Prayer requested for jerseygirl

I just came back on line after about 2 weeks of a very difficult time and found this thread. Freepers are the most caring people in the world. God Bless all of you for your kindness and prayers.

What happened was- my mom was a bit nervous about driving but had been practicing routes to the dialysis center regularly and doing well. She did not like to practice with Dad sitting in the front seat next to her because he was critical, she felt even more nervous. Anyway, the night of Nov. 29 she told me she was DETERMINED to drive from the center after we dropped Dad off. I sat in the back seat. Dad drove over with mom on the passenger side.

When it was time to leave, Mom got into the driver's seat- she seemed anxious but that was the norm. I stayed in the back seat feeling it would make it easier for her not to feel that someone was watching her every move.

I kept the banter low key and very limited. She drove extremely well for about the first 5 minutes out of the complex. Then, for no reason, she ran a stop sign across Connecticut Avenue ( a very busy road). The road we were on at this point overpassed I95. Mom started breathing heavily. I thought she was getting nervous seeing the highway and asked if she wanted to pull over and have me drive for awhile. She didn't answer.

Then, she started running off the road- up over the curb, then back on the road, then up over the curb once again. I tried to stay calm and begged her to brake and stop the car. She just kept goint and did not respond. She drove up a hill, narrowly missed some large trees and signs, and then slammed into a smallish pine tree which stopped the car from moving.

I got out of the back seat unharmed, and ran around to the side to help mom. She was not obviously injured in any way and her eyes were open- I think he hands were still on the wheels. I was going to try to get her out of the car as the engine was smoking.

That's when EMS, fire, police etc arrived and started working on Mom. The police pulled me aside and asked me to sit in their car (where I could not see what was happening).

Later I learned that Mom's foot was still pressing on the accelerator.

I also learned she never responded to any of the efforts to revive her, and that there had been no pulse or hearbeat detected when EMS arrived. The police pretty much felt she died- 0r started losing consciousness- when she ran that first stop sign.

Then, my Dad was still in the dialysis treatment. He had to be told what happened and then be given an opportunity to view Mom, which he almost declined but is now glad that he did. He loved her dearly- married for 60 years...he's still in a state of shock and told me and my son the other night that he is "angry at the world."

Thank you, everyone, for your kindnesses and prayers.

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