Kechi Okwuchi, one of two survivors of the Sosoliso pane crash that happened at the Port Harcourt International Airport on the 10th of December, 2005 has taken her fans down memory lane, 14 years after.
It was also an occasion for the young woman to be grateful for her healing journey so far.
Kechi Okwuchi was a 16-year-old senior high school senior aboard flight 1145 with 107 other passengers. All her schoolmates perished leaving her as the only student survivor.
She took to her social media pages to share a few pictures of her progress after many surgeries. She marvels at how God has been gracious to her adding that her transformation is what progress is all about.
Kechi Okwuchi is at Progress.
(Wonder if I should tag this as sensitive content…?)
I stumbled upon the picture on the left on my laptop a couple months ago, and i have been contemplating this post since then.
I remember I stared at it for a long time that day. Time makes me forget just how extensive my burn injuries were, and how devastating the effects were to my body.
The pic on the left was taken a good year after the plane crash and by then, intense scar tissue had formed, esp on my face.I took the pic on the right a few mins ago and made these before/afters, and I marvel at how far God has brought me. I am the result of the hard work of multiple surgeons He brought into my life, nurses, physiotherapists, and love and care from my family, my mom especially.
This is what progress looks like, guys. 2 pictures, 14 years apart. I’m grateful that I lived long enough to see it.
I decided to make this post so that you guys can marvel at God with me.
I want someone who reads this to see that true progress, genuine growth, and lasting change cannot happen overnight. Most of the time during the journey, maybe like me, you won’t notice changes because day by day they’re too minuscule to make a difference. But if you give yourself a fighting chance, if you find the right kind of support on your journey, one day, definitely one day, you will look back like I did this morning and hopefully…you will smile
I heard this in a song and it stuck with me:The night will definitely come. But so will the morning
I never make posts like this arbitrarily. Please, be encouraged.#survivor#burnsurvivor#inspiration#encouragement
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