A Bright Light

Okay, I know you were probably thinking I wasn't ever coming back. Well, I have been kind of busy, but I know that is no excuse. All of these wonderful ladies out there in blog land handle so much in their lives. It's just so inspiring to follow their blogs & see how much they accomplish with work, home, children, & hobbies & interests.

I wanted to tell you a little more about my life. I would like to start out by telling you how blessed I am! I have the most wonderful & awesome family that anyone could ever have. I know that I was born into this family for a reason. One of those reasons is the fact that my family is the most loving, caring, dedicated & strongest family I know. God knew I would need them one day. I hope someday I can do for them all they have done for me. Of course, I hope under better circumstances. I am so thankful for each & everyone of them!

I am not completely clear about exactly what happened after the accident occured until the ambulance arrived. I have been told many stories from individuals involved, however I do not believe that I have been told the entire truth. As far as I know after about 5 hours, I was found inside the car which was left in the middle of the road. The area was very rural and there were not many houses around. I was conscious & unconscious the whole time. I guess you could say I was "in & out." I remember several times opening my eyes to a very bright light. It looked like bright, bright sunbeams that kept going and going. I am not exactly sure what this means, but I am sure it means something. I did not see anyone or hear anyone, I just saw the light. This is one of the reasons I believe I was never alone that night. God was right there with me and has not left my side since!

After arriving at the local hospital, I was sent by ambulance to another hospital in Jackson, MS (approximately 2 hours away)that was more advanced in treatment of spinal cord injuries (SCI). I am not sure the doctors knew exactly what to do at first. The doctors told my family their main concern was keeping me alive. (If they only knew they couldn't make this decision! Only God could & still can!) Three or four days passed by and I was doing well considering everything that happened. The doctors were performing lots of MRI's & CAT scans, but were not doing much for my broken neck. I was diagnosed with Cervical Scoliosis around the age of 12 and this made it difficult for the doctors to decide exactly where my neck was fractured. The Scoliosis is in my neck in the same area of the SCI. So, I laid in the bed for two weeks with a broken neck waiting for the doctors to "fix" it (yes, I'm a true Southerner). If I had only known that I had 5 more weeks to lay there and wait, I may have thought about giving up at that point. When you go through something like this, you have no idea what to do or what to expect. It just seemed so foreign to us. We trusted the doctors and expected them to know what to do in this situation. I guess we were wrong in that since. We should have put more faith & trust in God and looked to him for the answers, not the human doctors. I do think there are some great & awesome doctors out there. I just need to remember they are only human like me and the ultimate physician and one in charge of everything is the one & only, God himself. Even though my situation turned out the way it did, I truly believe everything went according to God's plan.

Well, I have to take a break now. Going back through all of these memories makes me see just how blessed I am & I hope you can see it too. And this is just the beginning of my story! Thanks for reading. I'll be back soon to tell you more and share some projects with you!

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Love, April