What a coincidence that you wrote interrogative so close to the day which I commemorate every year. I was injured on April 5 and my goal during my first few months was to get off the ventilator as quickly as possible, because they told me initially it wasn't a probability.
I had my mind set on August 4, my birthday, but that didn't come about; however, I did manage to make it off on August 6. Today, August 6, is my 17th year of being able to breathe without the aid of the ventilator. That in itself is a miracle. I really don't celebrate the actual day of my accident, because I like to celebrate positive things. I do, nonetheless, marvel at how many people on this list are able to take a negative thing and spin it into a positive occurrence in their life. He gives me hope and inspiration to not only continue on, but to thrive even better. Lately I've been feeling a little low, but I'm bound and determined to get out of the rut and get things back on course. Quadius PS we just finished celebrating, even though it was a really key day. I did get to watch the US women's national team beat Canada in the last few seconds to advance on to the gold-medal game. That was a joy. On Sun, Aug 5, 2012 at 10:02 PM, Don Price <donpric...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > Next week will mark the 30th anniversary of my spinal cord injury. I've > never really 'celebrated' or recognized the date each year--in fact, I had > to ask my parents what day it happened. I'm just curious how some of you > commemorate your accident date, or if you prefer to forget it. > > I'm remembering mine because it's also my 30th high school reunion. > > Don. > C5-6 > Tempe, AZ >
