After I met my mom and my younger sibling, I started feeling a little better.
People sometimes call me, and some come to visit me at the hospital.
When I talk with people from the past,
memories I had forgotten—or never even expected—
start to come back, one by one.
Watching people live their daily lives feels strange to me now.
I thought, “Oh… I used to live like that too.”
People say many visitors came and went,
but at the time, I didn’t feel or think anything.
One person who keeps coming to my mind… is my mother.
When she sees me, she often cries.
Maybe she cries because she’s sad.
Maybe she cries because she’s happy.
Or maybe… just because she sees me.
She tells me I look beautiful.
She keeps saying, “It’s a miracle. You’re beautiful.”
Her words warm my heart, and I’m grateful.
But honestly, I still don’t quite understand what’s happened.
At the hospital, I learn something new every day.
One therapist helps with my legs,
another helps with my back,
and someone else helps with my head.
I’m not sure why I have to do these things,
but I’m learning step by step—starting from the smallest things.
I’m learning how to walk again,
how to play rock-paper-scissors—
things that even children do easily, I now have to learn from the beginning.
Sometimes, I don’t understand what’s going on.
I ask myself, “Is this really the world?”
My mother keeps crying when she sees me,
but she also smiles.
Her face makes my heart feel heavy and warm all at once.
I feel happy, sad, and sorry—all at the same time.
And slowly, memories come back.
Things I used to do,
tasks I still need to finish,
how I might earn money again,
how I’m going to live from here on…
These thoughts come back to me in little pieces.
Simple, Repetitive Practice Words (for speech recovery)
Bag bag bag bag bag bag bag bag bag bag bag
Piano piano piano piano piano piano piano piano piano piano piano
Scissors scissors scissors scissors scissors scissors scissors scissors scissors scissors scissors
Magnifying glass magnifying glass magnifying glass magnifying glass magnifying glass magnifying glass magnifying glass magnifying glass magnifying glass magnifying glass magnifying glass
Socks socks socks socks socks socks socks socks socks socks socks
Mole mole mole mole mole mole mole mole mole mole mole mole
Korean flag Korean flag Korean flag Korean flag Korean flag Korean flag Korean flag Korean flag Korean flag Korean flag Korean flag
Trash can trash can trash can trash can trash can trash can trash can trash can trash can trash can
Gun gun gun gun gun gun gun gun gun gun gun gun
Tomato tomato tomato tomato tomato tomato tomato tomato tomato tomato tomato tomato
Camel camel camel camel camel camel camel camel camel camel camel camel
Candy candy candy candy candy candy candy candy candy candy candy
Key key key key key key key key key key key
Sewing machine sewing machine sewing machine sewing machine sewing machine sewing machine sewing machine sewing machine sewing machine sewing machine sewing machine
Grasshopper grasshopper grasshopper grasshopper grasshopper grasshopper grasshopper grasshopper grasshopper grasshopper grasshopper