My Motorcycle Injuries

My life and schedule continue to change as things evolve and I move forward. My body isn't changing all that much these days. It's always the same old stuff...soreness, pain, and fatigue. Still, I'm getting plenty of things done at home and around the church property. I have no great restrictions in what I'm able to do, but in the end I pay with a body that feels as though it needs to be replaced, repaired, or rejected.  Still, after all that's been said to me by multiple health care professionals regarding the fact that I probably should have died in the accident because of the combined injuries that I sustained, I feel that each day is a gift given to me. I had no spinal damage, brain damage, or loss of limbs in the accident after being hurled onto a windshield and then thrown to the ground while riding at 40 mph. That in itself should leave me thankful each day as I awaken and actually get myself out of bed. But even greater is the fact that I have, since the acc...

Perhaps the following statement falls under the TMI category...but I always view time in blocks. It's usually divided by either three or four months. I do this with my personal budget, with personal goals, and with the way in which I view a year. I never see it as, let's say 2021, but rather as January through April. Because of this, I have entered into a time slot now that involves the upcoming holiday season along with a winding down of the year itself. These time periods alter the way in which I see things and deal with my day to day patterns. It's probably a little weird, but if you go ahead and search throughout this blog beyond this one entry you'll discover that I'm a cross between freak and dork. But hey, at least I've still got my good looks. I was offered some time off yesterday by my sister-in-law to get some surgical work done on my body. I take care of her daughter throughout the workweek. I declined her offer because the though of surgery just does...