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Patient
Diary -- Shiri
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August 20th 2000 A year has gone by… My first year with PPH. Another birthday just around the corner… I had so much plans for this year…we just got married, I got a new job, we were about to get a place of our own. I always tell my self that my plans weren't canceled, they were postponed & changed but not canceled, that usually cheers me up. I remember watching a program on TV a few months ago. It was a program about a group of women that went on a jeep safari trip through the Judeiah desert & into Jordan. There was one woman on a wheel chair & I remember the interview with her because she said that her accident was the best thing that ever happened to her. She regretted she lost the use of her legs but felt better about her self as a person. I often think about that woman & as time passes I think I understand her more & more. The Shiri I am today is so different from the woman I was a year & a half ago. I look at her & then I look at myself in the mirror & I know that today's Shiri is a better person. Calmer, kinder, more compassionate, more self-aware & more self-secure. I really like me (which was something I couldn't say about myself a year & a half ago) so I guess this year hasn't been just about lose but also about gain. August 21 2000 2 days to my birthday. Last year I thank God on my birthday for protecting me & keeping me safe & alive all through my week in the ICU. This year I want to do something to celebrate the fact that I'm still on my feet & kicking..
I think I'm going to go swimming… At least dip my feet in the water , if nothing else… ; ) |
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