@Eric Hassan, I'm glad you are so up-beat about your situation and wish you a speedy recovery. You seemed similarly positive on Monday evening when I first heard of the accident. Still in shock, I suspect. I guess the next challenge will be sitting still in aeroplane seats on the way home! (I remember my brother getting a nasty knee wound in a motor bike accident and then within days having to take the three day sleeper train trip from Canberra to Perth for the start of the university term. His cabin mate (a uni friend of his) was NOT impressed when David used the hand basin in their cabin to piss.)
Fortune has smiled on you (relatively, at least) but it's a salutary reminder of how tenuous our hold is on this life, and if nothing else does, should prompt us to enjoy each day to the fullest. It's also useful dose of perspective on how small some of the disagreements we have in here really are. My thoughts are with you and David over the coming days.