They fixed the ramp! (a good update news related to my accident)

I remember talking to the Administration Engineer who came with us to the orthopedic hospital when I had my cast, speaking for other handicap people like myself who might meet the same accident on that ramp, telling him to make sure the mall have the ramp fixed.

I said, it’s a good thing it’s me who had that accident there, it could be someone who’d be more than willing to sue the mall for negligence on their part to make sure their facilities are safe for people with disability. It would not only cost the mall a huge amount of money for damages but he too, could lose his job.

I don’t know if that got to him or he really felt responsible for  )it's his job after all) what happened to me that he had the work done fast on the mentioned broken ramp for PWDs (People with disability). My brother tells me, they’ve fixed the broken ramp.

God is good! Now nobody (hopefully) will ever go through the same accident in that area again. IF only all the public places with provisions for the disabled will learn the same lesson, we will make life one more step easier for people like me.

My freak accident: Cast off (the final post on this) Part VI

Like I said before, the next time I write here, my cast will be off and it is, so I’m a happy woman today!

Thank you all for following the story, for the prayers, the texts of concern and the encouragements! God bless you! Although the bone still needs to completely heal, I’m on the road to that. I’m just so glad I won’t be dragging this ‘green thing’ around anymore and will start to get my life back to normal again.

I’ll be able to attend church (I miss the kids and class so much). I’d be able to move around more and be less dependent. I could see my dad is happy too and he’s also gotten well.

I praise God for the healing and lastly, let me just say my mom is the greatest!

My freak accident (patience, perseverance and grace) Part IV

I confess to not being very patient. Despite years of working with children, I should’ve some mastery of it by now but being honest, I’m poor at it, specially, with myself. When I want to accomplish something, I want it now, if not, I’d give up or lose interest while in the process of waiting. Something I really need to improve on.

When I wanted the cast off, I wanted it off two days after the leg was wrapped. That’s how impatient I am at times. And all I can think of after those two days is seeing my leg again without the green ‘thing’. I tried counting the weeks, three, two, one more….I’m supposed to keep the cast for at least 6-8 weeks and as of this writing, I’m on my 26th day with it and the thought of two more weeks is driving me insane. Hopefully, the x-ray will reveal I won’t have to wait two more weeks.

But I must perseveringly press on (James 1:2-4  Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.). Although I’ve made some speed progress and because the leg doesn’t hurt as much anymore, I can move with little pain now but I’m still far from where I was before the cast. And not only must I re-learn to do things differently for now (with a cast leg), I also have to be strong for  the parents. Dad got so affected by what happened (so affected he bought me a new computer! Not bad huh?). So at times, when I’m just about to break down, I can’t. I have to hold the fort for the family who only hurts because they love me.

I’m able to keep a straight face and a hopeful spirit just  only because of God’s grace. The truth is I don’t know how I manage but it seems I do. I'm confident in the Lord. I've seen His faithfulness all m life. 

I bet the next time I post about this the cast will be gone.