This 100% – I barely survived a drug overdose in 2020 – kidney failure, rhabdomyolysis, 2 weeks on a ventilator. They didn’t think I’d make it, I spent two months in the hospital, and they had to catheter me twice a day to drain my bladder (imagine a fire hose trying to fit into your... well, you get the idea). The first time I could piss on my own again felt like I just won the lottery.
I remember waking up and thinking "Well, looks like they weren’t going to let me out of my student loans that easy." These days, I’m just thankful for all the little things I used to take for granted – you don’t realize how incredible the human body is until it completely fails to function. Something (or someone) was looking out for me tho - I made a full recovery.
I think I’ve used up 8.5 of my 9 lives, this might as well be the afterlife, and I'm at peace with that 😌 A grateful human being never has to use again, and gratitude is the attitude to live by!
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u/justSmK 1d ago
The risk of surviving and remaining disabled for life