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August 2015 Moms
missmarissa711
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NPR. Car accident yesterday morning :(
missmarissa711
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Yesterday, while driving to my sisters house a women blew a stop sign and we collided. She was also doing about 45 in a 25 and the second before we hit I saw her phone in her hand up against her ear. My car got the worst of it, and it is totaled. I was taken away by ambulance because I it my head pretty hard and was bleeding a lot. Thank god nobody else was in the car. My biggest concern was not the car, or the fact my head was busted open, or that I could hardly move my neck, but it was if my baby was okay. I know that they have a ton of protection in the womb, but my mind just couldn't stop racing to the worst possible scenario. When we hit, my seatbelt dug so hard into my tummy and the impact was just so hard and threw me back and fourth with a lot of force. I was terrified. It seemed like 3 hours had passed by the time we got to the hospital. As they were checking me and trying to find a vein for an IV I snapped at the nurse, demanding that someone checked the heartbeat of my baby before anything else. Hearing that heartbeat was the most beautiful sound I have ever heard. I immediately started balling my eyes out in happiness. They did a ultrasound and baby looked 100% okay. I had about 20 missed calls from SO (I must have called him after the accident but have no recollection of it) He was frantic. When I called him back he said he was about 4 hours away and said he would drop everything and run here if he had to but reassured him the baby and I were fine, and I would see him next week(If you were wondering, my SO is a commercial freight distributor so he is on the road 2 weeks out of the month) My mom and sister came and kept me company all day and I was released about 8 hours later. I have whiplash, a ton of swelling, bruising and a neck brace. My head needed just 3 stitches. Car is gone, which is going to be a big ol' mess to figure it all out but none of this is important in the long run. My son and I are alive, and not seriously injured and that is the only thing that matters. I just want to shake everyone in the world who holds their phone and talks, or texts while driving. It is so avoidable and unnecessary. Put your phone away, and drive. It is situations like this that make me feel so very grateful for everything I have in my life and never take one day for granted.
Always hold on to hope ❤
Re: NPR. Car accident yesterday morning :(
Praying for a speedy recovery for you and that your car situation gets settled quickly!