Sometimes it's too much to name and shame everyone who has helped me with my recovery. Some very old friends have come out the woodwork and lovely friendships been restored which is something that comes of being ill but is a thankful side effect.
One friend that has surpassed anything I could have imagined is my mate Khara. I don't usually use the word mate but she is someone I met from being a client. She has grown into a friend and someone who give great advice. In an hour she'll be here with a batch of soup and other delights to freeze in my new freezer bought since the accident to make life easier.

Not only did Khara's advice start a year and a half ago, well it wasn't advice we just got chatting as she'd met (!) a sports nutritionalist on twitter. She was working with fit naturally to make her performance in her upcoming Ironman as successful as possible. The nutrition was paramount and even though she found her relatively late in the process her recovery was then helped considerably after a storming performance I must say! Something filtered in as I lost half a stone then when I myself got friendly with fit naturally's fabulous founder Sally and went on to drop 2 more stone. Anyway all of this is just background information in the lead up to what Khara has done for me since my accident. In hospital she waited to be asked to come in but having become firm friends ofcourse I relished seeing her. She brought all the nutritional stuff I needed as well as comfort stuff like her boyfriend Steve's socks (I'm a size 9 but don't tell anyone I wear men's shoes!). We also learnt slot about food needed for bowel control as thinking bananas were great we were soon told they did the opposite to all our dried fruit concoctions!
Not only did she then take order by arranging my cupboards she did the kindest thing and having seen how I was struggling to organise people coming to see me, she took on what we laughingly called my PA role. Laughingly as I was in hospital so it wasn't as if I was doing much but suddenly the head stress was getting to me and she took that away. At last I slept just from giving away that little bit of control. Drugs in hospital tend to make your short term memory go out of control but also you get what my family call the chat. My mind was racing and mouth going ten to the dozen, repeating to D things that i'd already mentioned (sorry have I already mentioned that?! Ha ha).
Not only did this PA role mean Khara could drip feed me day by day schedules of visitors but it made us giggle and everyone else who was then directed to her. If people turned up who weren't supposed to be there there would be a sudden "have you not asked my PA" moment, how terribly important of me but essential nonetheless! It was from this moment our friendship changed, she had done something I will never ever forget and as much as I tried to explain I have never felt closer to such a kind, selfless person. I am really honoured to have such amazingly kind, thoughtful solid friends. Some are old and some relatively new friends but all of them have been equally appreciated. From Carla who made me ring the ambulance, to Sarah B who came to hospital even though they make her faint, to my buds Suzi & Kerrie & Lisa who came from afar, to my brother and sister coming from Guernsey, to Pf who reared his mush to feed me, to my Uk mum Ann who brought me a cuddly bear, to hotdog who made Halloween so special, to Sarah T who cried with me especially seeing me in the brace, to Frank who has seen the whole experience through, to Charlotte who's held my hand through it all, to Alexa who gave me news to focus on something happy, to Jess and Haley for loving me, to Rachel who I've now grown closer to and made a lovely friend from, to Grant who our friendship had only just begun, to Amy and Emma for being brave enough, to Sally Currie for popping up to say good on ya for keeping your chin up, to David for coming as soon as he found out, to my yoga teachers Liz & Nichi (& Ade) for bringing me hope, to the Mocketts for reconnecting and making it so normal for a child to hold my hand through the bars, to my dancers and Adam who have made me feel missed, to Ish for bringing in the party, to Kerry for thinking of my foot hygiene, to Sian & Sat for their humour and tales and to HD my blind lesbian friend for being by my side every other day with her gorgeous dog Tasmin aka Tampon.
Hopefully that covers everyone. This doesn't include the messages from afar and ofcourse the support from my amazing cousins and doting Aunt who has kept me feeling cherished. I have spoken of my continued appreciation D and Mum, although this reads like the finish of a book I thought it useful to get the thanks out the way as behind this seemingly positive brave person there's a well oiled support group for which I am eternally grateful.
All my love to you all
Hbombot