6 months ago minus 6 days ....

The very next day the same doctor had told me to stand. I was troubled by this momentous task, as it appear impossible to me. I mean sitting up is one thing, but getting off the bed? Again, this patient but strict medical man gave me an astounding revelation that when revealed to me, rendered me speechless. He simply told me, "You broke your ribs, your legs are fine". And with that, I was lifted from the bed. It was beautiful. And my dad was there to see me learn to walk a second time..

And beyond that, the healing took place a lot faster. And day by day I got a little better. The whole recuperation took a total of one month before I could resume work. My family helped me a whole lot, especially my dad who moved a bed down so I didn't have to go up and down the stairs. And my mom who made sure I had good food to eat. And my brothers who kept me company.

I also suffered from post trauma depression for about 3-5 days during this. Everynight especially at around midnight (the time of the accident) I would suffer nightmares and chills. Also I felt very very sad. After a while, I couldn't take it and I cried and wailed. Then I felt completely fine emotionally at least.

Funny story, as you can guess, a lot of folks asked me how I crashed the car. After trying to explain it in futile, I told them that it was exactly like how James Bond did it, in Casino Royale. And a while ago, I read that the stuntman who was in the crashed was actually hurt, breaking his ribs and collarbone ;)