I Am Night She Is Day

I love my sister but after I flipped my car three times while I sped down an icy road I love her even more. I woke up with my head on the roof of my car legs crushed bent at odd angles that caused me to cry out in pain. That brought with it severe pain to my face. Confused and scared I tried to find my phone with my arm that still moved. In a panic unable to find it I thought to myself who would come anyways. My world went dark as I pondered life.

Beautiful big brown eyes gazed into my half open ones. A broad smile spread across my sister Sarahs' face. I tried to speak but couldn't open my mouth as it had been wired shut. Sarah set up a vigil at the hospital. She never left my side. A bed was set up next to mine and she moved in. There she remained for the next week until I was discharged to home. I would not have done the same. The hospital wanted to have a nurse stay with me until I became more independent. My sister Sarah a RN insisted on moving in with me where she became my 24/7 caregiver. She abandoned her life to be my lifeline.

The next several weeks brought with it arguing over my stubborness at accepting help and Sarah's patience never waivered. Without her assistance I may not have healed as quickly as I did. There were days I slipped into a depression full of self-pity and doubt only to be lifted out of despair by a loving voice reassuring me of my good fortune. I was alive without any serious life altering injuries. My wounds would heal. My life would return to normal but I had wondered would it ever be the same.

Sarah was right. My wounds did heal. The casts came off one by one and my life went back to what it had been before the accident. Sarah returned to her crazy eccentric life visiting me often. I had cherished those visits more than I cared to admit. We had laughed and cried over shared experiences along with stories from her life. At night alone I had missed that insane woman. She became my lighthouse. I knew that with all my heart. Love resonated from my soul and it spread outward. Out into my life where once it had been empty slowly filled with friends. A concept that had taken me a minute to get used to. I will be forever indebted to my sister Sarah for taking care of me after the accident too.

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