Shared from Ian O’Connell on March 15th:

Today is a special day for me. Three Years ago today I came home from hospital on a weekend trip for Paddy's day, it was my first time home since my accident. I can still remember chancing my arm asking my occupational therapist @livetoloveyoga when she thought I could get home for a few days as I was seeing people who were in Rehab longer than me getting home for a few nights. When she said let's work twords Paddy's weekend I was blown away because I had been in hospital 9 months

I had a vision of driving into Killarney in my head for the last 9 month's, if you have come into Killarney from the Tralee side before, you know what I mean the view is It was my very first time seeing a lot of my friends since my accident and seeing the ones who came to visit me in hospital properly because I had a neck brace on and there was tubes going in and out of me at that time. Surprisingly I wasn't nervous about coming home in a Wheelchair because I knew I was inches away from death when I fell off my bike. I broke my neck on 2 wheels now I live my life on 4 wheels .

I thought that I would have been scared or nervous coming home to Killarney but I was buzzing to come home and meet my people. I was welcomed home by the people of Killarney in such a nice way. I was so thin after loosing nearly 3 stone and I hadn't an ounce of muscle on me back then. Its been a long road to get to where I am today. Early mornings, sleepless nights, the highest of highs and the lowest of lows, but looking back on it now it was worth every single bit of it

NO ROAD IS LONG, WHEN DREAMS ARE BIG

Spa Gaa

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