I woke up in an unfamiliar room. I looked over and saw Gwen with her head on the bed beside me. I looked down and moved my fingers. I tried moving my toes and feet, nothing happened. I sighed and looked over at my sleeping wife. I ran my hand through her hair and she woke up.
" Terry, your awake. How are you feeling?" Gwen asked, sitting up, holding my hand.
" I'm okay I guess, I can feel my hands now." I said. I reached up and wiped a tear from her eye. " What happened?"
" Adam gave you the DDT and then you didn't get up. They're not sure why you can't feel your legs yet, but you had a pinched nerve or something in you neck and that's why you couldn't move your arms." She said.
" Where's Will?" I asked.
" With Jay and Denise. Adam feels horrible about everything." She said.
" I can only imagine. It's okay, it was just an accident." I said, I couldn't blame Adam for an accident, it could have happened to anybody.
" Tell him that." She said. " He's been tearing himself up." She said. " They let Kurt win King of the Ring, they didn't know what happened to you. They didn't know what to do." She said. We heard a knock on the door and saw Adam walk in.
" How are you?" he asked quietly.
" I'm okay, I can feel my arms now." I said waving at him.
" That's great. What about your legs?" he asked.
" Nope." I said. He looked down at the linoleum once more. " It's not your fault Adam. It was an accident." I said.
" I'm sorry. I didn't mean it. I've done that move a million times." He said, oblivious to anything I had said. Gwen went over and put her arms around him.
" It's okay Adam, it was an accident. We understand. Everything will be okay." She said.
" What if you never regain feeling in your legs Terry? You'll never be able to teach Will how to wrestle, or play basketball with him, or just get a cup out of the cabinet for him. Just because I fucked up." He said. I looked at him straight in the eyes.
" Adam, everything will be okay. For some reason God wanted this to happen to me and that's why it did. It's not your fault." I said. Adam sat there for a few minuets and just looked at me. "Don't make me get up out of this bed and kick your ass." I said trying to get him to laugh. He let out a little chuckle and smiled.
" Thank you Terry." He said.
" For what?"
" Not being an asshole and blaming me." He said. I smiled and Gwen hugged him.
I was released to go back home a few days later and we got everything re-arranged for better access for me. Not too much changed other than that, and it just seemed like we were on another break.
" Honey can you watch Will while I go to the doctors, it shouldn't be too long." Gwen asked me one afternoon a few days after we got home.
" Sure sweetie, what's wrong?" I asked looking at her.
" Oh nothing, just a check-up." She said. She brought Will into the front room in his bassinet and kissed me goodbye. She walked out the door and I wheeled over to Will, sleeping peacefully.
" We have the whole house to ourselves and you want to sleep, go figure." I said smiling at the little boy in front of me. This accident was like a blessing in disguise for me. It meant I got to spend more time alone with my son than I ever thought possible. Let alone the time with my wife, but that's another story with a much higher rating. (hehehehe) " You know Will, I think you're on to something though, maybe a nap is a good idea." I said. I pulled the bassinet over closer to me and hopped out of my wheelchair onto the sofa and got comfortable. I fell asleep shortly after to awaken to the sound of the door opening. I saw Gwen walk in and put her keys down on the counter and come into the front room. I went to sit up but she pushed me back down and lay down on top of me. She kissed me and I looked at her puzzled.
" What?" she asked happily.
" Nothing, just your never in this good of mood after you get back from Dr. Deiger's office." I said.
" I didn't go to Dr. Deiger's." she said. " I went to Dr. Simon." She said. I looked up at her even more puzzled than before. She smiled and leaned into my ear. " I'm going to get my little girl."
" Terry, your awake. How are you feeling?" Gwen asked, sitting up, holding my hand.
" I'm okay I guess, I can feel my hands now." I said. I reached up and wiped a tear from her eye. " What happened?"
" Adam gave you the DDT and then you didn't get up. They're not sure why you can't feel your legs yet, but you had a pinched nerve or something in you neck and that's why you couldn't move your arms." She said.
" Where's Will?" I asked.
" With Jay and Denise. Adam feels horrible about everything." She said.
" I can only imagine. It's okay, it was just an accident." I said, I couldn't blame Adam for an accident, it could have happened to anybody.
" Tell him that." She said. " He's been tearing himself up." She said. " They let Kurt win King of the Ring, they didn't know what happened to you. They didn't know what to do." She said. We heard a knock on the door and saw Adam walk in.
" How are you?" he asked quietly.
" I'm okay, I can feel my arms now." I said waving at him.
" That's great. What about your legs?" he asked.
" Nope." I said. He looked down at the linoleum once more. " It's not your fault Adam. It was an accident." I said.
" I'm sorry. I didn't mean it. I've done that move a million times." He said, oblivious to anything I had said. Gwen went over and put her arms around him.
" It's okay Adam, it was an accident. We understand. Everything will be okay." She said.
" What if you never regain feeling in your legs Terry? You'll never be able to teach Will how to wrestle, or play basketball with him, or just get a cup out of the cabinet for him. Just because I fucked up." He said. I looked at him straight in the eyes.
" Adam, everything will be okay. For some reason God wanted this to happen to me and that's why it did. It's not your fault." I said. Adam sat there for a few minuets and just looked at me. "Don't make me get up out of this bed and kick your ass." I said trying to get him to laugh. He let out a little chuckle and smiled.
" Thank you Terry." He said.
" For what?"
" Not being an asshole and blaming me." He said. I smiled and Gwen hugged him.
I was released to go back home a few days later and we got everything re-arranged for better access for me. Not too much changed other than that, and it just seemed like we were on another break.
" Honey can you watch Will while I go to the doctors, it shouldn't be too long." Gwen asked me one afternoon a few days after we got home.
" Sure sweetie, what's wrong?" I asked looking at her.
" Oh nothing, just a check-up." She said. She brought Will into the front room in his bassinet and kissed me goodbye. She walked out the door and I wheeled over to Will, sleeping peacefully.
" We have the whole house to ourselves and you want to sleep, go figure." I said smiling at the little boy in front of me. This accident was like a blessing in disguise for me. It meant I got to spend more time alone with my son than I ever thought possible. Let alone the time with my wife, but that's another story with a much higher rating. (hehehehe) " You know Will, I think you're on to something though, maybe a nap is a good idea." I said. I pulled the bassinet over closer to me and hopped out of my wheelchair onto the sofa and got comfortable. I fell asleep shortly after to awaken to the sound of the door opening. I saw Gwen walk in and put her keys down on the counter and come into the front room. I went to sit up but she pushed me back down and lay down on top of me. She kissed me and I looked at her puzzled.
" What?" she asked happily.
" Nothing, just your never in this good of mood after you get back from Dr. Deiger's office." I said.
" I didn't go to Dr. Deiger's." she said. " I went to Dr. Simon." She said. I looked up at her even more puzzled than before. She smiled and leaned into my ear. " I'm going to get my little girl."