Taking a moment today to reflect on the last 3 months - with this message....
It has been quite a 3 month journey since our terrible motorway accident on the 6 March. But today I wish to take a moment to acknowledge the small steps we taken to get back to a sense of having a normal life again. Who would have thought that broken wrists could have totally thrown our life in a turmoil. One day we could dress ourselves and feed ourselves and the next day we could not even achieve these simplest of activities that are so taken for granted. Just normal every day chores like shopping, doing the washing, making a bed, making a meal had suddenly become one of the most difficult things to do. And being stuck at home for weeks on end sore with pain and frustrated at the loss of our control over these things really challenged our spirits.
But slowly over the last 92 days we have gained back daily a slice of normal life.... Our left hands are getting stronger with physiotherapy, Edwin has been able to drive for a while and at last I have been given the go ahead to drive as well and life as we knew it is slowly coming back to normal. We still have many things we cannot easily do but we can do a lot of things we could not do 2 months ago. And all in all we still have a way to go to see if our left hands will function 100%. It has been a huge unexpected journey for us, one that has surely tested our resilience
So on reflection, I want to celebrate what I call the small wins - they were in reality huge wins for us during this time... for which each small thing we learnt to do, we overcame a hurdle and moved forward. Life the last 3 months has been a series of baby steps all going forward towards progress.
We are still apprehensive about some things.... will I still need an operation on my hand, will Edwin regain full strength in both his hands and arms to ride his beloved Goldwing again, will I be able to have the courage to get back in pillion seat. So much still to face ..... but for today and for each day going forward, all I want to do is to concentrate of what we can achieve, no matter how small they be. And celebrate them with a happy and thankful spirit.
And a year from today, I would like to look back only to really see how far we have come.
