A LITTLE ABOUT ME:
Three years ago I was a single mom, who worked full time and went to school. I was very irritated at my life and to be honest was not a very happy person. As I was coming home from school one Saturday a driver ran a red light and hit my van at the drivers side door. I was a dummy at the time and didn't have my seat belt on so I was partially ejected from the van. Every thing from my waist up was hanging out of the van and the only thing that saved my life and kept me from being thrown from the van was the fact the steering wheel came down and crushed my leg against my car seat. I also had a small head injury and a huge cut on my head from the base of my skull to about four inches above my forehead. I was not doing very well at all. Everyone at the scene of the wreck thought that I wasn't going to live. I went that night and had surgery to try to put my knee back to as close as they possibly could get it. I got out of the hospital and had to rely a lot on my family and friends to help me do small things. Things were looking up then I found out a few weeks out from my surgery I had MRSA and the hardware in my knee had to come out to save my leg. I was very afraid that I was going to loose my leg, but I got lucky and only got some pretty nasty scars. I did how ever end back up in a wheel chair because my leg was so unstable. I was either in a wheel chair or on crutches for about a year. The real bummer about the situation is the fact that I put on 60lbs because I was being so inactive. I started going to P.T. and I know at times they would get frustrated at me because I was so head strong and driven to get back everything I had lost I at times would do things my way not always the right way. I did how ever get everything back that I had lost from the wreck and so much more. I'm one of those people that believe that sometimes you get handed a wake up call and that was mine. I realized that everything I had been looking for in life had been around me the whole time I was just to blind to see it. I have great sons and every day I get to spend with them is a blessing that I have been given. I also noticed the beauty of everything and everyone around me. Oh and the great boy friend that I had for five years, I realized he IS the man I have always hunted for and wanted. We got married at Patricia Neal at the roof top gardens as soon as I was able to walk by myself.
THE FIRST STEP TO THE NEW ME
yesterday I drove to Fort Sanders West to take the first step to becoming the new healthier me. I was fortunate enough to be selected to participate on the Covenant Health biggest winner/ marathon team. To say I was nervous was an understatement. I was worried about meeting my team mates and what they would think about me and I was doing a lot of self doubting on the drive there. I got there and I got a little over whelmed at first because there is a lot of information and I was so worried I would forget something that was important, but that all went away pretty fast. I got to meet my team mates and what a great group of people. We had never met, but it was like we had known each other for years. I guess its because we are all going down the same path and for the most part have all had the same discouragements in life. It felt great to be totally accepted without feeling like I had to prove myself first. After we weighed in and did our cholesterol check we took team photos. I was a great day! We go today to walk the 2 mile at the Buddy's race for the cure. I'm excited and can't wait. I know this task we are embarking on isn't going to be easy, but I do think it will be fun and I will at the end have reached my goal of running a 5k and I will end up with a bunch of great close friends.
I was going to post some pictures from my wreck and I will be posting a quote a day. I hope its as much an inspiration for you as they are for me.
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