Bullet Dodgers!

A shout out, and a high five, to all the great people here in this community who have dodged the bullet. We've all had our heart and spirit attacked, yet have crawled here to the hospital to get patched up.

Well, by bullet dodgers I mean it missed vital organs and you've survived. We're all wounded to one degree or another, lost some blood, got our stitches and are getting better.

The insight I've gained by reading others stories and getting quality feedback about mine is medicine to speed the healing. Getting better is up to us, only we can do it, but it's easier with help.

Personally, I'd say I've been shot in the thigh with a large caliber pistol. Knocked me on my a$$ - after I realized what happened I find my wallet is empty of spiritual cash and I'm bleeding out on the sidewalk. Fortunately it missed the femoral artery, and with my belt as a tourniquet, I've been able to make it to medical attention.

After being in my own head for a while, sometimes I get to "stinkin thinkin". My wound starts to fester, and if let go, the infection will spread and I will be very sick. This forum here is where I can get fresh dressings, and antibiotic for the narc-poison still running through my system.

Getting better, three months post breakup, two months since last contact. I can walk, with a limp, going to need a lot more physio to get back to who I was before the incident.

Very glad to have this amazing resource to facilitate my recovery. We're all walking wounded here, and if you can't walk yet, you're going to get help until you can. Once you're on your feet, it's going to take a whole lot of work to get better, hard work. Good thing we can help each other get there.