| THREE YEARS AGO I WAS INVOLVED IN A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT. I WAS ON MY WAY HOME FROM A MEDICAL PROCEDURE WHEN I PASSED OUT BEHIND THE WHEEL OF MY CAR. I WAS TRAVELLING AT 100 KILOMETRES AN HOUR AND HIT A B-DOUBLE SEMI-TRAILER HEAD ON. THE IMPACT THREW THE CAR BACK, IT SPUN AROUND AND FLIPPED OVER SEVERAL TIMES. I WOKE UP TRAPPED IN THE CAR WITH MULTIPLE INJURIES. THERE WAS NOTHING I COULD DO. I WAITED FOR THE EMERGENCY SERVICES TO ARRIVE WHICH TOOK OVER AN HOUR. FINALLY, POLICE, RESCUE SQUAD, FIRE BRIGADE, AMBULANCE AND A HELICOPTER SHOWED UP. IT TOOK THEM ANOTHER HOUR BEFORE I COULD BE RELEASED FROM THE VEHICLE. I WAS AIR-LIFTED TO THE GOLD COAST UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL. I HAD MULTIPLE INJURIES AND HAVE SPENT THE LAST 3 YEARS UNDERGOING MULTIPLE SURGERIES. MY LAST OPERATION WAS LAST MONTH. I AM FINALLY TO A STAGE WHERE I FEEL LIKE I AM OUT OF THE WOODS AND ON THE ROAD TO FREEDOM OF PAIN AGAIN. THE ONE THING THE EXPERIENCE TAUGHT ME IS THAT LIFE IS PRECIOUS AND THAT WE SHOULD ALL BE GRATEFUL TO BE HERE. IT MADE ME MORE PATIENT AND MORE UNDERSTANDING OF MY FELLOW HUMAN BEINGS. EACH DAY IS PRECIOUS AND WE SHOULD ALL STRIVE TO BE THE VERY BEST WE CAN BE AND TO ACKNOWLEDGE OTHER PEOPLE AND LISTEN TOO. LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL IF YOU CAN MAKE IT THE WAY YOU WANT IT. |
