melli@melliinc.com
Dear World,
Many of you know that a little over a year ago, I was in a car accident. I suffered a severe head injury. It's caused me more than several ( times a day) slips down the stairs, ridiculous word replacements. I.E. "Honey can you grab the washer so I can make the kids' toast". Rather than microwave, for waffles. Simple things, natural day to day things. "Guys hush the vacuum so I can spell the baker"! Rather than the TV, so I can hear the phone.
I found a photo that I pleaded to have taken. "After the Clean-Up, Before the Shave". I made it black and white, (less gore). It was after being air lifted to the trauma center at UCLA and being literally cleaned up, before they shaved part of my head to stitch me back together. I just wanted to see...somebody said I looked like Harry Potter. My sister actually...whom I love more than the world. My Ray of sunshine. Tonight, I was talking to a friend, and sent her a very un-gory photo. She said " The Boy Who Lived". She then said "You are not going to die...But FINALLY LIVE". She and I went on chatting...she mentioned Nat King Cole...and I remembered something. I remembered the dress Natalie Cole was wearing when I was twelve or thirteen and accidentally bumped into her at an awards show. Then, I remembered what she was wearing when I again had the pleasure of seeing her at a department store right before the accident.
I still slur my words, some people think I'm all over the place... Like Aerosmith and my Grandmother have both said in the past "my get up and go, got up and went"... BUT IT'S COMING BACK!
It's not over, this part of the battle has just actually begun...but I'm going to win it. I'm getting stronger, smarter, tougher...and I learn a little every single day. I'm not so foolish as to say "I love you all", and gush~gush~gush...the truth is, I do remember a lot...good and bad, happy and sad. A lot of things incredibly bittersweet. Everything in balance, in good time, the right time...and just when you feel things are about to explode...almost like magic, a lid appears.
So, just so everybody is ready ~ I wanted to let you ALL know, I'm still at the airport, not quite boarding the plane...but my tickets are out, my bags are packed, and I'm on my way home.
Peace, Luv, Rock n' Roll...
Quite Kindly Yours,
Miss Melli Oh My.
Dear World,
Many of you know that a little over a year ago, I was in a car accident. I suffered a severe head injury. It's caused me more than several ( times a day) slips down the stairs, ridiculous word replacements. I.E. "Honey can you grab the washer so I can make the kids' toast". Rather than microwave, for waffles. Simple things, natural day to day things. "Guys hush the vacuum so I can spell the baker"! Rather than the TV, so I can hear the phone.
I found a photo that I pleaded to have taken. "After the Clean-Up, Before the Shave". I made it black and white, (less gore). It was after being air lifted to the trauma center at UCLA and being literally cleaned up, before they shaved part of my head to stitch me back together. I just wanted to see...somebody said I looked like Harry Potter. My sister actually...whom I love more than the world. My Ray of sunshine. Tonight, I was talking to a friend, and sent her a very un-gory photo. She said " The Boy Who Lived". She then said "You are not going to die...But FINALLY LIVE". She and I went on chatting...she mentioned Nat King Cole...and I remembered something. I remembered the dress Natalie Cole was wearing when I was twelve or thirteen and accidentally bumped into her at an awards show. Then, I remembered what she was wearing when I again had the pleasure of seeing her at a department store right before the accident.
I still slur my words, some people think I'm all over the place... Like Aerosmith and my Grandmother have both said in the past "my get up and go, got up and went"... BUT IT'S COMING BACK!
It's not over, this part of the battle has just actually begun...but I'm going to win it. I'm getting stronger, smarter, tougher...and I learn a little every single day. I'm not so foolish as to say "I love you all", and gush~gush~gush...the truth is, I do remember a lot...good and bad, happy and sad. A lot of things incredibly bittersweet. Everything in balance, in good time, the right time...and just when you feel things are about to explode...almost like magic, a lid appears.
So, just so everybody is ready ~ I wanted to let you ALL know, I'm still at the airport, not quite boarding the plane...but my tickets are out, my bags are packed, and I'm on my way home.
Peace, Luv, Rock n' Roll...
Quite Kindly Yours,
Miss Melli Oh My.
1 comment:
Meliss--please do phone at leisure. it would be so great to see you assuming you are coming home to chicago which i think is quite a stretch. i love your blog from today but feel bad i am just now knowing of your accident. i would love to be able to introduce you to my wife, our canine rocky and the bump, Harry. :)
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