Having had a broken arm once and a broken leg another time, I can say an automatic was a Godsend each of those times. To drive a stick shift you need both arms and legs to be functional; with an an automatic you can do it with one arm and one leg.
A few years ago, I tore my left Achilles Tendon. As the doctor was fitting me with an air boot, I pointed out the window at my car and told him it was a five-speed.
I got really good at clutchless shifting