Daily Lessons from Life 04 September 2013 - Navy man Jason Chee who lost his legs and arm hits pool for next stage of recovery

"Navy man Jason Chee who lost his legs and arm hits pool for next stage of recovery - Sep 03, 2013 The Straits Times SINGAPORE - Navy serviceman Jason Chee has begun pool-based physiotherapy, the next milestone in his recovery from a horrific ship accident last December in which he lost both legs and his left arm. The first thing that strikes you about Jason is his resilience and positive spirit of never giving up. Taking to the pool for the first time in nine months for his pool-based physiotherapy sessions, this marks the next milestone in his recovery. Despite the tiring effort and difficulty in swimming, Jason's determination and fighting spirit is clearly evident in how he keeps pushing to go farther, faster on every stretch." Mr Jason Chee has caught my eyes since his terrible accident last year with his ultra positive, resilient and 'this is not it' attitude. He seems very genuine. Very real. This is the best part. Lessons for me are: 1. life can be cruel and unkind and unfair on you. Nobody wanted what had happened to Jason. Yet this cruel accident happened and took away both his legs and his left arm. That for a young man in his prime and enjoying what he does best - in the navy!; 2. he survived. Barely. He admitted to the bouts of low moody period in his fight to recover from the physical and, more importantly, the psychological traumas that such horrible injuries must have inflicted on him. I am sure that a lesser man would have succumbed to this long time ago. Yet this young man is showing that 'Though life can be cruel with you, you can still have a life!' It takes tremendous courage and fortitude to do what he has done and will continue to do. This is a Singaporean model for us; 3. I am very glad that the government has come to support his recovery in a big way. Not many people will get this type of treatment. It may be unfair to someone else who might had similarly cruel and twisted fate being played on his or her by the Creator or, for the religious lots, God, but would not get such strong supports from the government. May I wish Mr Jason Chee all the best in this next stage of his recovery. May he become a motivational speaker and DOer to inspire Singaporeans and others with his strong will to live and make/have a life. May I also wish his family and close friends all the best in helping him walks this journey.