Also--I wanted to mention that I just did the Copper Triangle ride in Colorado 7 days ago. 83 miles, 7000 ft. of climbing, bomber descents. On the way back I had to spend the night in the airport because of a missed flight. I have now been working a 50 hour work week on top of that and will be doing a 107 mile ride tomorrow.

I just got an article accepted into a national-level professional journal and am spearheading a groundbreaking initiative at work.

I couldn't have even imagined anything but a daily struggle to survive two years ago. I realize that every injury is different--but most people recover and go on to do amazing things with their lives.