recovery road
Hello from recovery road! Over the past several days I've been overwhelmed with generosity of good tidings and monetary blessings toward my hospital bill. So far, 140,000 yen has been paid of the 450,000 yen total. I feel quite thoroughly blessed and continually thankful for the support. In 1995, after my double-concussion skating accident, I learned the importance of wearing a helmet. From now on, I may learn the importance of accident insurance. ---- I went to the hospital on Tuesday to let the doctor get another couple of X-rays and see how the healing is feeling. He said the recovery is excellent, pointed out that the wound is less than the length of the plate, and that the fracture line cannot be clearly seen in the X-ray. Fantastic! ---- I have been living in Jesse's apartment, and will probably keep doing so for the next 3 weeks. The deadline for escaping the country is continuing its countdown; looks like I'll be in Korea soon for a visa-run, as we call it. That will reset my 90 day tourist visa in Japan. Hopefully during that run, I'll be able to hang out with DruDaddy G, and possibly make something happen toward a new job. ---- It's been realllly hard to move myself forward in the job-getting phase of my life. I use the shoulder as an excuse, working on my website as a distraction, not wanting another English teaching job as a deterrent, ... Lots of self-made obstacles, plus a decent amount of indecision mixed in. ---- I have just uploaded pictures from the day of my accident and my hospital stay, including X-rays! Please note, some pictures were taken by the nurse *during my surgery*, so I have made available two versions of the album: SURGERY: http://robnugen.com/images/travel/tjbike/kyoto2006/almost_finished/Page3.shtml (includes surgery pictures) NO SURGERY: http://robnugen.com/images/travel/tjbike/kyoto2006/almost_finished/Page3_no_blood.shtml (does not include surgery pictures) Please choose wisely, according to your tastes, and the comfort of those around you. Love and Blessings - Rob!