A life interrupted. I went for about 4 or 5 years without my feet on the ground following my divorce, and now I am on year one and 3/4 with 3 more years to go with Caleb's accident - perhaps more, perhaps less. It seems daunting at times..and as if the years are fliiping over like calendar pages at others.
Someone said to me the other day in the most kind manner " I have never known anyone so unlucky" But I say that some of us choose our paths and are all the more daring for it......and I think the whole Potter/ Lindsay clan has taken this event on..because we can! What lessons we will learn from this! Yes this tears me apart and threatens in the middle of the night to devour me whole...but for the most part, I am emerging as if from a cocoon..... at first beaten and battered, wet and tired, hardly the material to write home about........ and then when I feel I cannot go on again, I open my eyes and I find I am armed with the most delicate wings with which to fly!
We are moving forward, if ever so slightly.
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On the fourth of July, 2007 Caleb Potter was involved in a skateboarding accident.
He suffered serious injuries and continues to need all of our positive thoughts and prayers.
This blog is to serve as a space for updates on Caleb's journey of recovery.
He suffered serious injuries and continues to need all of our positive thoughts and prayers.
This blog is to serve as a space for updates on Caleb's journey of recovery.
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A BIG Thank You
In this season of giving thanks and celebrating family togetherness, I wish to extend a warm thank you to everyone who has been involved in a myriad of ways with my son, Caleb Potter, and his recovery. On July 4, he was involved in a skateboarding accident in our little hometown of Wellfleet on Cape Cod, that caused him serious injuries. He came home from Spaulding Rehab in Boston just before Thanksgiving. Through the blog we started:
http://calebpotter.blogspot.com/
the Wellfleet community of support stretched far and wide across the country, and in fact, throughout parts of the world, with many people offering prayers and words of wisdom. We could not have come so far without this legion of support from all of you, in Wellfleet and beyond. We are sincerely grateful.
Sharyn L. Lindsay and family
http://calebpotter.blogspot
the Wellfleet community of support stretched far and wide across the country, and in fact, throughout parts of the world, with many people offering prayers and words of wisdom. We could not have come so far without this legion of support from all of you, in Wellfleet and beyond. We are sincerely grateful.
Sharyn L. Lindsay and family
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THE CALEB POTTER
BENEFIT FUND
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Thank you SO MUCH
for your contributions.
With love,
from all of Caleb's friends and family
BENEFIT FUND
Donations may be made in person at any branch of Cape Cod Five Cents Savings Bank or mailed to the bank at P.O. Box 697, Wellfleet, MA 02667.
Thank you SO MUCH
for your contributions.
With love,
from all of Caleb's friends and family
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12 comments:
Personally I don't think luck has anything to do with it. Bad things do just happen and Caleb did beat some pretty bad odds a year and a half ago.
As you wrote a picture came to mind and with google's help this is what I found.
"The Tiger Swallowtail butterfly (Papilio glaucas) is a strong flier with distinctive yellow and black striped markings"
Happy flying!
Dear Sharyn & Caleb - Hang in there and know you are not alone. We are all out here thinking of you and sending you vibes. All of you have come a long way and should be very proud of yourselves. Happy St. Patrick's Day to you & your boys! xo Dana & Mike in the Adirondacks.
You recovered from your divorce a lot faster than I did! I can't think of people who have handled a terrible situation better than you guys have handled this one. You and your sons have responded with grace and humor, reached out and reached in and found the strength to go on. I don't think luck has anything to do with it.
Sharyn, moving forward, however slowly, is what matters. Glad to read that you are...!
baby steps, baby - baby steps.
How does it go? "just when the caterpillar thought life was over she turned into a butterfly"
And a beautiful, resilient and hopeful one at that. Keep moving towards the future, Sharyn, live in the moment and leave the past behind you.
As always , with hope,
peg from PA
"I am not bound to win, but I am bound to be true; I am not bound to succeed, but I am bound to live up to the light I have"
Abraham Lincoln
Not bad luck, bad luck would have been staying in an unhappy marriage and feeling ever the fool. Bad luck would have been losing Caleb, but although he is not the same person as he once was, he is here with you.
You are the strongest person I know (though I don't know you outside of the cyber world)
Things are on the upswing, you have one more bad anniversary to get through and life will get better.
J
Sharyn,
Still here, still with you, sending love and hope and compassion. I can only imagine having Caleb before you, but not the same. My Anjuli is gone. A different loss, I know, but still it leaves a sometimes insatiable yearning for what was. I understand your grief and my heart goes out to you. But I also hear your strength in your struggle, and find hope in your reaching out and sharing your pain and your growth. I've felt all along that both you and Caleb have a purpose in all this that will find you. Your struggle and your journey, shared with so many, is giving others hope and appreciation and wisdom. As always, we thank you for allowing us to be there with you, even if only through this blog. The connections are wide and deep......hopefully the ripple effect will come back to you triple fold. Thank you, Sharyn, as always.
What an unexpected and WONDERFUL surprise I got in my mail box today. THANK YOU, Caleb! I smiled all day. I'm still smiling. I think I'll smile tomorrow, too, and the rest of the week.
Sharyn: I like Jeff-in the Berkshires's Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly analogy. It suits you, I think. Keep flying. You're definitely going in the right direction.
NY/Wellfleet Mom
forward is forward... no matter how small the steps
Sharyn your still so strong....it's an up and down battle. i've realized this pain the past months with my mom. She is at cch now still very weak and sick. I am real busy being in her shoes for right now i miss u and hope to see u soon. love grace
Hi Sharyn and Caleb,
I hope you found something to brighten this cold and cloudy day on the Outer Cape... a good one for a fire in the woodstove/ fireplace. No butterlies sighted here yet, but do we EVER have the birds singing. (Hope is the thing with feathers...) I'm glad you'll have Kai home soon. I agree with Jeff, it's not about luck. Better than good or bad luck, it's your spirit and the strength of your friendships that I find awesome. I've never encountered anyone with so many real friends, not just acquaintances, but people who truly care about you. That's a blessing, and well-deserved. Cheers to moving forward!
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