Crush

August 12, 2015, I woke up like every morning except we had plans to go ride. We took our children to the sitters, geared up, met one of my exe's friends and we started. It was a slow relaxing ride, suppose to be anyways. I was being easy on the Gsxr as ole girl had some problems and was letting the boys take their pace (way ahead of me lol), we hit the parkway to head towards the dragon. Its a road Ive driven my entire life, since I had my license I had been through the parkway and onto the now world known stretch of curves numerous times as I am lucky enough to live here, I did not know on this day my entire life would change.

I don't know what time it was, all I knew at that moment is I had to make a split second decision to go down and how I was going down as I had misread the turn and took it at 62mph way to wide. My choice, highside into the mountain. I hit, the bike went air born and I hit the side of the mountain. I don't remember much after this, I woke up in ICU Trauma at UT a week and half later.

My calcaneous had been shattered, my calvicle split, and my back broke. Little did I know this would start an even harder journey in my life.

After 15 months of surgeries trying to save my right foot the decision was made to amputate. On 11/29/2016, my amputation took place. I woke up in shock even though I knew it was happening. I woke up screaming in pain and I think more so it was my mental status not understanding where that foot went. I wanted to move my toes, but I had none to move.

6 months later, after infection, a picc line, and a revision surgery I finally took my first steps. After taking those steps, I have not stopped.

I am back on a bike, I am back driving manuals, hiking, taking care of three kids on my own, working 13 hour days to save your furry side kicks.

My point to this entire post, NEVER GIVE UP, your mentality is what will bring you down. Physically its a body the brain controls, if we tell our brain we can not survive this, we wont. If you get up, challenge yourself daily, youll be back, maybe missing some pieces and more people staring at you on the daily. But trust me, you have this. No matter if you are having financial problems, relationship problems, just any problems you think you can not get through. Trust me. YOU CAN.

Sorry for the long read.