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I was riding my bike. I was having so much fun. We came down Astor Mountain I was booking it I had to be doing 25 30 miles an hour. At the end there was a crossroad. I didnt see any cars coming I had to turn right. I went to turn and my tires hit some loose gravel. My bike came out from underneath me I was flying. This was going to hurt I thought, hurt bad! My chest hit the curb my head was fine. I heard popping. As several of my ribs broke. It was painful. I passed out as I felt a rib puncture my lung. And another hit my heart. I was out. I passed out. I awoke a few days later, or so I thought my brain told my body move. It didn't. Crap! I'm paralyzed. From the neck down! I tried to feel the pins of a halo in my head. No halo. If my neck was broke. I would have a halo to keep me from moving my neck. What the hell kind of hospital is this? I was able to look left there were banks of monitors and things like that B/P normal, respirations, sat rates. Excellent. I was doing good why couldn't my body move. I knew everything that they were doing to me. I was a Doctor before my accident. A nurse came and asked me, "Are you awake Sunshine?" She was smiling at me. I nodded my head yes. "Thirsty!" I said in a raspy voice. It sounded more feminine. Than masculine. "How come I cant move very much?" I squeaked out. "You've been in a coma for the last 6 years. Your muscles have atrophied! It will take a couple of weeks to get you back into shape so you can walk and talk, move again. 6 years! It was 2041 when I was injured that would mean it was 2047. "What date?" I squeaked out sounding so much like a woman than the man I was! From what I could see. There were several other patients. "June 27." It was 6 years and 1 week since I was injured. Crap I thought my medical license expired 4 years ago! The nurse gave me a straw. I began to suck the water was cold it felt good on my throat. I ahemed, cleared my throat of flem. I should sound more like a male now. "Nurse I think I wet my bed." This wasnt me it was a total female voice. I was shocked. Did I damage my vocal cords in the accident. The nurse moved my blankets. "Why you sure did sweetie! Were you a bedwetrer before your accident?" "I was when I was younger. I said in my higher pitched voice!. She rolled me to one side and removed the sheets and things underneath me she put new sheets and a pee pad underneath me rolled me over. I saw at least 6 other beds in this ward. They all appeared asleep. Several had tubes going in they were there to assist them to breath. I was rolled the other way as the rest of the wet sheets were removed and the clean dry ones were put in place. She left me there as she put something underneath me it was blue and it crinkled. I was familiar with these it was a diaper. I had worn them every night until I was almost 18 years old. I blushed. It was still embarrassing wetting my bed like I did as a kid. "There is someone to see you. The nurse said. Your mother and father." Mom I thought, she must of got remarried my dad died years ago. Just dropped dead. I'm sure a massive CVA. Cerebral Vascular Accident, to most laymen a stroke. My dad was an insurance salesman he had a lot of stress, sat and watched tv and smoked. Why I ride a bike. Or used to ride a bike. Until 6 years ago I ended up here at a long termed care facility. A man I didnt recognize in an Armani Suit, and a woman that was just as impeccably dressed I didnt know her either it wasnt my mom! "Nicole how are you doing?" The guy asked. Nicole, who the hell was Nicole. " I'm Doctor Gerald Mullins, not Nicole! In the recesses of my brain I heard, I'm Nicole you blockhead! I saw an arm reach out to the lady. I herd my female voice "Mommy!"