It's been awhile. Lots has happened and life has moved on in many ways. This week marks an end to a lengthy criminal court process in the case of my "accident" on February 26th, 2013. I no longer call it an accident, it's an incident. It was not a accident but rather a deliberate action by another individual. I felt the need to blog, to write and to share this story. The person who hit me that night did it on purpose. It changes your perspective a bit. Accidents are not meant to happen, people make mistakes but this individual chose to commit this crime. Guilty of dangerous driving causing bodily harm. It's taken 3.5 years to get to this point. To get to the point where I can say no, he wasn't drunk, and no he didn't have a medical issue. He pointed his vehicle in my direction and sped up. I know his name and I know his story. I've been told this is a "good thing" that it is coming to an end but I don't feel happy about it. Maybe it's because he forever changed my life with his actions? Or maybe it's because it still feels so very fresh in my mind? I'm not sure why I didn't have a surge of joy upon the judges ruling. Relief yes, joy no. Relief that I don't have to go through a trial, another summons, relive that moment ( in the criminal process). Relief that it's done ( the criminal process). There isn't a day that goes by that my life has not been impacted by that night, by the choices he made, by the moments I lived through. But that is the key to this all....I lived through that night and into today. One moment at a time, one foot in front of the other, step by step. As today ends September, tomorrow starts October which holds a special place in my heart as we endeavor to educate and bring awareness to the diversity of dwarfism. I hope to share older posts and throw a few newer ones in here. As Mr. C gets older, the circumstances we find ourselves in changes. Check out and follow LPBC (Little People of BC on Instagram @lpbc.collective) or find the Little People of BC page on Facebook.
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