I Know I am Recovering Nicely From Spinal Cord Injury Because...

there are things that frustrate me more than the speed of my recovery.

like when my current books don't sell as I'd like for them,
or when I have a short story that hasn't sold even one digital copy,
or when I forget to bring my cell phone with me when I go out,
or when I forget to bring my re-usable shopping bag when I go grocery shopping,

I read somewhere that last Saturday was "gratitude day." I am grateful for my recovery, thusfar, and the people who have helped me during this time: family, friends, caregivers.  And though not a religious person, grateful to God.

Writing as Therapy

For those who don't know, for the past 15 months, I have been recovering from spinal cord injury brought about by an unknown agent - the doctors were never able to determine whether it was a virus, or of my body reacted with a severe auto-immne response - but my ability to walk, talk, and other bodily functions went kaput - and slowly, these finctions have returned.  The talking came back within a week, but the others ares till awork in progress.

As happy as I am with the current state of my recovery, I still get frustated at the pace, and writing about it provides me with an outlet.  I am working on a book journaling my recovery, but as a time out, I wrote  a short story and created an alter ego for myself, who had transverse myelitis as a child, and still walks with a cane - but when needs be - he turnes into an agile ninja.  It is a short story, and is currently available on Amazon Kindle. Please check out, Zombie Brawl, or Rants and Raves of a Mass Transit Commuter the Day the Zombies Attacjked the Train.