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You are so fortunate to have him. I have 2 parents that love me but
neither in a position for me to go with them if anything were to happen to
me. My Mom is an only child so no extended family over there and
adopted by my Dad when I was 2. I really don't have much of a
relationship with any of them. I have a relationship with his brother and
his wife. My cousins are still teenagers. I'm in Maryland,
they are in Penn. Family just wasn't an option for me when I got out
of the hospital. I was in rehab a total of just about 7 months to learn to
live on my own. That was just inpatient. I had another couple of months of
outpatient after that. Most of my friends didn't stick around. The
guy that I was dating didn't bother. We weren't that serious since we had
just started dating, but I haven't seen him since. I have made one new
true friend since my illness. I have brothers, but my younger one counts
of me more than I can ever count on him. He is so irresponsible and is always in
legal problems. I have an older brother that I haven't talked to in almost
2 yrs. He gets weird a lot and cuts himself off from everyone. I have a
half brother that I didn't even know until I was 23. I'm 30 now. We have a good
relationship but I can't expect him to take me in if anything were to
happen. Dating is pretty much a no go these days so no man to count
on. I'm not feeling sorry for myself, but those of you in relationships,
have children, and or a support system of family and many friends are so
fortunate. I am happy with my accomplishments, but I did them by myself
for the most part. I cried almost everyday in the hospital b/c I thought I was
never going to live normally again, because I couldn't do what a lot of newly
spinal cord injured do and live with my family until I got better enough to live
alone. I had to go from hospital to living on my own without the
transition. Hardest thing I have ever gone through and probably the
hardest thing I will ever have to go through in my life.
Just want to make it clear that I in no way am feeling sorry for myself b/c
of the adversity I have had to overcome aside from my illness. Has
only made me stronger, but I still long for the tight bonds that other people
have with a partner.
Stacy
Stacy
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