In 1982, I was involved in a car accident in which I was pronounced dead at the scene. Fortunately, the paramedics were able keep me going with a trac. The resulting 3 months being in a coma, having to learn everything all over again- learning to walk, talk, breathe, eat, think. . . I went from hospital bed to wheelchair to walker to cane and after years of struggling my gate is practically flawless. I jogged my first mile about 5 years ago. I swam my first mile 1 year ago. I swim ove half a mile couple times a week.
I drove my car for 13 years, 165 K miles, before it just wore out and was too expensive to repair. Erie has a great public transportation system and I get anywhere I want to go with adsabled / senior citizen pass.