Let's Reunite Patrycja With Her Son

Me and Patrycja's friends ... we would like to share '' How few unlucky minutes changed Patrycja's Swol's life '' . She got in to serious accident last year ... and her journey since then has not been easy ... We have asked Patrycja to put her true feelings in words... Before the accident I did not realise how blessed I was ....I was a single , working mom , loved my job and put all my best to take care of my 5 years old son Jakub .He is a great little man who has seen a lot in his childhood ....I had to be strong when I was going through marriage breakdown and separation process ... At that moment everything seemed the struggle... I was the only financial and emotional support for my son ... I did it on my own... looking back now ... it was nothing comparing the situation I am in now .... The accident on 17th of August last year changed our lives completely...when I opened my eyes after the accident... i was happy to be alive .... i could not feel my legs.... I did not feel pain , just fear ....all I could think of at that moment ... was my son... what will happen to him... would I still be able to raise him... how I am going to be able to take care of my son.... I had a hope that they will fix me and I will be able to walk again... but doctors told me that it was not possible because of how serious my spinal injury was .... With the help of my wonderful carers I began a long journey of my recovery...I have spent 9 months in hospitals regaining my physical strength and overcoming my fears ...i was like a small baby learning how to sit ...how to move ... how to take a shower... how to go to the toilet ... Things what were so easy before ...now are much more challenging... But I am not going to give up ... I am still the same person... I am Jakub's mum ...My disability doesn't define me...I am fighting my way back into his ... our life ...Wheelchair is just helping me to move around... Someone asked me :'' How can you be so strong?''....crying is not going to help me .. I have to fight for my son ...Of course there have been days where I could not breathe and sadness was killing me ...but in these moments I kept thinking of Kubuś.....which made me to get back up and not to give up ... and kept me going..... 4 months I was in Talaght hospital waiting for place to become available In rehabilitation hospital ... I was searching internet ... looking how people with injury like mine have progressed ..... I got inspired by stories and experiences people have shared on internet .... During next 4 months in the National Rehabilitation Hospital in Dun Laoighaire I met a lot of great people with similar or even worse spinal injuries ... I learned new skills which I could not even imagine that I am going to be able to do in my condition... like driving the car ...doing sports-table tennis,basketball, archery ... With encouragement of my medical team and friends I went for competition between rehabilitation hospitals at the Stoke Mandeville in England .... and I won gold medal in table tennis... I know that life is not going to be easy and will be very different... I am meeting challenges every day...but I am here .. and I have got a chance from God that I am alive and I will be able to enjoy the life with my son ...I am his mother and will take care of him no matter what ... 9 months in hospitals and being away from my family and son.... seems like a long time ...I am very thankful to my loving family who is taking care of my son in Poland ...I miss him a lot and he means everything to me .... My rehabilitation process has come to the end ... and real life will start now ..... I was looking for the housing in Ireland ... but I have been put on the waiting list .... it could take up to couple of years until I would be able to get it .... all I wish is to be able to live in my home again and be able to look after my son ... and even to work again... Every day is important to me ... I have made a decision to return back to Poland to be next to my Son Kubuś.... Patrycja's home requires modifications for her to be able to move back to Poland .... Her father is going to make the garage in to the living space... for Patrycja and her son .... We would really appreciate anything you could raise to help Patrycja and her family to get the living conditions ready for her to be together with her Son again... Thanking you for taking the time reading Patrycja's story .... and raising funds for her.... She is already thankful for all your care and love you showing to her ....