Lucky stars

In August, the daughter of a friend of mine was involved in a very bad head on collision. During her recovery, I spent time hooking a small wall hanging. I included a star shape because her mom had said how down she was about her injuries, which included compound fractures in an arm and a leg, and breaks in the other arm and leg as well...she was unable to walk and take care of the simplest things herself, and it was really hard for such an independent young woman. But I wanted her to remember how lucky she was (as in "thank your lucky stars"), that there had been no head trama, that all her injuries would eventually heal and that she was still here...with us. I added a small felt heart bc of all the love I saw from family and friends who gathered at the hospital and afterwards to hold her up, to remind her of good times ahead.

She's already doing much, much better and is able to walk on her own, attend classes and be a teenager again. Thursday she has what I hope will be her final surgery to repair injuries that happened as a result of the accident. I know she's feeling better and staying positive bc that's the kind of kid she is. And bc of the kind of kid she is, I know she will turn this all around and use it to help others...and I can't wait to see all that she does!!