I continued my journey with the knowledge that I had been somewhere. Knowing that I had once achieved survival. I knew I could do it, it just took time.

And here I am.
And here I am.
And here I am.
And here I am.

Presented here, before you.with sand still in my shoes.

One tablet, two tablet, three tablet more.

There is no dignity left anymore. You were here before me. I sit with a faint smile. You nod your head and acknowledge that look. That look of mortality. With sand still in my shoes. You brought it to an end.

A personal fight, a public battle.

It was you who would keep me going. And thank you. And thank you, with sand still in my shoes. The memories of a place I visited only a moment ago.  The torch of life flickered in the clinical surroundings. But I was now here, in a new place having gone under that bridge, sitting here before you alive and new. A gift only you could have gave me.