A spinal cord injury may seem horrific to most people (Indeed it
is). But, consider this scenario:
After my injury, I spent five months in rehabilitation. In the 2nd
month of my rehabilitation my cousin was diagnosed with some
pervasive lung disease. Four months into my rehabilitation my cousin
died. When I look back on my perspective, being mindful of the
trauma surrounding my cousin and his family and friends, my injury
seemed to be far less traumatic.
Brien
On Jul 19, 2006, at 1:26 PM, William Willis wrote:
Someone asked me the other day if I would trade my eyes for a new
body. After a bit of thought, I said no, even though I could likely
be more independent.
Interesting thought: Life is a road with infini-te lanes. We all
travel this road to the same destination. However, we all change
lanes many times. Some lanes are for speeders, some are dangerous,
some are congested, and some are littered with wrecks. And of
course, the lane next to us always moves faster and more
smoothly...........until we merge into it! The final destination?
Well, we won't know until we get there.
