Posts from "Alan Byrne"
Feeling stronger...
Posted on February 14, 2011 by Alan Byrne
I'm feeling stronger and I believe that I am ready for another challenge in my recovery programme so in the next couple of weeks.
I will be starting travel training and that includes someone bringing me on bus journeys for safety reasons and after around a month I will be able to travel on a bus to wherever I want like the square or into town.
Being able to travel on my own will give me more confidence and independence than I already have .
A second chance
Posted on February 08, 2011 by Alan Byrne
Although the doctors were great to me; I know all their work would have been for nothing if I did not have a positive frame of mind after my accident.
I had to show some determination and challenge myself to get back to where I was before my injury.
What happened to me was unfortunate but I believe that I got lucky in been given a second chance in life and I knew I had to take full advantage of it and that's exactly what I've done.
I know that there were times that I could have given up my recovery programme too easily as I met loads of patients who have done and I knew I could recover and did so for my family.
Regards
Alan
my next goal
Posted on January 26, 2011 by Alan Byrne
My next goal is to possibly start meeting other people around my age which Is I won't lie a young looking 34!!
My long term goal is to obviously recover more and more which I believe I am doing. I'm in headway since June and they have been great to me and I believe with their help I can only get stronger mentally and emotionally.
First Christmas at home for five years
Posted on January 17, 2011 by Alan Byrne
I was at home permanently last Christmas for the first time in five years. It felt great being there and again this year.
Although I was in hospitals and a nursing home for up to almost 5 yearsI always knew that I would get home but I also knew that it would be a long journey. As well as the doctors being terrific, I also knew it would of been for nothing if I did not do my share of the work and be determined to recover as much as possible and also stay positive.
Learning not to worry
Posted on November 24, 2010 by Alan Byrne
I've had epilepsy since I was 11 years old. This was the same year my Dad past away. But on the positive side the fact that I can't do anything about my epileptic seizures does not worry me; for I've learned not to worry about things that I can't do anything about.
When I have a seizure, I cannot control the muscles in my body but they come back after an hour or an hour and a half so. I just take it easy for a while then everything goes back to normal.
As far as my Dad goes I know that I was very young when he died but I loved him very much and always will and that of my Dad will never fade away.
Keeping Faith
Posted on October 18, 2010 by Alan Byrne
I prayed to god everyday thanking him for bring back all my bones and guiding me in the right direction on my path to recovery. I also wish to thank my family for everything that they have done for me. Without their help I would not find myself in the position that I'm now in. Every time I pray I believe that I'm getting a little bit stronger; physically mentally and emotionally.
Positive Thinking
Posted on October 04, 2010 by Alan Byrne
My name is Alan Byrne and I had a motorbike accident back in the first day in October 2005.To this day I have no recollection of it. My nearest memory is being at my auntie's birthday and talking to my cousin Niall and that was back on the fourth of august.