Imagine a normal day in your life. You wake up and begin your routine. You get ready to take your baby to preschool. You’re in your car, listening to the morning radio. Then, all of a sudden, in a matter of minutes your life changes dramatically. That was the destiny of Jennifer, a 23 year old woman who was traveling with her 8 month old son in the car, when she fell off of a bridge.
Imagine a normal day in your life. You wake up and begin your routine. You get ready to take your baby to preschool. You’re in your car, listening to the morning radio. Then, all of a sudden, in a matter of minutes your life changes dramatically. That was the destiny of Jennifer, a 23 year old woman who was traveling with her 8 month old son in the car, when she fell off of a bridge.
Jennifer fell from the other side of the bridge rail. She supported herself with one hand, while she held onto the baby with the other. As she realized it would be impossible to support herself, she decided to protect her son with her body and let herself fall from a height of 10 meters. Her body acted like a shield for the baby when she hit the pavement below.
Nothing happened to the little boy. However, Jennifer was literally broken. Her bones broke upon impact with the ground. Her pelvis, legs, ribs and spine were the worst affected areas. The woman was immediately taken to hospital and entered surgery. Fortunately, the operation went well and she has begun her recovery.
Jennifer lost a leg, with doctors having to amputate it after seeing how severe the damage was. She spent more than two months in hospital, under intensive care. Today she is back home, in a wheelchair, learning to walk with her prosthesis and enjoying time with her son, Daniel.
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Sometimes destiny has incidents like this in store for us, which change our lives forever. Routine is interrupted by tragedies which force us to make the most of the small moments, in the activities we do every day, or of the people we are used to having by our side, not knowing how to really appreciate them. Learn to live every moment of your life, enjoy very second, make the most of every detail, as insignificant as it might seem, and don’t hesitate to show your affection.
