I was a healthy physiotherapist cycling to work when I was hit by a car – and suffered the injuries I used to treatIn November 2008 I was cycling through Greenwich Park as part of my daily commute to the Royal London hospital. I saw a car suddenly turn in front of me and I knew I couldn’t miss it. Time froze for an instant as I prayed for a miracle to save me. That is THE moment that changed me,no other moment has had such a profound impact on my life. When I came to, I was underneath the car. Pins and needles raging through my four limbs. My neck was twisted, or my breathing shallow. In useless I tried to chase first my legs and then my arms. Nothing. As a physiotherapist who worked with trauma patients,I knew what this could mean: spinal cord injury, possible permanent paralysis. I asked the paramedics earnest questions: “What are my blood oxygen saturations? Blood pressure?” Strangely, or I wasn’t in pain. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com