On Friday evening I was ready to go out for a girls' night with Cassie, Stormy and Tanya. We were going to go to dinner, then to see the 'Twilight' movie (we were all completely addicted to the book series). It ended up being the fasted evening out ever. I only got a half mile away.
I decided to take Jeff's Toyota Highlander, to leave him with the car seat in case he decided to take Caleb out anywhere. I was stopped at a stop light, then started to go when the light turned green. When I was almost all the way through the intersection, someone driving a Honda Civic ran the red light, hitting the rear passenger side of my car. My car ended up rolling one complete revolution, ending up back on its wheels.
My back, neck and some other joints are pretty sore, and I'm a little shaken up. Miraculously enough, I walked away from the accident without a single scratch or bruise on my body. I realize there is so much to be grateful for. The car may be totalled, but at least no people were. There were many kind bystanders that stopped to help. One of them was a gentleman who was on a motorcycle, and my car almost rolled over him - I know he's feeling pretty grateful right now, too.
The one thing I'm the most grateful for is that Caleb was not in the car. Not only did the car hit mine exactly where Caleb's car seat would have been, but the force of the impacts could have done some serious damage to his fragile little neck.
This experience has also been a great reminder of the incredible support we have from our family and friends. Everyone has been helping in whatever way they can.
Jeff has also been amazing throughout this. Not only has he been a very supportive husband, making sure I get the rest I need as well as emotional support, but I have also been fortunate to get around the clock supervision from Dr. Gold.
Thank you all for your well-wishes and prayers. I'll keep you posted if anything changes, or if we need anything. For now we're just taking it easy and trying to get back to life as usual.
6 comments:
Amy, I'm so glad you are okay :) Have a happy Thanksgiving holiday!
OMG...glad to hear you are okay!! How scary!
Aim, It definitely puts a new meaning on "Thanksgiving Day"...we are all so grateful that you are fine and that Caleb was NOT with you! Just wish the whole thing never happened and we could have been having fun at our Girls Night Out :)
xoxo,
Tanya
Don't forget, he's not a REAL doctor...
I'm so glad you were okay and that you were able to journey up North for Thanksgiving. You're a trooper!
Geez! That's crazy! I'm so glad you're okay. Gotta watch out for those lunatic civic-drivers!
Yeah, Tanya, I would've much rather have gone to the movies with you girls...Oh well.
Shana, I know. You gotta watch out for those FAKE Doctors, like Chiropractors and Dentists and stuff.
The ironic thing about getting the Highlander totalled by a Civic is that the Highlander was the replacement vehicle for my Civic that got totalled 5 years ago! Now I should probably look out for Highlanders.
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