”Me”
I recently watched the movie The Vow
about a newlywed woman who slips into a coma after a car accident and awakens
with amnesia. Her devoted husband who must help her recover and also win her
back He tries to help her regain her memory and get her to fall in love with
him again. As a result of the accident, she has a 5 year memory gap and tries
to fill in the holes there were several very germane messages in the movie that
I wish to share they are:
1. I will never be the way I was before the stroke. It has taken me a long time to accept this and I’m not sure if I really do. But I try.
2.My focus should be on falling backing into my life and things will sort themselves out.
3.I had my own bout with amnesia and bob accepted me for who I am and was patient. He indicated I didn’t know who he was a couple of times and thankfully was patient. one time in the hospital he brought me present and was so excited go give it to me. He came into my room and pulled out a red shoe box and said: “Here, guess what it is?” According to my sister, Susan, I said “A toaster.” At that point Bob just threw up his hands in frustration. We can laugh about it now but at the time it was very frustrating for Bob. I am so grateful that Bob accepted me for who I am and not who he wanted me to be.
4.There is no old me, no new me. There is just me.
1. I will never be the way I was before the stroke. It has taken me a long time to accept this and I’m not sure if I really do. But I try.
2.My focus should be on falling backing into my life and things will sort themselves out.
3.I had my own bout with amnesia and bob accepted me for who I am and was patient. He indicated I didn’t know who he was a couple of times and thankfully was patient. one time in the hospital he brought me present and was so excited go give it to me. He came into my room and pulled out a red shoe box and said: “Here, guess what it is?” According to my sister, Susan, I said “A toaster.” At that point Bob just threw up his hands in frustration. We can laugh about it now but at the time it was very frustrating for Bob. I am so grateful that Bob accepted me for who I am and not who he wanted me to be.
4.There is no old me, no new me. There is just me.
