Comments on: Crash! Bam! How My Life Changed in a Second

By: Nora

Nora — Wed, 30 Jan 2019 20:48:39 +0000

Hey Chris,
Thanks for asking!
So. It was a long recovery, that’s for sure. While I never thought I’d be able to walk without pain (my mountain hiking days were over), I’m happy to say that after 1-1.5 years, that pain went away. To what degree that recovery had to do with some very deep inner exploration using plant medicine, who knows. It’s a deep rabbit-hole. 😉

A few years after THAT, I will now say that my left knee (which took a bad hit in the accident) is giving me some trouble. It is now limiting what I’m capable of doing (ie: rock climbing would be difficult if not impossible; sometimes just walking is painful. I’m working on this with an osteopath).

Emotionally and logistically (and cosmically???), this accident was the catalyst for a bigger shift, and the beginning of the end of my relationship – which was a good thing to end, as it was a very unhealthy situation I now see.

So all in all, I can say the accident was a perverse sort of blessing. Though ask me again in another 10 years and my knee might have something else to say about that. Ha!

By: Chris Greenfield

Chris Greenfield — Wed, 30 Jan 2019 14:41:44 +0000

Hi,
I just stumbled on your blog, which is great. Six years out from your nasty accident I wonder how everything is going for you? I’m an ER and flight nurse and I deal with the immediate aftermath of what you described all too often. I would be (and I bet others would be too) interested to hear your perspective now that some time has passed. I hope that your partner made a better recovery than originally forecast….
Best wishes!
Chris

By: theprofessionalhobo

theprofessionalhobo — Fri, 10 Jan 2014 16:20:42 +0000

In reply to fiona barton. Thanks, Fiona - and the same to you!

By: fiona barton

fiona barton — Thu, 09 Jan 2014 12:16:32 +0000

Hey Nora – wishing you a much much better 2014….I had the same year as you…pretty horrendous but am determined not to take it in to the new year. Wishing you both a speedy recovery and a million more adventures and better times 🙂 Look after yourself!

By: theprofessionalhobo

theprofessionalhobo — Fri, 08 Nov 2013 13:22:01 +0000

In reply to Annie@GreenTravelReviews.

Thanks so much, Annie! It has been a long and hard – and ongoing – recovery, but hey…all is far from lost.

By: Annie@GreenTravelReviews

Annie@GreenTravelReviews — Fri, 08 Nov 2013 09:25:03 +0000

“This too shall pass” is something I’ve been saying every time things are hard, but you’ve certainly put it in perspective as I haven’t experienced -this-…

You are so right that attitude is one of the most important factors. My thoughts are with you and your partner – take care of eachother and stay positive (easy for me to say, I know). You’ll get through this too <3

By: theprofessionalhobo

theprofessionalhobo — Mon, 15 Jul 2013 01:52:08 +0000

In reply to John Fuller. Actually John, you were more right the first time: I'm in GrEnada, which is in the Caribbean. There's also a GrAnada in Spain, and I believe there's also a Grenada in Nicaragua.

By: John Fuller

John Fuller — Mon, 15 Jul 2013 01:20:18 +0000

In reply to theprofessionalhobo.

I’m embarrassed to say that I didn’t realize that Grenada is in Spain until I looked it up. I assumed it was in S. America! 😉

I agree, I wouldn’t expect there to be as much of a problem in the U.S. or Europe. It’s still risky though.

By: theprofessionalhobo

theprofessionalhobo — Sun, 14 Jul 2013 21:49:41 +0000

In reply to John Fuller.

John,
I guess in Grenada, I just didn’t expect there to be a problem. S.E. Asia? Of course. Like you say, it’s a matter of time. But Grenada? I figured I was a better rider than that; what I didn’t anticipate was a car doing something so wrong on the road, and so unavoidably catastrophic.
I’ll be with you in the cab! 🙂

By: John Fuller

John Fuller — Sun, 14 Jul 2013 12:33:43 +0000

Ouch! A lot of people here talk about things happening for a reason and the chaos of the universe, but in S.E. Asia this sort of thing is inevitable. It’s not a a question of if you will get in a wreck, it’s only a question of when, how bad it will be and if you were wearing a helmet. Nearly all of my friends here have their scars. Some of them from multiple serious accidents. I broke my wrist and had to remap my keyboard to learn how to do my job as a web developer with one hand. Today, I never drive. I take the pedicab!