This was written a while ago, but life has been getting better every day, well pretty much every day.
I want to express how wonderful our lives can be when we have God in them.
People often say, “Where there’s a will, there’s a way” and I say, “where there’s God, there’s a way.”
I call this every second, of every minute, of every hour, of every day of every year.
I have a story about a miracle. That miracle is my life since 2013.
I was hit by a vehicle while crossing the street.
The driver was going only 20 miles an hour.
I died, the ambulance heard the accident.
They resuscitated me and I was in a coma for 6.5 weeks.
I had severe brain damage.
Here’s a short list of how bad things were:
I had forgotten my alphabet.
A+B=C, right?
I could only use one hand because of the stroke and not able operate more than two of my fingers to count.
I couldn’t see the closed captioning on the television, even though I was only five feet away.
I had to turn up the volume on my television and the Alexa so loud that others, meaning my Father, God rest his soul, would often complain.
I spoke gibberish.
Need I say more?
Because I will! (that was a gibberish joke)
First, a disclaimer…
I love my Mom and consider her one of my closest friends.
So by no means is this me complaining about Josephine or Mom.
My mother told me straight up that I wasn’t only a snob but a snot after I came around from what had happened.
She was 100% correct and I will never disagree!
Now, I relish the fact that people are genuinely happy to see me. Being liked is so much nicer than being someone that people think they have to like.
For the first time in my life, I truly like being me, no, I love being me!
I spent over 10 years with brain damage causing me to have to really put some thought into every thing big or small.
Years of constantly scratched the palm of my hand. I did this all day and into my sleep only to wake up the next morning and start scratching it all over again.
I was only able think the same five or six thoughts over and over again.
Trying desperately to recall the directions back home from the grocery store that I was driven to several times a week and less than 5 miles away from home.
When nobody was around, which was quite often, I would get out of my bed and crawl around the floor, stretching my body and ways that I had not been able to for some time.
Holding on to the end of the bed, doing squats. Getting in the standing position so that I could hang on to the mattress and walk around the 3 sides that were not against the wall. I had to have speech therapy for years. It was very sad to find out that people would pretend that they could understand me when I found out years later that they couldn’t but, would just agree.
Because of the brain damage I had no ability to balance and not be able to walk at more than 5′ for 11 years left no muscles in my legs or even my arms.
It was so very frustrating.
Maddening!
Then a light went on, what was I even thinking or actually, not thinking?
That bulb that people talk about finally turned back on. I am certain that my brain had finally healed and was working 100% once again.
Now I am motivated to walk anywhere and almost everywhere I can and by my side is the best partner anyone could ask for, Scrumptious my Terri-Poo.
I adopted Scrumptious from the animal shelter and she is never done anything remotely wrong!
She is another one of God‘s blessings.
I am 100% better thanks to Him!
I walk again with my Walker, and that alone is a miracle since my Neurologist was not sure if I would be able to.
Slowly but surely (I feel an Airplane movie joke coming on!).
Once, I said to my Mom that I could’ve been a contender, and she said, “You are”.
I love that lady!
I won’t go on and on but, I will say is that He can do anything!
I’m walking, talking, thinking and breathing proof of that!
No matter what you’re going through, trust me, He always has your back.
I know you’ve been hearing that forever, but as God is my witness (literally).
He does!
You can survive absolutely anything just as I have done.
I call my electric wheelchair my car because I only use it for Scrumptious potty time, which I call Walk and Roll. Also when traveling to run errands or grocery shopping. I’ll probably keep it for a long time because I never have to deal with traffic or parking problems. I can use the bike lanes, and it’s much faster than a bicycle.
I scream out multiple times a day how much I love my life.
It sounds crazy, but I’m not lying to you, I seriously do!
When I was in my Coma they were not sure if it was go to come out of it and had an irrevocable Trust drawn up. The insurance company gave me a lump sum not really spending time to find out much more than their client hit me.
There was a Trustee assigned which was a person they assumed I could trust.
But, as the old saying goes, assume is ass=you+me!
The Trustee embezzled the bulk of the Trust leaving me with years of worrying about my future covering of the rent.
I have found that only being able to completely use one hand, and walking with a Walker finding work again has pretty much become impossible.
Since my accident I shake pretty bad and I was right handed and now learning to use my left. Believe me that putting on Mascara is not only a timely challenge but, messy and funny to see.
So I have created the a blog “Heather Marie and Scrumptious’s nap time” Blog to always be a source of encouragement and positivity. I stay away from negative people and things in life and try to promote others to also
The “Boycott Ordinary” website with T-shirts, baby clothes, pet products and miscellaneous fun things to sell which will help me with my rent.
Printify
https://printify.com/app/store/products/1
YouTube Channel
https://www.youtube.com/@HeatherMarieBeraultandScrumpti
Pintrest
xhttps://www.pinterest.com/boycottordinary/_profile
Making a blog, a website, blog, merchandise that I have for sale and creating two Social Groups with my friend Kathy has been a blast.
Let me say that if I was to sale anything from the merch that I have created it would be icing on the cake!
Even if you don’t see anything that you would like, will you please share this with anyone that you feel might benefit from hearing what I have said.
This is hard for me to write because I always worked, owned multiple businesses and had money and have been sadly put in a corner by my Trustee.
If this was mailed to you I am addressing the envelope myself so can I say oops but, practice makes perfect (I will settle for good).