I was jumping on a trampoline with three other college students at a school function (awesome afternoon at Brian and Bobbie Houston’s river front land.) I landed on the trampoline a bit funky with my neck towards the ground and my back half higher than my head...another person on the trampoline also landed on the trampoline at the same time I did. Their whole entire body weight happened to land on my neck. I immediately got up from the incident-holding my neck- freaking out- crying- disoriented-dizzy...
Immediately, I didn’t feel “right” so I told one of the pastors what had happened and the rest of the story goes like this...
“Well, Amanda- we don’t mess around with neck injuries- we need to get you to the ER.”
And... that is where I spent my Thanksgiving afternoon. In the ER getting xrays of my neck, spine, skull, vertebrae...
Definitely not part of the plan...
The good news is that ALL is good on the home front. No broken bones, no spinal cord anything related stuff...just lots of torn muscles and maybe some torn ligaments.
The bad news is that it takes time to heal. I am just completely and utterly ridiculously sore. And having to really take it easy.
But, this year (so ironic it happened on Thanksgiving) I have a) never been so traumatized by an accident and b) have never been so incredibly thankful that I can walk, talk, feel my fingers, feel my toes, have an incredible future that still awaits me and know the God who works everything out for my good.
Maybe one of the scariest things in my life thus far.
Definitely made me stop and think and wow.
It could have been so much worse. I am lucky. I am thankful.
Please continue to pray for me as I heal. Please pray that I would not have any lingering effects for long term.
Love you guys. So. So. So. So. Much.
Awww, I am going to cry now. Thank you for being my prayer warriors.
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