It’s been more than a year since Veronica Wilkins thought she might die right there on the floor of her Colorado home, her children standing over her and an unborn child in her womb.
Thane, who’s earned the nickname “Bamm-Bamm,’’ is starting to walk now. Her two oldest children are in their senior year of high school and school sports keep the family busy. There’s also Mac, a Belgian draft horse, who’s helped Wilkins return to her love of working with horses.
Wilkins is frequently reminded just how lucky she was that day more than a year ago. On cold days, she can feel the spot in her chest where doctors entered to get to her heart. She’s forever changed by the experience.
“I’m more aware of my body and the things it does now — I listen to it more,” Wilkins said. “I am different because of what happened. I don’t take things for granted, and I’m trying to evolve and change as a person to be one of those women who I’ve looked to for strength.”