That was the day that changed my life forever. I developed a love for music that no one would have ever believed could have come from me. I am the first person anyone calls anymore about getting concert tickets, as I know all of the latest music.

I am so grateful for my aunt and uncle and the feeling I get when I listen to a new song by one of my favorite artists. It is sad that I did not know what I was missing for all of those years and I know that I have a lot of catching up to do.

But the worst part of the whole ordeal was that I had lost a lot of mobility in my legs.  You see, one of them broke, and since I spent so much time in the hospital bed, I had not used them for a long time.

I started a rigorous regimen of physiotherapy coupled with massage and bodywork in an effort to reduce the time that it was going to take me to recover.  It was not the easiest time in my life, and sometimes I felt like giving up, but thankfully, I had the support of my wife behind me.

Now, six months later, I can get around on my own, and I am in almost the same shape I was before the accident.  I am in no shape to play football by any means, but I am thankful that things worked out okay.

Regardless of the source for all this coveting of luxury, more and more high school students now pool their resources to rent a fully-stocked limousine to take them to and from the prom. When I was growing up, the only time I ever saw a limo was at a funeral.

Of course when I was growing up, the prom was in the high school gym and some of the kids walked there. Well, some of the boys did, anyway. No girl would walk in her prom gown and new shoes she hadn’t broken in yet, even if she were going dateless. There are just some things that aren’t done. And back then, that included walking and limousines.