@lauren_mcdonough: I lost my legs in 2017, in a suicide attempt, at 19. I was told I’d never walk again. Rehab wasn’t just about learning how to use prosthetics — it was about learning how to want to live at all. Some days, surviving felt harder than the accident itself. One day, a man named Jim said something to me that changed everything. No therapy language. No inspirational fluff. Just honesty. “Go for it. Chase the dream. It’s better to say ‘oh fuck’ if it doesn’t work out and learn from that, than never try and be left with ‘what if’.” Something shifted. Not because he told me I could walk again — but because I realised I would try, no matter the outcome. So I stood up. Then I stood again. Then I started walking. Not because it was easy. Not because it was guaranteed. But because I could — and because I would. Learning to walk again wasn’t just physical. It was me choosing life. Choosing hope. Choosing to keep going, even when the future scared me. I carry Jim’s words with me every day. If you’re scared to start. Scared to try again. Scared to believe things could be different — this is your sign. Life is too short to live inside “what if.” Try. ❤️ #foryou #fyp #storytime
