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                                               Brother Larry Ritchey                      " Free Spirit " Artist: Jillane Curreen

 When someone is in your life for a REASON, it is usually to meet a need you have expressed. They have come to assist you through a difficulty, to provide you with guidance and support,  to aid you physically, emotionally or spiritually. They may seem like a godsend and they are.  They are there for the reason you need them to be.  Then, without any wrongdoing on your part or at an inconvenient time, this person will say or do something to bring the relationship to an end.  Sometimes they die. Sometimes they walk away.  Sometimes they act up and force you to take a stand.  What we must realize is that our need has been met, our desire fulfilled, their work is done.  The prayer you sent up has been answered and now it is time to move on.  

There are many different responses to crisis. Most survivors have intense feelings after a traumatic event but recover from the trauma; others have more difficulty recovering — especially those who have had previous traumatic experiences, who are faced with ongoing stress, or who lack support from friends and family — and will need additional help.

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Re: How we deal with it...my story

Hi, Brian. I just wanted to write to you and tell you to keep the attitude you have. It will get you through all this. My husband is 60 now and on Sept 27, 2006, he had a motorcycle accident that left him paralyzed from the neck down. He was in rehab for 3 months after his accident. After his surgery, the surgeon told us that he couldn't say whether he would ever function again or not. Spinal injuries are pretty strange injuries and they take a LONG time to heal. But we went back 3 months ago to his rehab doctor and he was just amazed. The last time he saw him a year ago, he had a bad infection and didn't even know my name or our grandkids names and couldn't move a muscle. But when he went back 3 months ago and we told him that he could push himself up to standing and do knee bends, he was just floored! So, you just never know what a lot of hard work can do and a lot of prayers can do. He works his butt off in therapy every day of the week and he is determined to ride again. (He was actually injured riding a 1952 Harley KR750 race bike and it wasn't anyone elses fault. Just something that happened that shouldn't have). We have sold 1 of his Harley and also the one that I rode (I don't think I can ever get on a bike again, nor do I think that I want to), but we have kept the race bike and 3 other Harleys. He talked about having a side car put on the Street Glide and me hauling him around in it, but it will be awhile before he can maintain a sitting position to do that. Plus, I don't really want to ride one.

We have been blessed with having 4 exceptional friends who have stuck by us and who come faithfully every week to help with his therapy. You probably know that you find out who your "true" friends are when something like this happens. No one knows what to say and it makes them uncomfortable seeing the person in their condition.

We'll keep you in our prayers for a quick recovery. Keep plugging along. You can do anything that you put your mind to doing. And whatever you do, don't ever give up.

Sincerely,
Peggy