Tomorrow it is thanksgiving day in the US and it is hard for us to escape all the news around it as we watch US cable televicion. Of all the holidays in the US this is one of the holidays that resonates with me. I am thankful on a daily basis for a lot of things but I think its great to have a holiday to celebrate thankfulness.
Last Saturday as I was coming down the stairs at church, I fell and sprained both my feet. The left foot is the one that got hurt the most. I can not even explain how it all happened because I was trying so hard to brace Leo. I heard something pop and I thought I had broken bones. I did not feel any pain until Leo was safe. A stranger who saw evrything that happened came and took Leo and other people from church came. Leo was taken care of and the ambulance was called.
It was at this point I realised that my son could have been hurt but it was not. I was filled with so much guilt because I had just put Leo in danger. Truth is I do now know what I did wrong as I came down those stairs.
I was taken to ER and Leo was taken to the hospital by some of my friends in their car. I am not sure who had Leo. My husband met us at the hospital with my friend Mitchell. I had two of my friends from church who are also nurses with me all the time. The doctor came and took some x-rays. I had soft tissue injury and no broken bones. I was given crutches to help me walk and some pain killers.
I am much better now but ten times harder to do anything now, especially with a nine month old baby. My husband had to take time off from work to help me and take care of Leo. I have found ways to do what I have to do, i am using the office chair to get around. The crutches work but not when i need to lift Leo.
It is hard to be far away from family especially when you need help. I am thankful that I have friends and a church family that love me here in Bermuda. I was not worried when the ambulance took me to the hospital because there were many people who could take care of Leo. I have been shown so much kindness in the time that I have lived here in Bermuda and for that I am thankful. I am thankful that my son did not get hurt at all.
People all over the world are going through so many terrible things. Things that are difficult to understand and explain. Showing someone a little kindness could just what makes a difference in someone’s life. Be thankful for the things that money can never buy like friends and family. If you are in America, spend Thanksgiving holiday with your family and friends because at the end of the day, tomorrow is not promised to any of us.