｅ ｓｗｅａｔｓｈｉｒｔ-ｔｈｅ Ｗｈｉｔｅ Ｔｒｅｅ ｏｆ Ｇｏｎｄｏｒ ｆｒｏｍ Ｌｏｒｄ ｏｆ ｔｈｅ Ｒｉｎｇｓ. Ｉ ｔｒｉｅｄ ｔｏ ｔｈｉｎｋ ａｂｏｕｔ ｗｈａｔ ｔｈｅ ｔｒｅｅ ｍｅａｎｔ ａｎｄ Ｉ ｔｒｉｅｄ ｔｏ ｂｅｌｉｅｖｅ ｔｈａｔ ｅｖｅｒｙｔｈｉｎｇ ｗａｓ ｇｏｉｎｇ ｔｏ ｂｅ ｏｋａｙ, ｂｕｔ ｍｙ ｍｏｔｈｅｒ ａｎｄ ｓｔｅｐｆａｔｈｅｒ ｈａｄｎ'ｔ ａｒｒｉｖｅｄ ａｔ ｔｈｅ ｈｏｓｐｉｔａｌ ｙｅｔ ａｎｄ ｔｈｅｙ ｈａｄｎ'ｔ ｌｅｔ Ｒｉｃｋ ｃｏｍｅ ｕｐ ｗｉｔｈ ｍｅ ｔｏ ｔｈｉｓ ｏｐｅｒａｔｉｎｇ ｒｏｏｍ. Ｉ ｌｏｏｋｅｄ ａｒｏｕｎｄ ａｎｄ ｃｏｕｌｄ ｓｅｅ ｔｈａｔ ｔｈｅｙ ｗｅｒｅ ｐｒｅｐａｒｅｄ ｔｏ ｏｐｅｒａｔｅ ｉｍｍｅｄｉａｔｅｌｙ. Ｃｏｍｐａｒｅｄ ｔｏ ｔｈｅ ｒｅｓｔ ｏｆ ｔｈｅ ｈｏｓｐｉｔａｌ, ｔｈｉｓ ｒｏｏｍ ｌｏｏｋｅｄ ｒｅａｓｓｕｒｉｎｇｌｙ ｈｉｇｈ-ｔｅｃｈ, ｂｕｔ ｔｈａｔ ｗａｓ ａｌｓｏ ｖｅｒｙ ｉｎｔｉｍｉｄａｔｉｎｇ. Ｔｈｅ ｄｏｃｔｏｒｓ ａｎｄ ｎｕｒｓｅｓ ｉｎ ｔｈｉｓ ｒｏｏｍ ｗｅｒｅ ｖｅｒｙ ｔｈｏｒｏｕｇｈ, ｅｆｆｉｃｉｅｎｔ, ａｎｄ ｕｎｄｅｒｓｔａｎｄｉｎｇ ｏｆ ｍｙ ｐａｉｎ. Ｔｈｅｙ ｄｅｓｃｒｉｂｅｄ ｅｖｅｒｙｔｈｉｎｇ ｔｈｅｙ ｄｉｄ, ｔｈｏｕｇｈ ｔｈｅｙ ｈａｄ ｔｏ ｐｅｒｆｏｒｍ ｍｕｌｔｉｐｌｅ ｅｘａｍｓ ａｔ ｏｎｃｅ ｂｅｃａｕｓｅ ｔｈｅｙ ａｄｍｉｔｔｅｄ ｔｏ ｂｅｉｎｇ ｃｏｎｃｅｒｎｅｄ ａｂｏｕｔ ｉｎｔｅｒｎａｌ ｂｌｅｅｄｉｎｇ. Ｔｈｅｙ ｔｏｌｄ ｍｅ ｔｈａｔ ｅｖｅｒｙｔｈｉｎｇ ｗａｓ ｇｏｉｎｇ ｔｏ ｈａｐｐｅｎ ｆａｓｔ ａｎｄ ｔｈａｔ ｔｈｅｙ ｍｉｇｈｔ ｎｅｅｄ ｔｏ ｏｐｅｒａｔｅ ｑｕｉｃｋｌｙ. Ｔｈｅｙ ａｓｋｅｄ ａｂｏｕｔ ｍｙ ｓｕｒｇｉｃａｌ ｈｉｓｔｏｒｙ ａｎｄ Ｉ ｌｅｔ ｔｈｅｍ ｋｎｏｗ ａｂｏｕｔ ｍｙ ｄｒｕｇ ａｌｌｅｒｇｉｅｓ ａｎｄ ｔｈａｔ Ｉ ｈａｄ ｂｅｅｎ ｕｎｄｅｒ ａｎｅｓｔｈｅｓｉａ ｂｅｆｏｒｅ ｗｈｅｎ Ｉ ｈａｄ ｍｙ ｇａｌｌ ｂｌａｄｄｅｒ ｒｅｍｏｖｅｄ ａｎｄ Ｉ ｈａｄ ｅｘｐｅｒｉｅｎｃｅｄ ｎｏ ｐｒｏｂｌｅｍｓ. Ｔｈｅｙ ｒａｎ ｍｅ ｔｈｒｏｕｇｈ ｓｏｍｅ ｓｃａｎｓ. Ｔｈｅｙ ｇａｖｅ ｍｅ ａ ｎａｒｃｏｔｉｃ ｗｈｉｃｈ ｄｉｄｎ'ｔ ｓｌｏｗ ｍｙ ｐａｎｉｃ ｂｕｔ ｄｉｄ ｈｅｌｐ ｗｉｔｈ ｔｈｅ ｐａｉｎ ａ ｂｉｔ. Ａｆｔｅｒ ｔｈｅｙ ｗｅｒｅ ｆｉｎｉｓｈｅｄ ｅｘａｍｉｎｉｎｇ ｍｙ ｒｉｂ ａｒｅａ ｗｈｉｃｈ ｗａｓ ｏｆ ｔｈｅ ｍｏｓｔ ｃｏｎｃｅｒｎ, ｔｈｅｙ ａｓｋｅｄ ｗｈａｔ ｅｌｓｅ ｈｕｒｔ. Ｉ ｐｏｉｎｔｅｄ ｔｏ ｍｙ ｌｅｆｔ ｓｈｏｕｌｄｅｒ. Ｔｈｅｙ ｔｏｏｋ ｍｅ ｉｎ ｆｏｒ ａ ｓｉｍｐｌｅｒ, ｑｕｉｃｋｅｒ ｘ-ｒａｙ ａｎｄ ｔｈｅｎ ｍｏｖｅｄ ｍｅ ｂａｃｋ ｄｏｗｎ ｔｏ ｔｈｅ ｏｒｉｇｉｎａｌ ｒｏｏｍ. Ｉｔ ｗａｓ ｍｏｒｅ ｔｈａｎ ｆｏｒｔｙ-ｆｉｖｅ ｍｉｎｕｔｅｓ ｂｅｆｏｒｅ ｔｈｅｙ ｈａｄ ｒｅｓｕｌｔｓ. Ｔｈｅｙ ｌｅｆｔ ｍｅ ｔｈｉｎｋｉｎｇ Ｉ ｃｏｕｌｄ ｂｅ ｂｌｅｅｄｉｎｇ ｔｏ ｄｅａｔｈ ｉｎｓｉｄｅ, ｍａｋｉｎｇ ｍｅ ｔｈｉｎｋ ｉｔ ｗａｓ ｓｅｒｉｏｕｓ-ａｎｄ ｗｉｔｈ ｎｏ ｒｅｓｕｌｔｓ. Ｍｙ ｆａｍｉｌｙ ｗａｓ ｔｈｅｒｅ ａｎｄ ｄｉｄ ｔｈｅｉｒ ｂｅｓｔ ｔｏ ｍａｋｅ ｍｅ ｃｏｍｆｏｒｔａｂｌｅ, ｂｕｔ ｄｉｄｎ'ｔ ａｓｋ ａｆｔｅｒ ｔｈｅ ｔｅｓｔ ｒｅｓｕｌｔｓ. Ｉ ｗａｓ ｈｅｌｐｌｅｓｓ. Ｔｈｉｓ ｗａｓ ｐｒｏｂａｂｌｙ ｔｈｅ ｗｏｒｓｔ ｐａｒｔ ｏｆ ｔｈｅ ｗｈｏｌｅ ｅｘｐｅｒｉｅｎｃｅ-ｔｈｅｙ ｗｏｕｌｄｎ'ｔ ｅｖｅｎ ｈｅｌｐ ｍｅ. Ｅｖｅｎｔｕａｌｌｙ Ｉ ｗａｓ ｄｉａｇｎｏｓｅｄ ｗｉｔｈ ｓｅｖｅｒｅ ａｂｄｏｍｉｎａｌ ｂｒｕｉｓｉｎｇ ａｎｄ ａ ｆｒａｃｔｕｒｅｄ ｌｅｆｔ ｃｌａｖｉｃｌｅ. Ｉ ｗａｓ ｐｒｏｍｐｔｌｙ ｄｉａｇｎｏｓｅｄ ａｎｄ ｔｈｅｙ ｌｅｆｔ ｍｙ (ｉｎｊｕｒｅｄ) ｈｕｓｂａｎｄ ｔｏ ｈｅｌｐ ｍｅ ｏｕｔ ｏｆ ｂｅｄ ｗｈｉｌｅ ｍｙ ｓｔｅｐｆａｔｈｅｒ ｒｅｔｒｉｅｖｅｄ ｈｉｓ ｖｅｈｉｃｌｅ ｓｏ ｈｅ ｃｏｕｌｄ ｄｒｉｖｅ ｍｅ ｈｏｍｅ. Ｒｉｃｋ ｃｏｕｌｄｎ'ｔ ｌｉｆｔ ｍｅ ｏｕｔ ｏｆ ｂｅｄ ｓｉｎｃｅ ｈｅ ｈａｄ ｓｔｒａｉｎｅｄ ｈｉｓ (ｐｒｅｖｉｏｕｓｌｙ ｄｉｓｌｏｃａｔｅｄ) ｓｈｏｕｌｄｅｒ ａｎｄ ｓｐｒａｉｎｅｄ ｈｉｓ ｗｒｉｓｔ. Ｓｉｎｃｅ ｈｅ ｕｎｄｅｒｓｔｏｏｄ ｓｈｏｕｌｄｅｒ ｐａｉｎ, ｈｅ ｄｉｄ ｈｉｓ ｂｅｓｔ ｔｏ ｇｕｉｄｅ ｍｅ, ｂｕｔ ｗｈａｔ ｍｙ ｈｕｓｂａｎｄ ａｎｄ ｔｈｅ ｈｏｓｐｉｔａｌ ｓｔａｆｆ ｄｉｄ ｎｏｔ ｕｎｄｅｒｓｔａｎｄ ｗａｓ ｔｈａｔ Ｉ ｗａｓ ｉｎ ｉｍｍｅｎｓｅ ｐａｉｎ ｉｎ ｍｙ ｒｉｂｓ-ｆａｒ ｂｅｙｏｎｄ ｔｈｅ ｐａｉｎ ｏｆ ａ ｆｒａｃｔｕｒｅ. Ｔｈｅ ｎｕｒｓｅ ｌｏｓｔ ｈｅｒ ｐａｔｉｅｎｃｅ ｗｉｔｈ ｍｅ ａｎｄ ｌｅｆｔ, ｂｕｔ Ｒｉｃｋ ｗａｓ ｔｈｅｒｅ, ｗｉｌｌｉｎｇ ｔｏ ｗａｉｔ ａｓ ｌｏｎｇ ａｓ ｉｔ ｔｏｏｋ ｕｎｔｉｌ Ｉ ｃｏｕｌｄ ｇｅｔ ｍｙｓｅｌｆ ｏｕｔ ｏｆ ｂｅｄ ａｎｄ ｉｎｔｏ ｔｈｅ ｗｈｅｅｌｃｈａｉｒ. Ｉ ｓａｔ ｉｎ ｔｈｅ ｃｈａｉｒ ａｓ ｓｏｏｎ ａｓ Ｉ ｃｏｕｌｄ ｂｕｔ ｂｅｇａｎ ｔｏ ｂｌａｃｋ ｏｕｔ. Ｒｉｃｋ ｗｅｎｔ ｔｏ ｇｅｔ ｗａｔｅｒ ｗｈｉｃｈ Ｉ ｔｈｉｎｋ Ｉ ａｓｋｅｄ ｆｏｒ, ｂｕｔ ｍｙ ｖｉｓｉｏｎ ｓｔａｒｔｅｄ ｔｏ ｆａｄｅ. Ｉ ｓｌｏｗｌｙ ｓｉｐｐｅｄ ｔｈｅ ｗａｔｅｒ ａｓ ｈｅ ｗｈｅｅｌｅｄ ｍｅ ｄｏｗｎ ｔｈｅ ｈａｌｌｗａｙ. Ｆｏｒ ｍｏｒｅ ｔｈａｎ ａ ｍｉｎｕｔｅ, Ｉ ｃｏｕｌｄ ｓｅｅ ｎｏｔｈｉｎｇ ｂｕｔ ｂｌａｃｋ ａｎｄ ｔｈｅｎ ｔｈｅ ｌｉｇｈｔ ｂｅｇａｎ ｔｏ ｃｏｍｅ ｂａｃｋ. Ｗｈｅｎ Ｉ ｇｏｔ ｏｕｔｓｉｄｅ, ｍｙ ｍｏｔｈｅｒ ａｎｄ ｓｔｅｐｄａｄ ｗｅｒｅ ｔｈｅｒｅ ｔｏ ｈｅｌｐ ｍｅ ｉｎｔｏ ｔｈｅ ｔｒｕｃｋ ａｎｄ ｔｈｉｎｇｓ ｂｅｇａｎ ｔｏ ｇｅｔ ｂｅｔｔｅｒ ｆｒｏｍ ｔｈｅｒｅ, ｂｕｔ Ｉ ｓｔｉｌｌ ｈｅｌｄ ｉｎ ａ ｌｏｔ ｏｆ ａｎｇｅｒ. Ｉ ｈａｄ ａｌｍｏｓｔ ｆａｌｌｅｎ ｏｕｔ ｏｆ ｔｈｅ ｗｈｅｅｌｃｈａｉｒ. Ｔｈｅ ｈｏｓｐｉｔａｌ ｗａｓ ｃｌｅａｒｌｙ ｕｎｄｅｒｓｔａｆｆｅｄ...ａｎｄ ｔｈｅｙ ｌｅｆｔ ｍｅ ｓｉｔｔｉｎｇ ｆｏｒ ｎｅａｒｌｙ ａｎ ｈｏｕｒ ｔｈｉｎｋｉｎｇ Ｉ ｊｕｓｔ ｍｉｇｈｔ ｈａｖｅ ｉｎｔｅｒｎａｌ ｂｌｅｅｄｉｎｇ, ｓｔｒａｐｐｅｄ ｔｏ ａ ｎｅｃｋ ｂｒａｃｅ ｗｉｔｈ ｎｏ ｗａｙ ｏｆ ｍｏｖｉｎｇ. Ｕｎｔｉｌ ｔｈｉｓ ｐｏｉｎｔ, Ｉ ｄｉｄ ｎｏｔ ｒｅａｌｉｚｅ ｔｈａｔ ｍｙ ａｎｇｅｒ ｔｏｗａｒｄｓ ｍｙ ｈｏｓｐｉｔａｌ ｓｔａｙ ｃｏｍｐｅｎｓａｔｅｄ ｆｏｒ ｏｖｅｒ ｈａｌｆ ｏｆ ｍｙ ｔｒａｕｍａ. Ｈｏｐｅｆｕｌｌｙ ｂｙ ｗｒｉｔｉｎｇ ａｎｄ ｔａｌｋｉｎｇ ａｂｏｕｔ ｔｈｅ ｅｘｐｅｒｉｅｎｃｅ, ｙｏｕ ｃａｎ ｌｅａｒｎ ｆｒｏｍ ｙｏｕｒ ｏｗｎ ｗｏｒｄｓ ａｓ ｗｅｌｌ. Ｓｅａｔｂｅｌｔ Ｉｎｊｕｒｉｅｓ Ｓｅａｔｂｅｌｔｓ ａｎｄ ａｉｒｂａｇｓ ｓａｖｅ ｌｉｖｅｓ, ｂｕｔ ｔｈｅｙ ａｌｓｏ ｃａｕｓｅ ｉｎｊｕｒｉｅｓ. Ｗｉｔｈｏｕｔ ａ ｓｅａｔｂｅｌｔ, Ｉ ｗｏｕｌｄ ｈａｖｅ ｇｏｎｅ ｔｈｒｏｕｇｈ ａ ｗｉｎｄｓｈｉｅｌｄ ｄｉｒｅｃｔｌｙ ｉｎｔｏ ａ ｃｅｍｅｎｔ ｗａｌｌ ａｔ 45 ａ ｍｉｌｅｓ ｐｅｒ ｈｏｕｒ ｉｍｐａｃｔ. Ｉ ｍｉｇｈｔ ｎｏｔ ｈａｖｅ ｓｕｒｖｉｖｅｄ. Ｉｆ ｙｏｕ'ｖｅ ｂｅｅｎ ｉｎ ａｎ ａｃｃｉｄｅｎｔ ａｎｄ ｈａｖｅ ｓｅａｔｂｅｌｔ ｉｎｊｕｒｉｅｓ, ｉｔ'ｓ ｉｍｐｏｒｔａｎｔ ｔｏ ｕｎｄｅｒｓｔａｎｄ ｔｈａｔ ｙｏｕｒ ｉｎｊｕｒｉｅｓ ｗｏｕｌｄ ｌｉｋｅｌｙ ｂｅ ｗｏｒｓｅ ｗｅｒｅ ｙｏｕ ｎｏｔ ｗｅａｒｉｎｇ ａ ｓｅａｔｂｅｌｔ. Ｔｈａｔ ｓａｉｄ, Ｉ ｓｕｓｔａｉｎｅｄ ｉｎｊｕｒｉｅｓ ｄｕｅ ｔｏ ｔｈｅ ｓｅａｔｂｅｌｔ ａｎｄ ａｉｒｂａｇ ｉｍｐａｃｔｓ. Ｉ ｈａｄ ｂｒｕｉｓｉｎｇ ｓｏ ｓｅｖｅｒｅ ｏｖｅｒ ｍｙ ｌｅｆｔ ｂｒｅａｓｔ ｔｈａｔ Ｉ ｓｔｉｌｌ ｈａｖｅ ａ 'ｂｌｏｏｄ ｌｕｍｐ' ｆｒｏｍ ｔｈｅ ｉｎｊｕｒｙ. Ｉ ａｍ ａｌｓｏ ｓｔｉｌ ｈａｖｉｎｇ ｄｉｇｅｓｔｉｖｅ ｐｒｏｂｌｅｍｓ ｗｈｉｃｈ ｒｅｑｕｉｒｅ ａｄｄｉｔｉｏｎａｌ ｔｅｓｔｓ. Ｔｈｅ ａｉｒｂａｇ ｄｅｐｌｏｙｍｅｎｔ ｐｒｅｖｅｎｔｅｄ ｔｈｅ ｓｅａｔｂｅｌｔ ｆｒｏｍ ｂｒｅａｋｉｎｇ ｍｙ ｂｒｅａｓｔｂｏｎｅ. Ｍｙ ｒｉｂｓ ｌｉｋｅｌｙ ｈａｖｅ ｈａｉｒｌｉｎｅ ｆｒａｃｔｕｒｅｓ (ｍｙ ｃｈｉｒｏｐｒａｃｔｏｒ'ｓ ｇｕｅｓｓ) ａｎｄ ｍｙ ｂａｃｋ ｗａｓ ｓｏ ｃｏｎｔｏｒｔｅｄ ｔｈａｔ Ｉ ｈａｖｅ ｆｌａｓｈｂａｃｋｓ ｆｒｏｍ ｌａｙｉｎｇ ｄｏｗｎ ｆｌａｔ ｏｎ ｉｔ ｓｔｉｌｌ. Ｉ ｈａｄ ｏｎｌｙ ａ ｓｍａｌｌ ｃｏｎｔｕｓｉｏｎ ｏｎ ｍｙ ｆｏｒｅｈｅａｄ ｆｒｏｍ ｔｈｅ ａｉｒｂａｇ ａｎｄ ａ ｃｈｅｍｉｃａｌ ｂｕｒｎ ｏｎ ｍｙ ｒｉｇｈｔ ｐｉｎｋｙ ｆｉｎｇｅｒ. Ｉ ｗａｓ ｗｅａｒｉｎｇ ｇｌａｓｓｅｓ ａｔ ｔｈｅ ｔｉｍｅ ｏｆ ｉｍｐａｃｔ, ｂｕｔ ｔｈｅ ａｉｒｂａｇ ｋｎｏｃｋｅｄ ｔｈｅｍ ａｗａｙ, ｂａｒｅｌｙ ｂｅｎｔ ｔｈｅｍ, ａｎｄ ｍａｄｅ ｎｏ ｉｎｊｕｒｙ ｔｏ ｍｙ ｆａｃｅ. Ａｆｔｅｒ ａ ｆｅｗ ｗｅｅｋｓ, ｔｈｅ ｂｕｒｎ ｂｌｉｓｔｅｒｅｄ ａｎｄ ｃａｍｅ ｏｆｆ ｉｎ ｔｈｅ ｓｈｏｗｅｒ, ａｌｍｏｓｔ ｌｉｋｅ ａ ｓｅｖｅｒｅ ｓｕｎｂｕｒｎ. Ｔｈｅ ｎｅｗ ｓｋｉｎ ｔｈａｔ ｇｒｅｗ ｕｎｄｅｒ ｉｔ ｗａｓ ｕｌｔｒａ-ｓｅｎｓｉｔｉｖｅ, ｂｕｔ ａｆｔｅｒ ａ ｆｅｗ ｍｏｒｅ ｗｅｅｋｓ ｆｅｅｌｓ ｌｉｋｅ ｔｈｅ ｒｅｓｔ ｏｆ ｍｙ ｈａｎｄ. Ｒｉｂ Ｉｎｊｕｒｙ Ｄｕｅ ｔｏ Ｓｅａｔｂｅｌｔ Ｔｈｅ ｒｉｂ ｉｎｊｕｒｙ ｗａｓ ｔｈｅ ｍｏｓｔ ｄｉｆｆｉｃｕｌｔ ｆｏｒ ｍｅ ｔｏ ｄｅａｌ ｗｉｔｈ ｂｅｃａｕｓｅ ｔｈｅ ｄｏｃｔｏｒｓ ｓａｉｄ ｉｔ ｗａｓ 'ｊｕｓｔ ｂｒｕｉｓｉｎｇ.' Ｈｏｗｅｖｅｒ, ｉｔ ｗａｓ ｍｕｃｈ ｍｏｒｅ ｓｅｖｅｒｅ ｔｈａｎ ｔｈｅ ｆｒａｃｔｕｒｅ ａｎｄ ｔｈｅ ｐｒｏｇｒｅｓｓ ｉｎ ｉｔｓ ｈｅａｌｉｎｇ ｉｓ ｓｔｉｌｌ ｓｏ ｓｌｏｗ ｔｈａｔ ｉｔ ｉｓ ｄｉｆｆｉｃｕｌｔ ｔｏ ｎｏｔｉｃｅ ｏｒ ｍｅａｓｕｒｅ. Ｉ ｈａｄ ｔｏ ｒｅｌｙ ｏｎ ｍｙ ｈｕｓｂａｎｄ ｔｏ ｇｅｔ ｏｕｔ ｏｆ ｂｅｄ ｏｒ ａ ｃｈａｉｒ ｆｏｒ ｕｐ ｔｏ ｔｈｒｅｅ ｗｅｅｋｓ ａｎｄ ｆｏｒ ｔｈｅ ｆｉｒｓｔ ｆｅｗ ｄａｙｓ, Ｉ ｒｅｑｕｉｒｅｄ ｈｉｓ ａｓｓｉｓｔａｎｃｅ ｉｎ ｇｅｔｔｉｎｇ ｔｏ ｔｈｅ ｔｏｉｌｅｔ ａｎｄ ｔｈｅ ｓｈｏｗｅｒ. Ｉ ｗｏｕｌｄ ｎｏｔ ｈａｖｅ ｂｅｅｎ ａｂｌｅ ｔｏ ｄｏ ｔｈｉｓ ｗｅｒｅ Ｉ ｌｉｖｉｎｇ ａｌｏｎｅ. Ｆｏｒｔｕｎａｔｅｌｙ, Ｉ ｗａｓ ａｂｌｅ ｔｏ ｇｏ ｔｏ ｔｈｅ ｂａｔｈｒｏｏｍ ｂｙ ｍｙｓｅｌｆ ａｎｄ ｓｃｒｕｂ ｍｙｓｅｌｆ, ｂｕｔ ｔｈｉｓ ｗａｓ ａｂｏｕｔ ａｌｌ Ｉ ｗａｓ ａｂｌｅ ｔｏ ａｃｃｏｍｐｌｉｓｈ ａｓｉｄｅ ｆｒｏｍ ｌｉｇｈｔ ａｃｔｉｖｉｔｙ ｏｎ ｔｈｅ ｃｏｍｐｕｔｅｒ ａｎｄ ｓｏｍｅ ｒｅａｄｉｎｇ. Ｔｈｅｒｅ ｗａｓ ｎｏ ｃｏｍｆｏｒｔａｂｌｅ ｓｌｅｅｐｉｎｇ ｐｏｓｉｔｉｏｎ-ｏｎｌｙ ｔｈｅ 'ｌｅａｓｔ ｐａｉｎｆｕｌ.' Ｔｈｅ ｗｏｒｓｔ ｐａｉｎ ｃａｍｅ ｆｒｏｍ ｃｏｕｇｈｉｎｇ ａｎｄ ｓｎｅｅｚｉｎｇ. Ｉｔ ｐｕｌｌｅｄ ｍｙ ｂａｃｋ-ｅａｃｈ ｔｉｍｅ ａ ｒｅｍｉｎｄｅｒ ｏｆ ｔｈｅ ａｃｃｉｄｅｎｔ-ａｎｄ ｈｕｒｔ ｍｙ ｌｅｆｔ ｒｉｂｓ ｓｏ ｂａｄｌｙ Ｉ ｓｃｒｅａｍｅｄ ｉｎ ｐａｉｎ. Ａｓｉｄｅ ｆｒｏｍ ｍｅｄｉｃａｔｉｏｎ, ｗｈｉｃｈ Ｉ ｋｎｅｗ ｗａｓ ｓｉｍｐｌｙ ｍａｓｋｉｎｇ ｔｈｅ ｐａｉｎ ｉｎｓｔｅａｄ ｏｆ ｃｕｒｉｎｇ ｉｔ, ｔｈｅ ｏｎｌｙ ｔｈｉｎｇ ｔｈａｔ ｈｅｌｐｅｄ ｗａｓ ｔｏ ｔａｌｋ ａｂｏｕｔ ｔｈｅ ａｃｃｉｄｅｎｔ. Ｉ ｗｏｕｌｄ ｃａｌｌ ｍｙ ｍｏｔｈｅｒ ａｎｄ ｄｅｔａｉｌ ｍｙ ｐｒｏｇｒｅｓｓ ａｎｄ ｔａｌｋ ａｂｏｕｔ ｉｔ ｅｖｅｒｙ ｄａｙ ｗｉｔｈ ｍｙ ｈｕｓｂａｎｄ ａｎｄ ｍｙ ｍｏｔｈｅｒ-ｉｎ-ｌａｗ. Ｉ ｒｅｌａｔｅｄ ｔｈｅ ｓｔｏｒｙ ｔｏ ｍｙ ｏｒｔｈｏｐｅｄｉｃ ｄｏｃｔｏｒ ａｓ ｗｅｌｌ ａｎｄ ａｔ ｌａｓｔ ｔｏ ｍｙ ｕｎｄｅｒｓｔａｎｄｉｎｇ ｃｈｉｒｏｐｒａｃｔｏｒ. Ｃｌａｖｉｃｌｅ Ｆｒａｃｔｕｒｅ Ｔｈｅ ｃｌａｖｉｃｌｅ ｆｒａｃｔｕｒｅ ｗａｓ ｎｏｔ ｅｘｔｒｅｍｅｌｙ ｐａｉｎｆｕｌ. Ｉ ｎｏｔｉｃｅｄ ｉｍｍｅｄｉａｔｅｌｙ ｔｈａｔ ｉｔ ｗａｓ ｏｎｌｙ ａｇｇｒａｖａｔｅｄ ｗｈｅｎ Ｉ ｍｏｖｅｄ ｉｔ ｉｎ ｃｅｒｔａｉｎ ｗａｙｓ. Ｂｅｆｏｒｅ Ｉ ｗａｓ ｄｉｓｃｈａｒｇｅｄ, ｔｈｅ ｎｕｒｓｅ ａｄｖｉｓｅｄ ｍｅ ｔｏ ｍｏｖｅ ｍｙ ｗｒｉｓｔ ｅａｃｈ ｈｏｕｒ ｆｏｒ ｂｌｏｏｄ ｆｌｏｗ. Ａｆｔｅｒ ａ ｆｅｗ ｄａｙｓ, ｍｙ ｅｌｂｏｗ ｄｉｄ ｓｗｅｌｌ ｕｐ ａｎｄ Ｉ ｓｔａｒｔｅｄ ｇｏｉｎｇ ｆｏｒ ｈｏｕｒｓ ａｔ ａ ｔｉｍｅ ｗｉｔｈｏｕｔ ｔｈｅ ｂｒａｃｅ. Ｄａｙ ｂｙ ｄａｙ, Ｉ ｗａｓ ａｂｌｅ ｔｏ ｎｏｔｉｃｅ ｉｍｐｒｏｖｅｍｅｎｔ. Ｎｏｗ ｔｈｅｒｅ ｉｓ ｊｕｓｔ ａ ｂｉｔ ｏｆ ｓｔｉｆｆｎｅｓｓ ｔｈｅｒｅ, ａｌｔｈｏｕｇｈ Ｉ ｓｔｉｌｌ ｈａｖｅ ｍｏｄｅｒａｔｅ ｐａｉｎ ｉｎ ｍｙ ｒｉｂｓ (ａ ｍｏｎｔｈ ａｎｄ ａ ｈａｌｆ ｐｏｓｔ-ａｃｃｉｄｅｎｔ). Ｐｈｙｓｉｃａｌ Ｔｈｅｒａｐｙ Ｉ ｗａｓ ｔｏｌｄ ｔｏ ｇｏ ｔｏ ｔｈｅ ｃｈｉｒｏｐｒａｃｔｏｒ ａｎｄ ａｖｏｉｄｅｄ ｐｈｙｓｉｃａｌ ｔｈｅｒａｐｙ. Ｕｎｄｅｒ ｔｈｅ ｓｕｐｅｒｖｉｓｉｏｎ ｏｆ ｍｙ ｐｅｒｓｏｎａｌ ｔｒａｉｎｅｒ ａｎｄ ｄｏｃｔｏｒｓ, Ｉ ｂｅｇａｎ ｍｙ ｏｗｎ ｐｈｙｓｉｃａｌ ｔｈｅｒａｐｙ ａｔ ｍｙ ｏｗｎ ｐａｃｅ ｕｓｉｎｇ ｍａｉｎｌｙ Ｙｏｇａ ｏｎ ｔｈｅ Ｗｉｉ Ｆｉｔ Ｐｌｕｓ. Ｉ ｒｅｃｏｍｍｅｎｄ ｕｓｉｎｇ ｔｈｅ Ｗｉｉ Ｆｉｔ ａｓ ｐａｒｔ ｏｆ ｐｈｙｓｉｃａｌ ａｎｄ ｍｅｎｔａｌ ｒｅｃｏｖｅｒｙ, ｂｕｔ ｉｔ ｓｈｏｕｌｄ ｂｅ ｄｏｎｅ ｓｏ ｏｎｌｙ ａｆｔｅｒ ｃｏｎｓｕｌｔｉｎｇ ｙｏｕｒ ｐｈｙｓｉｃｉａｎ. Ｇｅｔｔｉｎｇ Ｏｕｔ ａｎｄ Ｐｓｙｃｈｏｌｏｇｉｃａｌ Ｅｆｆｅｃｔｓ Ｔｈｅ ａｃｃｉｄｅｎｔ ｃａｕｓｅｄ ｍｅｎｔａｌ ｅｆｆｅｃｔｓ ａｓｉｄｅ ｆｒｏｍ ｔｈｅ ＰＴＳＤ, ｗｈｉｃｈ ｄｉｓｒｕｐｔｓ ｍｙ ｓｌｅｅｐ ｓｃｈｅｄｕｌｅ. Ｉ ｃｈｏｓｅ ｔｏ ｍａｋｅ ａ ｃａｒｅｅｒ ｓｈｉｆｔ ｔｏ ａｃｃｏｍｍｏｄａｔｅ ｍｙ ｔｅｍｐｏｒａｒｙ ｄｉｓａｂｉｌｉｔｉｅｓ ｂｅｃａｕｓｅ Ｉ ｗａｓ ｆｏｒｔｕｎａｔｅ ｅｎｏｕｇｈ ｔｏ ｈａｖｅ ｔｈｅ ｏｐｔｉｏｎ ｔｏ ｗｏｒｋ ｆｒｏｍ ｈｏｍｅ. Ｉ ｄｉｄ ｔｈｉｓ, ａｎｄ ｉｔ ｒｅｄｕｃｅｄ ｍｙ ｏｖｅｒａｌｌ ｓｔｒｅｓｓ ｌｅｖｅｌ. Ｈｏｗｅｖｅｒ, Ｉ ｑｕｉｃｋｌｙ ｎｏｔｉｃｅｄ ｔｈａｔ ｇｅｔｔｉｎｇ ｏｕｔ ｏｆ ｔｈｅ ｈｏｕｓｅ ｅａｃｈ ｄａｙ ｗａｓ ｅｓｓｅｎｔｉａｌ ｔｏ ｍｙ ｒｅｃｏｖｅｒｙ. Ｒｉｃｋ ａｎｄ Ｉ ｔｏｏｋ ｏｕｒ ｄｏｇ ｆｏｒ ｗａｌｋｓ ａｎｄ ｈｅ ｔｏｏｋ ｍｅ ｏｎ ｅｒｒａｎｄｓ, ｅｖｅｎ ｊｕｓｔ ｔｏ ｂｕｙ ｍｉｌｋ. Ｓｔａｙｉｎｇ ｉｎ ｔｈｅ ｈｏｕｓｅ (ｅｓｐｅｃｉａｌｌｙ ｂｅｆｏｒｅ Ｉ ｗａｓ ｗｅｌｌ ｅｎｏｕｇｈ ｔｏ ｃｌｅａｎ ｏｒ ｄｏ ｌａｕｎｄｒｙ) ｗａｓ ｍａｋｉｎｇ ｍｅ ｄｅｐｒｅｓｓｅｄ. Ｎｏｗ, Ｉ ａｍ ｆｏｒｔｕｎａｔｅｌｙ ａｂｌｅ ｔｏ ｄｏ ｌａｕｎｄｒｙ ａｎｄ ｋｅｅｐ ｍｙ ｗｏｒｋ ａｒｅａ ｃｌｅａｎ ａｎｄ Ｉ ａｍ ｂｅｔｔｅｒ ａｂｌｅ ｔｏ ｃｏｐｅ. Ｆａｍｉｌｙ Ｓｕｐｐｏｒｔ Ａｆｔｅｒ ｍｙ ｖｉｓｉｔ ｉｎ ｔｈｅ ｈｏｓｐｉｔａｌ, Ｉ ｌｉｔｅｒａｌｌｙ ｗｏｕｌｄ ｎｏｔ ｈａｖｅ ｂｅｅｎ ａｂｌｅ ｔｏ ｆｕｎｃｔｉｏｎ ｗｉｔｈｏｕｔ ｏｔｈｅｒｓ. Ａｔ ｆｉｒｓｔ Ｉ ｄｉｄｎ'ｔ ｍｉｎｄ, ｂｕｔ ａｆｔｅｒ ａ ｗｈｉｌｅ Ｉ ｂｅｇａｎ ｔｏ ｆｅｅｌ ｈｅｌｐｌｅｓｓ, ｌｉｋｅ ａ ｂｕｒｄｅｎ, ｅｓｐｅｃｉａｌｌｙ ｕｐｏｎ ｍｙ ｈｕｓｂａｎｄ ｗｈｏ ｗａｓ ｔａｋｉｎｇ ｃａｒｅ ｏｆ ｍｅ ｗｈｉｌｅ ｈｅ ｗａｓ ｒｅｃｏｖｅｒｉｎｇ ｈｉｍｓｅｌｆ. Ｈｅ ｈａｄ ｊｕｓｔ ｓｔａｒｔｅｄ ａ ｎｅｗ ｊｏｂ ａｎｄ ｄｉｄｎ'ｔ ｗａｎｔ ｔｏ ｂｅ ｏｎ ｄｉｓａｂｉｌｉｔｙ, ｓｏ Ｉ ｄｉｄ ｍｙ ｂｅｓｔ ｔｏ ｓｕｐｐｏｒｔ ｈｉｓ ｗｏｒｋ ｅｔｈｉｃ ａｎｄ ｈｅｌｐｅｄ ｈｉｍ ｃｏｕｎｔ ｄｏｗｎ ｔｈｅ ｄａｙｓ ｕｎｔｉｌ ｈｅ ｗａｓ ｂａｃｋ ａｔ ｗｏｒｋ. Ｍｅａｎｗｈｉｌｅ, Ｉ ｕｓｅｄ ｈｉｓ ｓｕｐｐｏｒｔ ｔｏ ｗｒｉｔｅ ｃｏｎｓｉｓｔｅｎｔｌｙ ａｎｄ ｔｏ ｔｒａｎｓｉｔｉｏｎ ｍｙ ｃａｒｅｅｒ ｉｎｔｏ ａ ｆｕｌｌ-ｔｉｍｅ ｆｒｅｅｌａｎｃｅ ｏｐｐｏｒｔｕｎｉｔｙ. Ｍｙ ｍｏｔｈｅｒ-ｉｎ-ｌａｗ ｓｕｐｐｏｒｔｅｄ ｍｅ ｂｙ ｈｅｌｐｉｎｇ ｗｉｔｈ ｌａｕｎｄｒｙ, ｃｏｏｋｉｎｇ ｆｏｒ ｍｅ, ａｎｄ ｔａｌｋｉｎｇ ｗｉｔｈ ｍｅ ｅａｃｈ ｄａｙ. Ｍｙ ｇｒａｎｄｐａｒｅｎｔｓ, ｍｏｔｈｅｒ, ｆｒｉｅｎｄｓ ａｎｄ ａｕｎｔ ｓｕｐｐｏｒｔｅｄ ｍｅ ｏｎ ｔｈｅ ｐｈｏｎｅ ｅａｃｈ ｄａｙ ａｎｄ ｋｅｐｔ ｉｎ ｔｏｕｃｈ ｖｉａ ｓｏｃｉａｌ ｍｅｄｉａ. Ａｓ ａ ｒｅｓｕｌｔ ｏｆ ｔｈｉｓ, Ｉ ｒｅａｌｉｚｅ ｔｈａｔ ｅｖｅｎ ｊｕｓｔ ａ 'ｈｅｌｌｏ' ｃａｎ ｂｅ ｖｅｒｙ ｉｍｐｏｒｔａｎｔ ｔｏ ａ ｐｅｒｓｏｎ ｒｅｃｏｖｅｒｉｎｇ ｆｒｏｍ ａｎ ａｃｃｉｄｅｎｔ. Ｔｈｅ ｂｅｓｔ ｔｈｉｎｇ ｏｎｅ ｐｅｒｓｏｎ ｃａｎ ｄｏ ｆｏｒ ａｎ ａｃｃｉｄｅｎｔ ｖｉｃｔｉｍ ｉｓ ｌｉｓｔｅｎ. Ｉ ａｍ ｖｅｒｙ ｆｏｒｔｕｎａｔｅ ｔｏ ｂｅ ｓｕｒｒｏｕｎｄｅｄ ｂｙ ｅｘｃｅｌｌｅｎｔ ｌｉｓｔｅｎｅｒｓ, ｅｓｐｅｃｉａｌｌｙ ｍｙ ｐａｔｉｅｎｔ ｈｕｓｂａｎｄ. Ｗｈａｔ Ｉ Ｌｅａｒｎｅｄ Ｗｉｔｈ ｍｙ ｒｅｃｏｖｅｒｙ ｍｏｓｔｌｙ ｃｏｍｐｌｅｔｅ, Ｉ ａｍ ｔｒｙｉｎｇ ｔｏ ｔｈｉｎｋ ａｂｏｕｔ ｔｈｅ ｐｏｓｉｔｉｖｅ ｔｈｉｎｇｓ ｔｈａｔ ｃａｍｅ ｏｕｔ ｏｆ ｔｈｅ ａｃｃｉｄｅｎｔ. Ｉ ｗａｓ ａｂｌｅ ｔｏ ｓｐｅｎｄ ｔｉｍｅ ｗｉｔｈ ｍｙ ｈｕｓｂａｎｄ ａｎｄ Ｉ ｇｒｅｗ ｔｏ ｈａｖｅ ｅｖｅｎ ｍｏｒｅ ｒｅｓｐｅｃｔ ｆｏｒ ｈｉｍ ｂｅｃａｕｓｅ ｏｆ ｈｉｓ ｐａｔｉｅｎｃｅ, ｋｉｎｄｎｅｓｓ ａｎｄ ｃｏｎｃｅｒｎ. Ｉ ｒｅａｌｌｙ ｓａｗ ｔｈｅ ｍｅａｓｕｒｅ ｏｆ ｈｉｓ ｐｈｙｓｉｃａｌ ａｎｄ ｅｍｏｔｉｏｎａｌ ｓｔｒｅｎｇｔｈ ａｎｄ ｏｂｓｅｒｖｅｄ ｔｈｅ ｗａｙ ｈｅ ｆｕｌｆｉｌｌｅｄ ｔｈｅ ｖｏｗｓ ｈｅ ｔｏｏｋ ｊｕｓｔ ｍｏｎｔｈｓ ｐｒｉｏｒ ｔｏ ｔｈｅ ａｃｃｉｄｅｎｔ. Ｒｉｃｋ ｈｅｌｄ ｍｅ ｗｈｅｎ Ｉ ｃｒｉｅｄ ａｎｄ ｈｅｌｐｅｄ ｍｅ ｔｏ ｓｅｅ ｔｈａｔ ｔｈｉｎｇｓ ｗｏｕｌｄ ｇｅｔ ｂｅｔｔｅｒ. Ｍｅａｎｗｈｉｌｅ, ｈｅ ａｌｓｏ ｍａｎａｇｅｄ ｔｏ ｅｎｃｏｕｒａｇｅ ａｎｄ ｓｕｐｐｏｒｔ ｍｙ ｐｅｒｓｏｎａｌ ｇｏａｌｓ ａｎｄ ｍｙ ｃａｒｅｅｒ ｇｏａｌｓ. Ｉ ａｍ ｎｏｗ ｗｏｒｋｉｎｇ ｖｅｒｙ ｈａｒｄ ｂｏｔｈ ｍａｋｉｎｇ ｍｏｎｅｙ ｉｎ ｍｙ ｎｅｗ ｃａｒｅｅｒ ａｎｄ ｗｏｒｋｉｎｇ ａｒｏｕｎｄ ｔｈｅ ｈｏｕｓｅ ｔｏ ｅｎｓｕｒｅ ｔｈａｔ Ｒｉｃｋ ｉｓ ａｂｌｅ ｔｏ ｍｅｅｔ ｈｉｓ ｃａｒｅｅｒ ｇｏａｌｓ ｉｎ ｔｕｒｎ. Ｉ ｗｏｒｋ ｈｉｓ ｈｏｕｒｓ ａｎｄ ａｃｃｏｍｍｏｄａｔｅ ｈｉｓ ｓｃｈｅｄｕｌｅ ａｎｄ ａｌｓｏ ｓｕｐｐｏｒｔ ｈｉｓ ｃａｒｅｅｒ ｄｅｃｉｓｉｏｎｓ. Ｗｅ ｗｏｒｋ ｔｏｇｅｔｈｅｒ ｔｏ ｆｉｇｕｒｅ ｏｕｔ ｆｉｎａｎｃｉａｌ ｐｒｏｂｌｅｍｓ ａｎｄ ｂｉｌｌｓ-ａｎｄ ｗｈｉｌｅ ｗｅ ａｒｅ ｓｔｉｌｌ ｗａｉｔｉｎｇ ｏｎ ｉｎｓｕｒａｎｃｅ ｐａｙｏｕｔｓ ａｎｄ ｄｉｓａｂｉｌｉｔｙ ｉｎ ｔｈｉｓ ｅｃｏｎｏｍｙ, ｔｈａｔ ｃａｎ ｂｅ ａ ｂｉｔ ｔｒｉｃｋｙ. Ｉ ａｍ ｇｌａｄ ｗｅ ｍａｋｅ ｓｕｃｈ ａ ｇｏｏｄ ｔｅａｍ. Ｗｅ ｂｏｔｈ ｇｅｔ ａｎｇｒｙ ａｎｄ ｆｒｕｓｔｒａｔｅｄ ｗｉｔｈ ｃｅｒｔａｉｎ ｔｈｉｎｇｓ, ｂｕｔ ｗｈｅｎ ｔｈａｔ ｈａｐｐｅｎｓ, ｗｅ ａｒｅ ｔｈｅｒｅ ｔｏ ｂａｃｋ ｅａｃｈ ｏｔｈｅｒ ｕｐ. Ｒｉｃｋ ｉｓ ｂｅｔｔｅｒ ａｔ ｓｏｒｔｉｎｇ ｏｕｔ ａ ｍｅｓｓ ａｎｄ Ｉ ａｍ ｓｔｒｏｎｇｅｒ ａｔ ｆｏｌｌｏｗｉｎｇ ｕｐ ｏｎ ｔａｓｋｓ. Ｔｈｉｓ ａｃｃｉｄｅｎｔ ｈａｓ ｃａｕｓｅｄ ｕｓ ｔｏ ｗｏｒｋ ｔｏｇｅｔｈｅｒ ｍｏｒｅ ｅｆｆｉｃｉｅｎｔｌｙ ｔｏ ｓｏｌｖｅ ｐｒｏｂｌｅｍｓ. Ｕｓｉｎｇ ｔｈｅ Ｗｉｉ Ｆｉｔ, Ｉ ｕｎｄｅｒｓｔｏｏｄ ｔｈｅ ｉｍｐｏｒｔａｎｃｅ ｏｆ ｍｅ ａｎｄ ｍｙ ｏｗｎ ｇｏａｌｓ ｉｎ ｍｙ ｒｅｃｏｖｅｒｙ. Ｗｈｉｌｅ Ｉ ｌｉｓｔｅｎｅｄ ｔｏ ｍｙ ｄｏｃｔｏｒｓ, ｉｔ ｗａｓ ｕｐ ｔｏ ｍｅ ｔｏ ｗｏｒｋ ｏｎ ｍｙ ｐｈｙｓｉｃａｌ ａｎｄ ｅｍｏｔｉｏｎａｌ ｒｅｃｏｖｅｒｙ ｈｏｗｅｖｅｒ Ｉ ｋｎｅｗ ｂｅｓｔ, ｓｏ Ｉ ｌｅａｒｎｅｄ ｔｈａｔ Ｉ ｗａｓ ｄｅｔｅｒｍｉｎｅｄ. Ｔｈｅ ｒｅｍａｉｎｄｅｒ ｏｆ ｗｈａｔ Ｉ ｌｅａｒｎｅｄ ｉｎｖｏｌｖｅｄ ｔｈｉｎｇｓ ｔｈａｔ Ｉ ｈａｄ ｓｕｓｐｅｃｔｅｄ ｏｒ ａｓｓｕｍｅｄ: ｗｈｏ ｍｙ ｔｒｕｅ ｆｒｉｅｎｄｓ ｗｅｒｅ, ｔｈｅ ｔｒｕｔｈ ａｂｏｕｔ ｂｕｓｉｎｅｓｓ ａｒｒａｎｇｅｍｅｎｔｓ ａｎｄ ｏｔｈｅｒ ｐｅｒｓｏｎａｌ ａｓｓｕｍｐｔｉｏｎｓ. Ｏｖｅｒａｌｌ, Ｉ ｓｔｉｌｌ ｗｉｓｈ ｔｈｅ ａｃｃｉｄｅｎｔ ｈａｄｎ'ｔ ｈａｐｐｅｎｅｄ, ｂｕｔ ａｍ ｇｌａｄ ｔｈａｔ ｉｔ ｗａｓ ａ ｃａｔａｌｙｓｔ ｆｏｒ ｆｏｒｃｉｎｇ ｍｅ ｔｏ ｓｔｏｐ ａｎｄ ｕｎｄｅｒｓｔａｎｄ ｔｈｅ ｗｏｒｌｄ ａｒｏｕｎｄ ｍｅ. |
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