Late this afternoon, I made almost 12,000 steps around Bedok Reservoir Park. While walking and running, I remembered my motorcycle accident exactly ten years ago today. For my reckless driving, here’s what I got – cracked left knee, broken right clavicle (shoulder), slightly deformed cheek bone, and bloody-wounded-cut-numb face, and the exuberant hospital bill my parents had to pay.
For few months, I had to live with a plaster cast on my whole left leg, move around with the help of wooden crutches, a sling on my right hand, and the sight of my ugly, scary face. I had to be totally dependent on my family who lovingly took care of me – fed me, bathed me, etc. I lived with guilt, pride, anger, and helplessness.
The doctor suggested facial surgery and operation to put steel on my clavicle, and knee. If not, I’ll still be okay, except that my face will be deformed and scarred all my life, my clavicle will be shortened, and my knee won’t be as strong.
I didn’t agree for any surgery or operation. I was willing to live with my scars and deformity as a consequence of the mistake I made on 11 June 1997 when I went with friends for beach outing. We drank and I was tipsy and insisted to drive back home. Terrible!
I can’t remember praying to God that time because I never really had any personal conviction and relationship with him. I didn’t know how to pray from my heart. I wasn’t even sure if he would care at all for a brat like me!
While I was ready to live just the way my life has been — miracles happened. It was all beyond me. Without any cost, my face just healed. As you see me now, there is no scar at all. If you didn’t know about my accident, you wouldn’t know I was the female Phantom of the Opera! 
My right clavicle and left knee were better and stronger over these years too.
Ten years ago, I couldn’t even lift a comb because the pain was excruciating and unbearable. Today I can carry a backpack or even lift my heavy, chubby nephew! Ten years ago, I could barely make a step or two and always found myself on the floor, struggling to get up from a fall like Forrest Gump. :-) Now I can walk, and yes, even run 12,000 steps or more! I can climb hills and mountains. And yes, I can dance (never mind my steps! )! Ten years ago, I lost hope. Now I’m living and radiating with all hopes!
What a thrill to know that there is a God who has always been interested in my life…a God who has better and bigger purposes. When I declared “I will live with a deformed face and knee,” God must have thought I was silly. He didn’t mind my rambling anyway. He just went ahead and healed me. He didn’t need my permission!
He wanted to keep me whole, healed and beautiful. He wanted me to keep my legs so I can still run and walk. He healed my heart and wounds so I can still love, dream, and live!
No more fractured bones and no face scar at all. I give thanks to the One who wiped it all!
lovely…..really great….as in super gyud…. and in fairness…the writer seems am reading… really beautiful… be thankful anyways…hehehhe
hi, marq! thanks. as in…:-)
thank goodness, nothing terrible happened to you! (not that i don’t consider having fractured knee, broken shoulder..etc. terrible…you know what I mean)! i’m sure i’d feel helpless, angry, frustrated and angry some more…if it was me. what were you thinking anyway. (hala nangasaba ang manang!) hehehe…(peace). and please don’t do that again.
Hi, Aileen! hehe. lagi nangasaba jud. hehe.
Thanks anyway. Pwerte jud to nga experience. But anyway, yes, thank God, I’ve been well.
Yang, this is a wonderful and inspiring story… God’s mercy and love are so much incomparable… and so selfless… He listens to us like no other can.. He heals our wounds if we just heartily pray to Him… Our hearts rest in Him..
So happy for your divine recovery:)
P.S.
Jogging nya ta dha puhon ig-balik nako SG or we could jog in China for a change:) Love you forever with all my heart!
hi, wa! thanks. yes, it’s quite a story to tell.
God is so beyond our understanding. So grateful for his love.
yeah, we should jog here. it’s one of my favourite places. so clean, green, quiet…but yeah, also for a change, we can jog in China. unsa man, dagan ta deretso adto sa Great Wall? lumba ta nah! hehe
love you, too. forever and with all my heart!
Amazing strory Au. Stories as great and inpirational as this are meantto be told.
Hope you are great, yah youre right, we never thought something like this happened to you if you hadnt mentioned.
Miss you. Take care always.
hi, ethel! hey, so happy to hear from you!
i miss you too. a lot!
yeah, it’s quite a story to tell. i’m glad you find it amazing.
i am doing great. thanks. hope to hear more from you. tell me about your life in dubai!
and oh well, as a wife too! 
inspiring!
This is the most inspiring story I’ve read.
Maybe it hits home since I know you. I’ve seen you. No scars, no trace of what happend 10 years ago.
I’ve always seen you as Aurora, radiant, you fully represent the meaning of your name.
God is wonderful. I’ve read it from the Bible that God heals, we just have to have the faith of a little child.
Acceptance. Once you accept things, healing follows.
I’m so happy for you. You are a living miracle.
It’s great to meet more people that manifests God’s wonders.
yes, aprilicious! hehe.
Thanks for your very encouraging message. I feel so privileged to be able to share and inspire other people by the stories that God is writing in my life. 