It all started on 2/24/10. Before I left my house I sent my future niece a text message to say Happy Birthday. I never thought that I would be seeing her in a few hours at her job laying on a stretcher in the ER. Intrigued? Oh it's a good story.
Have you heard that song ... Isn't it Ironic by Alanis Morissette? I always loved singing along to this song ... I'm actually a good singer or I think I am in my head! haha anyway - I think about this song as I think about this day. I was driving to work like any normal day - nothing special about it. My gas light was on and I knew I needed gas. As I was approaching the gas station I realized that I forgot my ATM card at home! GREAT! Now I have to drive to work on fumes! Ok - I'll make it! I officially can not tell you if I would have made it or not. 10 minutes later I was laying in the back of an ambulance.
She came out of nowhere. I was the sole car on my side of the road - driving down a 40 mile an hour stretch of the road. On my right sat the school she pulled out of. About twelve buses sat there waiting their turn to pull out on the highway. I always heard patience was a virtue. Not on this day I guess. I blinked my eyes and looked in my rear view and as I looked back infront of me ... she was there ... pulling into the highway. I tried to swerve but she was so close to me that I bounced off her side and she ricocheted me into oncoming traffic ... hitting the jeep head on.
I remember screaming ... Oh my God ... my chest hurt ... my shoulder hurt ... my left foot hurt. I unlatched my seat belt ... my airbags deployed all around me. I opened the door ... hearing people screaming at me to stay in the car. OH my God .... I was still screaming. Ester was standing next to me. She was a fellow bus driver sitting behind the one who pulled out in front of me. She stayed calm thank God. What happened ... I kept thinking ... Where did she come from ran through my head. I looked at Ester ... the police were here ... the ambulance was there. That was quick I thought. I was crying ... scared ... in pain. The next few minutes were a blur ... I talked to the police officer ... Ester called my fiancé ... he was on his way thank God. The paramedics were there ... "What hurts" they asked .... Everything I thought ... they put me in a neck brace ... that was very uncomfortable. I knew something was very wrong with my left leg/foot. My whole leg was numb. On the stretcher ... in the ambulance. Where is my fiancé? Sirens on ... off we went.
The ride to the hospital was long. So bumpy. My cell phone was going off. The paramedic looked at my phone. It was my boss - I was late. I asked the paramedic to send him a text .. in accident .. on way to hospital. My family - I had to get in touch with my family. How? We arrived at the hospital ... the ER doctors were right there. No open wounds thank God. The nurses did what they needed to do to get me ready for tests. Scared ... pain ... sad. Off we went - X-rays needed on entire body. Neck brace still on. "Sonny" I hear ... I look over and there is Jim, my fiancé. He is here. "You can come with" says the nurse. He grabs my hand. Into X-ray I go. Then into MRI. Moved from table to table ... more and more pain. Back in the ER. "Jim you have to call my family" - he's on it. The word is out. My cell phone is going crazy. Friends texting me - worried. Work texting me ... nervous. Family texting .. upset. I couldn't move. Still on the back board ... neck brace still on. Uncomfortable. Mom's here ... only one visitor at bedside. Jim kisses me and goes out to my mom. Quiet ... alone. Mom's face is there ... upset .... nervous ... worried. Crying. "I'm going to be okay" I assure her. Doctor comes in. Neck is okay .... neck brace comes off ... thank God. Back is okay ... back board removed. Ok - so far so good. Worried ... concerned ... the doctors don't look thrilled. What is it? How bad could it be? Broken foot? Broken Ankle? Crushed Calcaneus.
Yup - I crushed my calcaneus. Or otherwise known, my heel. Actually my ankle crushed into my calcaneus and smooshed it. In addition I broke all of the metatarsal bones in my foot.
Date I was admitted into the hospital: 2/24/10 Date my life changed forever: 2/24/10
More tomorrow ...
Have you heard that song ... Isn't it Ironic by Alanis Morissette? I always loved singing along to this song ... I'm actually a good singer or I think I am in my head! haha anyway - I think about this song as I think about this day. I was driving to work like any normal day - nothing special about it. My gas light was on and I knew I needed gas. As I was approaching the gas station I realized that I forgot my ATM card at home! GREAT! Now I have to drive to work on fumes! Ok - I'll make it! I officially can not tell you if I would have made it or not. 10 minutes later I was laying in the back of an ambulance.
She came out of nowhere. I was the sole car on my side of the road - driving down a 40 mile an hour stretch of the road. On my right sat the school she pulled out of. About twelve buses sat there waiting their turn to pull out on the highway. I always heard patience was a virtue. Not on this day I guess. I blinked my eyes and looked in my rear view and as I looked back infront of me ... she was there ... pulling into the highway. I tried to swerve but she was so close to me that I bounced off her side and she ricocheted me into oncoming traffic ... hitting the jeep head on.
I remember screaming ... Oh my God ... my chest hurt ... my shoulder hurt ... my left foot hurt. I unlatched my seat belt ... my airbags deployed all around me. I opened the door ... hearing people screaming at me to stay in the car. OH my God .... I was still screaming. Ester was standing next to me. She was a fellow bus driver sitting behind the one who pulled out in front of me. She stayed calm thank God. What happened ... I kept thinking ... Where did she come from ran through my head. I looked at Ester ... the police were here ... the ambulance was there. That was quick I thought. I was crying ... scared ... in pain. The next few minutes were a blur ... I talked to the police officer ... Ester called my fiancé ... he was on his way thank God. The paramedics were there ... "What hurts" they asked .... Everything I thought ... they put me in a neck brace ... that was very uncomfortable. I knew something was very wrong with my left leg/foot. My whole leg was numb. On the stretcher ... in the ambulance. Where is my fiancé? Sirens on ... off we went.
The ride to the hospital was long. So bumpy. My cell phone was going off. The paramedic looked at my phone. It was my boss - I was late. I asked the paramedic to send him a text .. in accident .. on way to hospital. My family - I had to get in touch with my family. How? We arrived at the hospital ... the ER doctors were right there. No open wounds thank God. The nurses did what they needed to do to get me ready for tests. Scared ... pain ... sad. Off we went - X-rays needed on entire body. Neck brace still on. "Sonny" I hear ... I look over and there is Jim, my fiancé. He is here. "You can come with" says the nurse. He grabs my hand. Into X-ray I go. Then into MRI. Moved from table to table ... more and more pain. Back in the ER. "Jim you have to call my family" - he's on it. The word is out. My cell phone is going crazy. Friends texting me - worried. Work texting me ... nervous. Family texting .. upset. I couldn't move. Still on the back board ... neck brace still on. Uncomfortable. Mom's here ... only one visitor at bedside. Jim kisses me and goes out to my mom. Quiet ... alone. Mom's face is there ... upset .... nervous ... worried. Crying. "I'm going to be okay" I assure her. Doctor comes in. Neck is okay .... neck brace comes off ... thank God. Back is okay ... back board removed. Ok - so far so good. Worried ... concerned ... the doctors don't look thrilled. What is it? How bad could it be? Broken foot? Broken Ankle? Crushed Calcaneus.
Yup - I crushed my calcaneus. Or otherwise known, my heel. Actually my ankle crushed into my calcaneus and smooshed it. In addition I broke all of the metatarsal bones in my foot.
Date I was admitted into the hospital: 2/24/10 Date my life changed forever: 2/24/10
More tomorrow ...
1 comment:
Wow babe! It's nice to hear what you went through... and haha sorry about the phone! *giggle* I'm sure I was half the texts! LOL Love you girl, and so glad you're on the path to recovery!!!! LUBES
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