Well this one should be easy! I broke my left wrist (a Collles radial fracture) on Saturday evening and the shock and pain that I experienced from that really rattled me. But I actually held in the tears until I got home and sat down on upon my own comforting couch. So that’s when the waterworks turned on and was the last time I cried.
Swollen wrist on day 1
That was rough. It gave me a different perspective on life. Kinda made me realize how fragile and brittle the human body can be. We had these scooters for just over an hour and in a fraction of a second, everything changed from a joyful childlike feeling to a very different childlike feeling of helplessness, lying on the ground, hands stinging, hip throbbing, and that big lump settling in my throat leaving me in pain and broken.
Day 2 after X-rays
But ya know what, I won’t let this break me. I won’t let this stop me from achieving my goals. I have too much to do! Events coming up, friends and family to see, fitness challeneges to conquer, growth to achieve, things to learn, people to meet, pictures to take, and life to live to its absolute fullest!
Flowers from work
So in persepective, yes I will have a cast put on for the next 6-8 weeks, but that’s a mere battle scar. A bump in the road. A warriors reminder that I always learn from my mistakes and that often I am stronger in the end because of it. So although I may fall, I will also rise back up! Nothing’s going to hold me back now. I’m motivated. I am Crystal.
Thanks for reading warriors!
-Crystal Olguin
September 27, 2018
