My Motorcycle Injuries

Simpler things such as injuries and pain don’t seem like such a big deal these days. I mean, there is physical pain and there is the inconvenience of what the injuries have done to my daily function. Those things do, without question, constantly present themselves. However, the thing that needs to be dealt with more often in perhaps a more prominent way is the so-called bigger picture. It’s the thought within my mind that “this thing happened to me and I’m being held subject to it”. The strange thing about dealing with that concept involves how it goes from being a fairly big issue to being almost non-existent within my mind from day to day. It’s the proverbial mood swing, except that it involves some fairly serious stuff playing with my mind. You would think that the pain and discomfort would be the bigger issue, but the games that your mind plays with you can often overshadow the physical stuff. I know that it’s all a part of having to deal with the injuries that I sustained in the a...

I lost a member of the church today to death. She was 84 years old, but a very strong woman with a desire to live. She had worked as a nurse before retiring many years ago. She had suffered many health setbacks throughout her life and had battled things such as heart problems and cancer, but she overcame all of it many times over. She was tough. Throughout the years I had visited her many times in hospitals and rehab centers, and I consequently grew to know her better than I ordinarily would have. She had a great deal of regard for the office of the pastor and always treated me with far more respect than I deserved. I have had to do the funeral services of many church members over the years, and I will be doing her service sometime in the near future. I spoke to her husband and sister earlier today and they will let me know what is needed from me on Monday. These things never come easy for me because it almost always involves people that I know and love, and in a sense I cannot grieve ...

I have an irony to share. It involves a leg that was broken from the hip down to the shin. It also involves an arm that was broken near the wrist with a compound fracture. I always thought that the leg would eclipse anything else wrong with me in relation to my motorcycle accident injuries. It took so much work for me to walk normally over time, and the pain has been so pronounced over time that I always assumed that the leg injuries would be the biggest hindrance to my daily living. The leg truly is a hindrance, but my hand has been getting worse with time. I’ve had some fairly serious nerve damage done at the wrist, and the combination of pain and numbness to my hand is at times consuming. There was also some tendon damage and it affects primarily the index finger. I have full use of the hand, but when I wake up in the morning it doesn’t open and close easily. Things loosen up within a short amount of time, but then the pain (strong discomfort?) begins to settle in. I have less stren...