Good times ahead

It has been almost five months or 20 weeks or 138 days (not that I am counting) since the day of the accident and even though I am still wearing a brace, life has really started getting back to normal. I have almost forgotten how frustrating this whole procedure was. I remember crying multiple times but I am not sure what was upsetting me so much. Tough times are gone and now I am in the transition phase.

I have been told to not set a countdown in my head but I have to go see my doctor next on end of September and that's less than TWO months *yay*.

And now that I have started going to work, time is passing by much faster. I am only going three times a week, 5 hours a day and honestly, I wish everyone only had to work for 5 hours.I am loving it is the right way to put it. My team has been amazing, the timings are great, the first fifteen minutes of every meeting are about me. It’s almost awkward when someone new comes for a meeting and they don’t ask anything because I can see how they want to ask but they are trying to keep it professional.

Since my last appointment, I have gone for a movie, a fashion show, a few family dinners, some nights out with the friends and my activity level has definitely gone up. I can almost get away with anything because no one wants to get mad at me anymore. Life is good (I guess)..

There is a flipside too, the brace has really started getting to me. I really miss working out, I feel like I am gaining weight, I can’t go out as much as I used to, my neck & back are forever stiff and there isn’t much I can do about any of these things. And sometimes, the brace just attracts TOO much attention.

On that note, here's a list of things NOT to do when you’re around someone who's injured/disabled:

1.     Stare at them and make them feel like an alien. 

2.     Look at them with pity eyes 

3.     Remind them how bad it could have been and how lucky they are to be alive (I do prefer being told “you’re blessed” over “your life could’ve been destroyed)

4.     Ask them if they need help every two minutes when they're capable of doing almost everything on their own

5.     Stop telling them to be positive & look at the bright side of things. WE KNOW! Sometimes, life just sucks and there's nothing anyone can do about it. It’s ok to have a bad day once in a while

But coming back to the real point, in just a couple of months....