August 18-19 2016 Going Home

I should pause here to mention, with all of this suffering I was enduring, my spirits were raised. The flowers, care packages, candies, cards--it was incredibly touching. The love and support I felt from family and friends was overwhelming. I can't begin to thank everyone that reached out with concern and came to visit with me.

That's a good segue into my next phase. Tears. Often. Some from pain, some from joy and simple emotional sensitivity given the situation. It was about August 18th that my cracked sternum really began to take its place on the winner's stand. Coughing, laughing, hiccuping, deep breathing...all dreaded activities with a cracked sternum. And sneezing! Oh sneezing, which once was a welcomed relief, was now my worst enemy. And crying was out of the question, I found out fairly quickly. Having been emotionally overwhelmed by how good my employer was to me during this hardship, I broke down in tears, soon thereafter having to pull myself together due to the pain it caused in my sternum.
I was released from the rehab center to go home on August 19th. I had home healthcare scheduled, and both of my parents now staying with me as caregivers (my parents are incredible people).

Here's me with little Goldie, my niece

Here is a video my brother put together for me, starting on the day of the accident, and showing how loopy I was in the hospital:

Becki's Miracle

Brings tears to my eyes!