April 19, 2008 has marked my second year anniversery since my amputation. I've come a long way since... I've gone back to school. I met someone Shara who I think is amazing. God has answered my prayers with her. Ok, I'll back to that subject, don't want to get side tracked. While to update everyone I have started working as a LifeGuard again this past summer and I was promoted to Area Manager (Yay Me!!).

Things are finaly getting back on track. Remember that ex I talked before, well we starting to talk as friends, which may or may not be a good thing I haven't figure that out yet. I've made a boat load of friends here in Houston, Tx. I'm Happy. I back to lifting weight again.... When I am not being a lazy ass and stuffing my face. I have been truly blessed. An I'm going to continue moving forward, and not focusing on the negative things in life, and achieve new hieghts. I really want to thank my friends, family, and everyone here on Less Than Four for all your support and motivating stories.

 Early this year I ended a four year relationship with someone who I thought was the love of my life. Things became completely different after my accident. I became aggressive, angry, and helpless. I have to be honest, before accident I was one of those poeple who would always looked at an amputees and just was so happy that wasn't me. Now I didn't make fun anyone, I was just happy that I was "NORMAL". One thing my Mom told me was that "There is no such thing as normal or regular when your descriding an human being" and for the longest time I never understood what that meant. Now before my accident I was this cocky, swallow, teenager, but on the other had I was a very happy easy to get alog with kind of guy. An it was like being in my accident having all the attention of an entire city on me fueled the worst parts of my personality. So I became cockyer, and more aggressive, and no one could tell me what to do or say, not even how to act what I did was my business an if someone didn't likeit; that was thier problem. My now ex girlfriend yea she help in a way, but thats if you call lying and cheating helpin. I mean it was like she forced to stand on my own, but I needed her to be there for me and to have my back. I lost maybe 95% of all my friends and I had no one to turn to. No girlfriend, no family,.... no body.

 Now I'm back on my feet no more drama, and no more pain. I am finally working again, saving up for college, driving, and most importantly being the real me. Honest, caring, and helpful.

An what my Mom told me about being normal has finally made sence to me. Even with my body the way it is? I can still do all the things I ever wanted to do. I just have to do them in a different way. An just because I'm phyiscally disabled does mean I can't find the girl of my dreams and finally settle down an get married. Me being diabled has only changed how I look at my life and now I'm walkin in the shoes of a person who born with a diablitiy, and a person whose disablitiy was brought on by an accident or a medical issue.

sesteps I have taken have made me a stronger person and has allowed me to see life from a different angle and someone ele point of view. An I couldn't be more thankful.

 "Me being different is what makes me normal"- CuShun Melson

And I will never forget that.