ever faced death in the face and survived? (43)

Bindy I hope your health challenges are behind you and that now you have the chance to appreciate life to its fullest

I have had a couple of experiences

One I was laying on a hospital bed watching a doctor tell my mum if she didnt give permission for a medication that she would be signing my death certificate. The doc thought I was unconscious, but I wasnt, I just couldnt move or make enough sound to be heard. The doc did me a favour though, there was no way he was going to have that over my mum so I fought like hell!

Another one was on a bushwalk that went wrong in the fact that the path we were going to walk was in flood so we headed up and round the river. We got to a place the only way was up a steep bank, I was about 4th in line. The fella in front of me loosen a clump of grass that was being used as a hand grip but didnt say anything, or remove it totally so no one else would grab it.
I grabbed it and it came loose in my hand. I also had about 6 kgs of camera equpment on my back at the time and it was pulling me backwards as well. I evidently made a small sound and thankfully the man who had loosen the grass reached down and pulled my hand back to ground and regained my balance. Another few seconds and I would have fallen in to rocks in the raging river below.
I know I wouldnt stop climbing up the hill until I knew I was safe. Then I burst into tears and shook for about 5-10 minutes. I still have trouble years later walking across rocks