1:35 My friend Jamie calls me over to his house to help get things ready for his 13th birthday party.
1:45 I start cutting mixed fruit for a platter that was meant for 20 guests.
1:50 Derek shows up at the front door asking for me, wanting to sell me a set of golf clubs.
2:00 I arrive at Derek's house to look at t0he clubs and was directed to the room upstairs where the clubs were held.
2:10 Derek pulls out an automatic pump air rifle to show me and do what ever else was going through his brain.
2:15 Derek's air rifle goes off.
2:16 Derek runs to the laundry closet to get towels and carpet cleaner while I lay motionless on the floor.
2:25 After cleaning the wound, Derek runs down the street to notify my mother. She asks him if I was o.k., he says "no". My mother tells him to call 911.
2:28 Upon calling 911, Derek reveals to the operator that I had just suffered a diabetic insulin reaction and that I was suffering from a seizure.
2:40 Paramedic's show up to the house on Vermont Place not ready for what had happened.
9 days later I awakened from my coma.
SHOT IN THE HEAD DAY is very close to my heart. It's sort of a second birthday to me. God has given me a second chance to live on this earth. Many people ask "why do you celebrate the day that you got shot...isn't that gruesome"? Well this is the thing. I am celebrating that I am alive. I am celebrating that I also have a second chance at things that I take for granted. I celebrate Jesus because without him I would not be here. How many people do you know that was shot at point blank range in the head, with the bullet going all the way through their brain have survived? The only thing that I really deal with is a tremor in my right hand. This year is the first year that I can be vocal about my anniversary and really verbalize it. It feels really nice to know that this accident has not really held me back in life. Thank you to all of my family, friends, and co workers that have been supportive throughout the past 19 years. For #20, I want to throw a huge party celebrating life. Any one want to come?
