betsy/charles.
We take it for granted, being able to get up, to walk, to run. There is no magic solution for a bullet to the spine.
But you are stronger than all of that, Charles. You find ways to overcome it, even use it to your advantage. I know that's easy for me to tell you now, and that it doesn't help with your realization, but it's all true.
Do you remember the first time thoughts flooded your mind?