My life was very much dominated by frustration; having to face each day as half the person I once was.
I was not able to be independent as I had lost my driving licence for a year. I relied on public transport, but to make it worse I was unable to give the bus driver the correct change.
Spelling was a real battle, and extremely frustrating.
I was told regarding my recovery, that I would be lucky to get back to 100% after two years!
As I am writing this my anger levels are reaching boiling point, as my spelling is by no means back to what it was and perhaps never will reach my expectations.
I am returning to the present for a moment. 
It is a Saturday, the 6th June nearly 2 years since my fall. I am downstairs in my favorite bedroom. I can see Little Barrier and the Coromandel with ocean views for miles, as far as the naked eye can see. Views like this make me realise how much I used to take every day for granted and how close I came to losing everything – my life.
~ Sue Barrett