At the beginning of 2014, I had a fairly good idea of what I would be doing by the end of the year. I would be jobless, and homeless, and living out of a car with my boyfriend. We were going to drive around Australia, living out of a customised troopcarrier, enjoying life on the road.
As September wrapped up, we actually made good on this dream, and got as far as Darwin. Although we hadn't planned on staying in Darwin initially, we were happy and making a good life up there.We had spent about a month in Darwin before coming back to Perth for the weekend, to celebrate my 30th birthday and Greg's 25th birthday. It seemed like a good idea at the time. We were expecting to have a good time with friends and family, and to return to Darwin refreshed and more eager than ever to get back on the road.
What I wasn't expecting was to break my neck in a freak waterslide accident!
Fortunately I didn't sustain any spinal cord or brain damage, but I did fracture 3 spinal vertebrae. As a result, my round-Australia adventure has been slightly delayed, and a whole other adventure, with less beautiful scenery, has begun.
I have to wear a halo brace as part of my treatment. Since receiving the news that I would be getting one (taken well, as you can imagine), I have been reading a lot of people's experiences with them. But not as many as I would have liked to have seen, so I am adding my own record to the catalogue in the hope that it might help or interest someone else down the line.
As September wrapped up, we actually made good on this dream, and got as far as Darwin. Although we hadn't planned on staying in Darwin initially, we were happy and making a good life up there.We had spent about a month in Darwin before coming back to Perth for the weekend, to celebrate my 30th birthday and Greg's 25th birthday. It seemed like a good idea at the time. We were expecting to have a good time with friends and family, and to return to Darwin refreshed and more eager than ever to get back on the road.
What I wasn't expecting was to break my neck in a freak waterslide accident!
Fortunately I didn't sustain any spinal cord or brain damage, but I did fracture 3 spinal vertebrae. As a result, my round-Australia adventure has been slightly delayed, and a whole other adventure, with less beautiful scenery, has begun.
I have to wear a halo brace as part of my treatment. Since receiving the news that I would be getting one (taken well, as you can imagine), I have been reading a lot of people's experiences with them. But not as many as I would have liked to have seen, so I am adding my own record to the catalogue in the hope that it might help or interest someone else down the line.
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| My halo selfie |
