Embark
ON A HIKING
adventure and explore the beauty of nature’s best…
In the
WOODS.
Part 2 👇 The surgery took twelve hours. When I woke up, my face and neck were so swollen I barely recognized myself.
Part 2 👇 The surgery took ten hours. When I woke up, my forehead was wrapped in bandages and my right eye was swollen shut.
Part 2 👇 The surgery took four hours. When I woke up, my right arm ended in a thick white bandage. I could still feel my fingers. The doctors call it phantom pain. It felt like my hand was there… and it wasn’t.
Part 2 👇 The surgery took five hours. When I woke up, the left side of my head was wrapped in thick bandages. Everything sounded quiet and far away on that side. My daughter was there, holding my hand. “They got all of it, Mom,” she said. “You’re okay.”
Part 2 👇 The surgery took eight hours. When I woke up, my head was wrapped in thick white bandages. My face was so swollen I could barely open my eyes. Every sound felt too loud.
Part 2 The surgery took seven hours. When I woke up, the right side of my face felt like it belonged to someone else. I tried to smile. Only half of my mouth moved. I tried to close my right eye. It wouldn’t.