About year into dating my 'oh so' good
looking and kind heart throb Richard (to be husband ) he had an accident
at work. The wood he was sawing pulled his hand under the guard as it
hit a knot then the saw took three of Richards fingers off as it
cut the wood. As you can see by the picture below of Richard sitting in
Heather on Exmoor it was a long time ago.
This was my first 'Care For' experience.
I can remember the first words I spoke to
Richard were "Don't let this change you". I loved Richard as he was and
I feared the accident would change his personality. Strange things
fears, they get you thinking the worst!
In actual fact some things changed and
others did not. Working with wood was what Richard really loved doing
and when the doctors said he would now have to work in an office and
learn to write with his Left hand he was determined to prove them wrong.
Richard had not lost his thumb and therefore found with practise he
could write with his Right hand, he also was determined to work with
wood, an office job definitely was not for him. Therefore he found that
with practise, after his hand had healed, he could still work with wood -
and the accident was not going to put him off using saws and machinery!
Indeed Richard, after time, went back to his work as an apprentice
Shipwright and Boat builder and completed his apprenticeship and worked
in the same boat yard until it ceased trading many years later. The
accident actually changed Richard's personality by making him inwardly
stronger and more determined to overcome difficulty. Richard learnt to
make Lemonade out of Lemons so to speak, he made a bitter experience
sweeter. The inward changs was for the better.
Over the years Richard has built and
repaired many boats, built many garden decks, skippered boats, worked on
call for the Pilot Boat at Newhaven Harbour and created promotional woodwork and much more.
You will be able to read more about
Richard's experience in his own words in my next Mini Book, 'Who
built No7 That's Handy' in the the Series of 'So That is How 'it'
Happens'.
If you or someone close to you has had an accident or has had an enforced life changing experience you would have a broader outlook on life, become more Self Aware and Personally Grow by reading
'So That is How 'it' Happens' A Brick on my Path See more click on website link below
'So That is How 'it' Happens' A Brick on my Path See more click on website link below
