THE TWO SIDES OF BEING FACE DOWN FIJ
FAITH IN JASPER Article THE TWO SIDES OF BEING FACE DOWN “There are many ways to hit the ground/ not many answers to be found/ we’re faced with mysteries profound/ but this is one of the best ones.” I quote Bruce Cockburn. From memory. The significance of this is that I recently was hospitalized for a concussion and I don’t remember hardly any of it. Selective amnesia? I don’t know, but there are 2 hours of my life that I have absolutely no memory of, despite being conscious. We hit the ground, my son and I, launched over the handlebars of my bike, face down on Bonhomme. (I have no recollection.) My son was howling, nose bleeding, needing attention. (I have no recollection.) Some people came running, an ambulance arrived, questions were asked, my cheek and hands were torn. (I have no recollection.) We were driven to Seton, my son on a backboard, x-rays ensued, a dozen times I ask “Noah, what happened?” (I have no recollection.) Eventually my wife comes, I be...