Not so Fun

Saturday started out just as ordinarily as all the others; I was cleaning the office and anxious to get in some scrapbook time and the kids were playing the wii. But as the morning progressed we decided to go up to Pine Valley with family to go tubing. Since the weather had been so bad the past week, Kyle and I decided it would do the kids some good to get out and run around for a while.

Now I have never been a real fan of tubing and growing up we were seldom permitted to do such an activity. We were always reminded of a story by my mother where two teenagers she knew happened to go tubing one day and sadly, it ended up taking one of their lives.

Once we got up to the dam things were going fine, but soon I caught a glimpse of Payton wandering off by himself with a tube in hand. So I got up and followed him to a spot where not too many people were. He wanted to go down the hill, but not on his own. I decided to try it by myself first.

Now I'm not one to take risks. If you know me well you know I'm afraid of heights, enclosed spaces, or any other situation that requires my feet to leave the ground. So why I went down this rediculously steep hill I'm not sure. I'm just grateful that Payton stayed behind or it could have turned out very different.

I ended up getting spun around in the tube and flying out; hitting my head and neck on the way down. I was immediately overcome with pain and probably the worst pain I have ever had. And my first thoughts were "I broke my neck".

To make a long story short, after sitting in the emergency room for three hours we were able to find out I had suffered a concussion. Now I am dizzy every second of the day, I go to bed with a headache, I wake up with a headache, my neck only turns so far, I'm not suppose to drive, reading is hard to do at times and is painful, at times my head feels like it is too heavy for my neck, and I can only stand for so long before I start feeling nauseous. Not to mention the huge goose egg on the side of my head.

Now I have a better appreciation for life, my kids, my husband, for being able to walk and to function on my own. If I would have hit just a little bit harder or been turned just a little bit more, things could have turned out a lot different. And I didn't end up with pictures of my kids enjoying the outdoors.