5 Monthes Into This Thing

Well here we are, June 12th. This time five months ago I was laying in Shock Trauma doped up on Morphine. This was after the aerial tour of Baltimore via the Medivac chopper and the 50 to 0 in 1 second test. I tell ya, that Ranger was like a Ferrari. But that's in the past and we can only move forward at this point. As I reflect though I'm in awe of how many lives were touched that night, either directly or indirectly. Obviously the seven people that were in the accident were changed forever. Heck two of them are gone forever. And I can only speak from my side of things, but I am amazed at how it rippled out. The outpouring of well wishes and help from our family, friends, and total strangers has been astounding. Because of this, I was able to reconnect with several friends with whom I had lost touch.

The biggest irony out of this has been the rise of the immigration debate in our country. For those of you who don't know, the guys who hit my truck were all illegals. So let's just say that I have a strong opinion and leave it at that!

Finally, I guess I should let you all know where I am in this process. I just went to the Dr. Today and he was very surprised at my progress. I have been walking without my boot or crutches for a couple of weeks now. I'm slowly learning how to walk properly again. I have to really stay focused to keep from limping too bad. I can fit in a couple of my pairs of sandals, but no tennis shoe or dress shoe yet. I need to go out and buy bigger shoes because my right foot is still very swollen and oddly shaped. Obviously my foot model career is over. Unless they need before models or something.

In any case, it's all coming along and much better than it was just five months ago. Had you told me that in a short five months I'd be walking around I would have laughed and hit the Morphine button again.