Days, weeks and months go by and I am still hospitalized. In a few days, it will be 5 months. It is a very long time.
I lie down 22 hours a day.
I can stand and walk with a walker without putting too much weight on my right leg for a short distance.
The last month has been filled with discouragement, grief and anxiety about the future.
Since the beginning, my bone healing has been slow and it is very difficult to accept. The pain and dizziness are always there. I wish I could do more to get out of here faster, but when I push my body too much and ignore the signs of pain it sends me, it makes me pay for it a hundredfold. It is so frustrating!
Through the pain, medication, and cognitive difficulties related to my head trauma, I try my best to run my business. I don't have a lot of time and energy to devote to Béké-bobo. I have therapy from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. every weekday, and in the evenings, I have no energy left to work.
I do what is strictly necessary and I feel guilty for not doing more. Luckily, I have a wonderful team that does everything they can to compensate for my absence. I thank them from the bottom of my heart. Without these dedicated people, Béké-bobo would not survive my accident. I am so eager to be back with them, but I know that I will have to be very patient again.
The medical team around me predicts that I should be able to return home around mid-November if all goes well. But, my journey to recovery will not end there. From that point on, I will have outpatient rehabilitation for several months.
I dream of being able to walk with a cane when I get out and even be able to climb a few steps. It's very ambitious according to my medical team, who doubt that I'll be able to do it.
We'll see if my determination is stronger than my body. 😜
Maggy-Nadyne
President and mother of Béké-Bobo
