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[MSnowy]

Hope you're feeling better.

 

[sm4him]

WOW! Thank you all so much! Reading all these comments just made a wonderful start to my day.

I feel EXTREMELY blessed to even still be here. Yesterday was probably the worst day in terms of soreness and aches; this morning, I seem to be able to move a teeny bit better.

I was headed home from a very quick trip to a nearby greenway (where I saw NO interesting birds at all--first time I've ever been there and not even seen a hawk). Just over a mile from home, there's a bridge over the river. I'd just crossed the bridge when I realized that the cars in front of me were stopping suddenly--probably someone making a left turn and not using the turn lane. I stopped as well, but looked in my rearview and realized the guy behind me wasn't going to stop. Sure enough, he hit me from behind, but that wasn't the worst of it. He knocked me into oncoming traffic where I then got hit head-on by a car going the other way.

I got NO pictures because I wasn't really ambulatory. I did manage to get out of the car on my own, but my knee, chest and back were hurting so badly that I couldn't really move. Someone found a chair from somewhere and brought it out to the middle of the four-lane road for me to sit in. The first responders, a fire engine, got there within probably two minutes. Next thing I knew, I was being put in a neck collar and strapped to a board, just in case there were spinal injuries.
The fireman who helped put me on the board thoughtfully took my leather jacket off first so that they wouldn't have to cut it off at the hospital. Little did he know--that jacket is less than two weeks old, and I'd had to drive over two hours' round trip to get to a store that had it in my size; so I was beyond appreciative that he took it off!

Incredibly, nothing was broken or even bleeding. All the x-rays and scans looked good.

I did make the fireman get my camera and camera bag out of the car and put them in the ambulance with me. No way I was going to let them take my car to who knows where with my camera in it!

Now the REAL fun starts--dealing with insurance companies and trying to replace the car. But at least I'm here to have to do all that!

 

[sm4him]

you need me to drive out there and make sure you are properly taken care of Sharon?
Get Well Soon!

-Jason

Jason, you have NO idea how much I wished someone with YOUR skills was there! Actually, the responders on the scene were great; it was after I got to the ER that things fell apart. Nobody seemed to really have a handle on what they were doing; at one point I thought the nurses and doctor were actually going to have an argument right there in the room about whether they need to do a scan of my spine or not.
The worst part was that when they finally decided nothing was broken and released me. As soon as they started talking about releasing me, I told them I needed a phone so I could get someone to come pick me up. They never bothered to bring me one, so I ended up having to sit out in the waiting room another 30 minutes waiting for a ride. Worse than that, they didn't even help me get out TO the waiting room with all my stuff--including my gripped D7000 with the Sigma 150-500 attached and my camera bag.

Cars can be fixed, people not so easily. Glad you are OK.
Scott

Ha! This is pretty much exactly what my daddy used to always say when one of us kids had a wreck. He'd ask if we were okay, and invariably, we'd say yeah, but the car is totaled, or really bad or something, and he'd just shrug it off and say, "Cars can be replaced, but I can't replace you." It's what I've told my own kids as well, and was one of the first things I thought about after the accident. That, and..."I miss my daddy!!!"

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I realized after I made this that it was supposed to say, "you'll soar with eagles"...but, uh, you know I meant well,right? And besides, "soar with seagulls" has kind of a ring to it, dontcha' think?

:lmao: I love this SO much!! Soar with Seagulls is just perfect for me! Thanks Derrel!

Get well soon Sharon!
People find out the hard way that air bags usually cause injuries.

Bummer about your car.

Yeah, I understood, intellectually, about airbags and how they can cause injuries themselves. But actually experiencing the pain of getting socked smack in the chest with a high-speed projectile like that--OUCH!! I was mildly surprised, but grateful, that no ribs were broken.

Mend quick, not much time here MIL passed this morning, at our home with hospice. still wanted to say get better. Ed

Thanks, Ed. Sorry for your loss!

Better hit by a car then a large truck or immense train

HAHAHA--Working for public transit as I do, one of the unwritten rules is that NOBODY should say things like, "See you next week, unless I get hit by a bus." I'm DEFINITELY glad I didn't get hit by a bus...or a truck...or a train.

 

[astroNikon]

Glad to see your back on your feet Sharon.
Take care and recover from all those boo-boos.

 

[NancyMoranG]

Hopefully the person causing this got some kind of ticket?!
get well soon.
Nancy

 

[pixmedic]

you need me to drive out there and make sure you are properly taken care of Sharon?
Get Well Soon!

-Jason

Jason, you have NO idea how much I wished someone with YOUR skills was there! Actually, the responders on the scene were great; it was after I got to the ER that things fell apart. Nobody seemed to really have a handle on what they were doing; at one point I thought the nurses and doctor were actually going to have an argument right there in the room about whether they need to do a scan of my spine or not.
The worst part was that when they finally decided nothing was broken and released me. As soon as they started talking about releasing me, I told them I needed a phone so I could get someone to come pick me up. They never bothered to bring me one, so I ended up having to sit out in the waiting room another 30 minutes waiting for a ride. Worse than that, they didn't even help me get out TO the waiting room with all my stuff--including my gripped D7000 with the Sigma 150-500 attached and my camera bag.

What you needed was ME to get you to the hospital where Kathy works.
That way, you get premium care from start to finish.
glad to hear you were mostly undamaged though, it could have been much worse with you getting hit twice.

 

[Stevepwns]

Glad to see you are up and going and you are ok. Wishing you a speedy recovery.

 

[snowbear116 47]

Glad to hear you weren't seriously injured and seem to be getting along.

 

[paigew]

Get well sooooon!!! <3

 

[ronlane]

Sharon, glad that you are back to where you can type and visit with us. Are you sure that your camera gear is okay???? I mean just think of the upgrades on someone elses dime, since it was in the accident as well. I'm just saying... lol.

Take it easy and get better fast.

 

[terri34 6]

Glad to see you are well enough to get to the forum - that makes US feel better! You were awfully smart to get your camera equipment out of your car. Quick thinking!

A crappy experience, all the way around. Hope you feel better fast, and your insurance company treats you with respect and makes this end quickly.

 

[tirediron]

... your insurance company treats you with respect and makes this end quickly.

Did you really just say that with a straight face?????

 

[sm4him]

Sharon, glad that you are back to where you can type and visit with us. Are you sure that your camera gear is okay???? I mean just think of the upgrades on someone elses dime, since it was in the accident as well. I'm just saying... lol.

Take it easy and get better fast.

Haha, yeah, I wish! Although, now that you've said that, it occurs to me that I *do* need to put all my lenses that were in the camera bag through the paces and make sure nothing got messed up from the impact.

Glad to see you are well enough to get to the forum - that makes US feel better! You were awfully smart to get your camera equipment out of your car. Quick thinking!

A crappy experience, all the way around. Hope you feel better fast, and your insurance company treats you with respect and makes this end quickly.

I daresay that the poor fireman who had to keep listening to me carp about it would say it was more "obsessive thinking" rather than "smart!" I didn't even have the sense to turn the car all the way off, or to remember to get my HOUSE key off the keyring--but there was NO way they were hauling me outta there without my camera gear!! :lmao:

 

[Aloicious]

Glad to hear you're still with us, I hope you recover quickly!

 

[kundalini]

I just saw this. Glad it was no wose than it was. Speedy recovery.