Big events in life can do that to you - make you feel all emo and stuff. This has been one of the most fucked up weeks of my life...but it's been anything but bad. It's certainly been stressful, and it's certainly been draining but given the situation we were dealt, I don't know that I'd do anything differently.
I've been sitting in a hospital in Peru for about a week now, one of my best friends is injured and laying in the hospital bed in the room. He fell biking and hit his head pretty hard. He has a brain injury but it's on the mend. His spirits are low, but trying to be high. His muscles in his face are slowly returning to life. His crooked smile is becoming more symmetric. His eyes are slowly perking up, losing their droopiness. Soon, that sparkle that his friends and family know and love will shine again.
I've never dealt with a range of emotions like this in such a short amount of time. I've gone from loving my trip to Peru to being brought down to my knees and praying to a god I don't even know if I believe in. I've cried more times in 7 days than I have in the last year. I've felt more love surrounding one person than I ever thought possible. I've been depressed, hopeful, encouraging, and doubtful. Most of all, I've been amazed at the strength of one person who has everything in the world to fight for. I can't imagine how hard it must be to stare at the ceiling in a white room all day long, unsure of whether or not life as you knew it would ever return to normal.
It will.
The doctors expect him to make a full recovery. It will take a little time and a lot of patience, but most of all it will take belief in himself. Be strong, my friend. You are amazing and you will come out of this better than when you went in. I know I did.
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We've been in communication every day since the accident, but reading your post even makes me feel emo. You've been a rock under extreme circumstances throughout all of this and an unconditional friend. I can't begin to express how proud I am of you. You will both be home soon.
Love, Mom
To Lacy's Mom.....All we can say is thank you from the bottom of our hearts for raising such an amazing daughter as your Lacy. Thank you for giving her the strength, courage, stamina,knowledge, confidence, and most importantly love and compassion and friendship that saved our son's life. She is an amazing human being.
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