emmacareyemmacarey:So today marks 2 and a half years since my life changed completely. At this exact
emmacareyemmacarey:So today marks 2 and a half years since my life changed completely. At this exact time 18 months ago I was in Switzerland about to jump out of a helicopter, with absolutely no idea of what was ahead of me… A freak skydiving accident, falling to the ground thinking I was about to die, then landing and feeling relieved that I didn’t die, realizing I couldn’t move my legs, then wishing I did actually die, being told I was a paraplegic and that I would never walk again, then somehow learning to walk again… It’s been an insane roller-coaster and it’s still so hard for me to wrap my head around it all.When something as major as this happens in your life, it’s hard to not let it define you and become your whole identity. People see me as either ‘the skydive accident girl’ or ‘the girl who learnt to walk again’ but I am both and neither of those things at the same time. One of the most important things I’ve learnt in this 2 and a half years is that I am not defined by my accident or my injury. Even though the physical difference between these two pictures is obvious, it’s the emotional difference which has been the most important and rewarding. I am more than a skydive accident, I am more than my wheelchair, I am more than a miraculous recovery, I am more than my last 18 months, I am more than a walking paraplegic. I am more than what has happened to me, I am whatever I choose to become. And to whoever is reading this, so are you. #iammorethan -- source link