South Bound Brook, New Jersey, August 13, 2018
uocofusa.org His Eminence Metropolitan Antony, the Prime Hierarch of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA and Diaspora has been released from rehab after a three-week stay in the hospital and rehabilitation center following a car accident in late July, reports the Church site.
A message on the Ukrainian site on August 2 noted that His Eminence had been released from the hospital where he underwent ankle surgery and was transferred to a local rehabilitation center.
In the latest message, Met. Antony expresses his deep gratitude for the hundreds of messages of prayers and support he has received. He was released from the rehabilitation center on Saturday and is now staying in a single-floor residence near the Ukrainian Church’s consistory in South Bound Brook, New Jersey.
Reflecting upon his time in rehab and his continuing road to recovery, His Eminence writes:
The rehab was "intense", but most beneficial. When I left the institute yesterday I thought I was prepared for anything I would face over the next several weeks, but, as is normally the case, I was not. Moving along in a wheelchair on wood or tile floors is DEFINITELY much easier than doing so over long expanses of carpet, for example. But, when it gets difficult, I simply recall the many patients I shared physical therapy with who face incredibly more difficult and sometimes permanent conditions far worse than my temporary ones. So, I have nothing to complain about.
I cannot express enough gratitude to God Almighty and my Guardian Angel for the fact that I am here today. The circumstances of my accident and how I survived them can only be attributed to their intervention. The NJ State Policemen, ambulance attendants and even the people who live in the home before which the action happened truly protected both me and my Lacey from greater injuries at that time. I pray that I will always remember God's blessings upon me in my daily prayers and in my service to my fellow man.
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