Happy Anniversary, Jill!

Today is an anniversary that my family is very happy to celebrate.

30 years ago, my sister, Jill, survived a horrendous accident.

Picture this...

VS 

Jill on this...

Can you say, "OUCH!"?

Luckily, she had on one of these...

else she would not have survived.

I (now) play it rather light with her, 

but she went through hell...

in spite of being properly clothed

(gloves, jacket, boots, etc.)

and after being thrown 35 feet, 
she sustained multiple fractures

(tibia, fibula, femur, radius & ulna)

and an exposed bone area on her lower leg 
(where her knee-high leather boot was torn off).

She endured 

 extended (and multiple) hospital stays,

21 surgeries,

re-broken bones,

skin-grafting,

physical therapy,

a hip spica cast
(which kept her in a semi-prone position), 

etc., etc.

She has led a normal life since her recovery.

(well, normal for her...sorry, couldn't resist)

We love her.

And, we thank you, God!