I have had a wee break from this site recently, as I was weak emotionally and physically, and was being rather overwhelmed with some very personal attacks from people who do not know me at all.
So, after that much needed break, I now feel strong enough to post an update for you all after the past few weeks.
On Monday I had my last doctors appointment. I am not 100% cast free. They cut the cast off from my arm and its feels wonderful. It is however very tender with little movement in my wrist, but I'm sure it won't take long to get back to normal there.
I am walking without my crutches. I still have some swelling in my knee, lower leg and ankle, but can put my full weight on it and can bend it much more easily than just a few weeks ago.
What I had a wee dance about was getting the date booked in for my halo coming off. I had a new doctor. He said he was going to book me in for the halo coming off 3 months from last Monday. My jaw dropped, and I was kind of speechless. How could I have got that time frame so wrong? So I very quietly questioned why it wasn't''t only 3 months total from the day it went on? And.. he apologised after checking, and booked me in for an appointment on the 20th June. I have no further doctors appointments until the big one. I am absolutely thrilled to be counting down to then, and the anticipation will build with each passing day.
I feel pretty wonderful as a whole. A lot has happened these past few weeks, and there have been some very challenging events unfold. I am back to no sleep again, and sleeping tablets (2 a night) are not proving to be helpful. It's not a mind thing. I can honestly say I'm utterly exhausted. It's a comfort thing. But all on a very minor scale at the end of the day. Sleep will come eventually. Until then, I just take a lot of extra care up and down stairs etc as my energy for holding the halo up is low.
My father is down here with mum and I at the moment, so it's a full house. We all head up to Auckland to visit my darling Grandma next week, then I travel home alone for my first time. I will get the district nurse to start coming out to my house for the halo maintenance, and no doubt I will be facing some new challenges that will be good for me. Alas, I will then be having to ask for help from friends for my shopping and to get me out of my house every now and then. That on it's own is one of the biggest challenges I face, as I find it incredibly hard to do.
Today I went out to the crash site with my folks again. I got to have a good walk around, take some photos, and take in the facts. It was good to see it all for a while, and I believe I found the water tanks on the hill that I apparently saw, that led the rescue team to me. All in all a very good day. I will be heading back there later in the year when I am back on a bike, to ride through the corner successfully. I look forward to that, but will need to have a friend with me as I know the nerves will be high.
So, I'm good. Am trying to keep busy. And trying to keep moving, and am trying to keep my energy up. But perfectly happy to keep taking it one day at a time still.
I miss my friends on KB. All I ask is no one attack me harshly in response to this as I am not quite up to receiving that again just yet. Not feeling to flash about myself often, but will get there a small amount at a time. xx
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Originally Posted by Katiepie
meanies!
Safe travels, keep on soldiering on 
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