I feel really guilty every time I think of how much cooler my dad was before he was crippled. Of course I know that he's still the same person.. It's just hard knowing we'll never be able to do the things we used to together anymore
I know what this feels like. It's hard because it's true, but you beat yourself up for it anyway. Sometimes, it's not true--people are NOT the same after being fully functional and then suddenly being crippled. Losing that capacity definitely affects one's personality. It sucks. Bad.