I can honestly say that this new year came in beautifully.  A few years ago I would have never imagined myself in the type of relationship I am in with a wonderful man.  This wonderful man will be leaving for California in a few weeks for his job until May so I will be responsible for holding down the fort and whatnot here in S.C.

Go figure this past Wednesday, January 7, 2015 at 8:00 pm, I was rear-ended hard, not just a jolt, while driving down the road at about 45 mph.  Immediately I tensed up and braked, which of course locked the seatbelt tightly across my neck, shoulder, chest, ribs, and hip.  My head and neck were jerked at such a rate three days later I am still suffering from a severe headache and even have bruising in my mouth from not exactly sure what but assuming from tensing up or maybe hitting my face on the door or steering wheel, but not really sure of which.  I didn’t go immediately to the hospital I decided to go home first and call the insurance company’s both the other person’s and mine to file a claim for my already known injuries or so I thought.  For the most part I did know most of my injuries at that time or so it seems right now, three days later.

Thankfully the hospital says I have no broken bones, but I’m really not so sure about that because I’ve had broken ribs before and I sure feel like I have a rib or two broken.  Anyway I know sometimes breaks don’t always show up immediately due to inflammation within muscles inside the body.  I will be going to my primary doctor on Monday and requesting either additional x-rays or other imaging to find out exactly what is wrong with my neck, back, hip, ribs, and most of all my head.  I know it takes time for some of these things to just work themselves out and I’m certain my doctor will tell me the same.  I will do as they suggest and wait a little longer for whatever places on my body start to heal on their own before going any further.  I already know I will be needing additional treatment for my injuries but not sure how much.

While my wonderful man is still home I will take advantage of the fact that I can love, communicate and depend on such a wonderful man.  I have been fortunate enough to have found this man at a time in my life when I didn’t think I even wanted a relationship.  He has helped change my life from an entirely different way and style of living I was living.  Not to many would have been willing to love someone of complete opposite lifestyles like ours was, but he did.  He fell in love with me and has made me fall in love with him just the same.  I couldn’t imagine dating a man from the complete opposite side of the track from me and never would have thought a man like him would be dating me.  So for now this year is a wonderful year even with the pain of injuries and the knowledge of my man leaving for months to work to take care of me and our family.  This was our third New Year together and it has only gotten better.