Its beginning to sink in...

I woke up early this morning only to find my mood excited. A quiet home on a normal day was filled with me, singing and praising in a loud jubiliant mood to such an extent that I had to close a curtain in my house to avoid sending any kind of wrong signals to my neighbour . Worship songs were filling the air. Gratitude started sinking in. One of my friends called me yesterday evening and said I have reached a milestone in my life, so it was indeed a joyous moment.

What is it actually thats making me happy? After 10 months, my catheter is removed. So that means that there are no temporary tubes in my body and it is more flexible. Well, there is still a metal plate but I like it as it keeps my hip strong. Indeed, a great reason to be thankful to God.

I have been thinking that its been one step at a time. Right from the initial I.C.U days, I loved to see the improvement of being moved to the medium care unit and then to the normal nursing unit. After that, it was joyous to see one by one the temporary support and the needles in my body being removed. Then what a moment it was to sit in the bed after lying down for a long time. The shift from the hospital to the revalidation centre was relieving. Moving about in a wheelchair for a couple of months and then walking with the help of walker and then with crutches and finally being discharged home. Going to the physio and then slowly walking and strengthening my knee and further beginning to ride a bicycle. The wait to be helped for the urethra problem took some time but it helped me complete my Dutch as second language diploma.

The other things that kept me busy were the Judicial activities, communicating with the lawyer and Insurance company, learning swimming, playing table tennis, my dutch course and the voluntary work with the church office. I was very much interested into the cause of the accident that I got a copy of the Police report and a detailed 60 page accident analysis report. I don't have pictures of myself photografed in so many different angels but my broken bicycle has been the centre of research for detailed analysis.

"I cannot believe that you are walking now" said the Police officer who did the investigation for the accident.

"We could not have saved him, but he had such a resilience power otherwise he would not have survied." said one of the doctors to my house owner who came to visit me in the hospital in the initial days.

The accident was categorized as an accident causing death or serious physical injury.

It sounds a bit gloomy when the word 'death' is involved but what a joy and hope it is to read 1 corinthians 15:55 "O death, where is thy sting. O grave where is thy victory". Jesus said "Because I live, you also shall live". Its a beautiful life and I am going to live, live for Jesus Christ.