A Few Of fR's Finest....Every Day....02-14-03 "Love, FReeper Style"

dansangel; Billie

[FreeTheHostages]

LOL, nope! But you're welcome.

Hope that your day was OK as it could have been, given your obligations.

[Pippin]

LOL! Now there's a sight I'd like to witness!

Teach him to keep his thoughts to himself!

[Libertina]

Hi Pip! Glad to see you tonight :) I'm off to see a movie. Night FR's Finest and sleep tight :)
Goodnight all

[Pippin]

Good Night!

enjoy the movie!

[LadyX]

No longer am I faster than a speeding bullet or leaping over tall buildings.
Not even low ones.:))

I attribute my survival in the accident to travel prayers posted here Wednesday night. God indeed protected me in a mighty way.

I was within 4 miles of home, weary from being up at 0415 - had a.m. labs drawn and afternoon appointment at the VA Medical Center in Augusta.

Found myself drifting to the left side of the road, toward a steep ditch, and did the wrong thing - yanked the wheel to the right....spun around and went tail end first into the steep ditch on the other side.

Had on my seat belt, and the air bag deployed, saving me from going through the windshield.
However, the left top side of my head shattered every bit of the driver's side window out, and the car was totalled.

It, in fact, was smoking, the hood all the way back on the windshield, etc.

Couldn't lift my right arm, and concluded it was broken, but nothing else hurt!!

A car with a couple in it stopped, and the wife tried to call my husband while another lady had stopped to call 911. Angels all around!

The 911 call is answered in the courthouse, and Leeann, recognizing my name, yelled into the next room to Jan - who happens to be my daughter's mother-in-law and our dear friend.

She picked up my husband to take him to the scene, but the ambulance had already left with me, and the car towed away.

The impact jammed 3 of the car doors, but the passenger side door opened, and they carefully immobilized my arm and secured all the neck and body areas and hauled me 45 miles to the hospital in Aiken.

The whole night I was cared for by wonderful persons, and the ortho surgeon 'happened' to be on site and his two partners able to come in to help operate.

The break was a bad one - they all thought caused by the air bag - the ulner bone (large one underneath) broken into two overlapping parts, and the large bone above it pushed out of the top socket.

By midnight I had an incision @ 8" long, steel rods and screws, and was in bed upstairs. Thank heaven for effective anesthetics!
Slept peacefully until 0700.

The bad news is it will take 2-3 month to heal - maybe longer until I can drive.
As Nan related, the good news is I can't cook! Lots of TLC gained.

Those at the scene could not understand how I survived at all, looking at the car, much less with so little injury to me.
The scalp laceration did not even require suturing, and the CT Scan revealed no damage.
(Shows how hard-headed I am...:)

I feel certain God heard the Freeper prayers, and kept me safe in the storm. I am humbly thankful for the prayers that covered me, and for His grace, with joy in my heart.

[LadyX]

Heartfelt thanks for your prayers.
It takes a long time to type with my left hand, but perhaps you will see this tomorrow.

[LadyX]

Heartfelt thanks for your prayers.
It takes a long time to type with my left hand, but perhaps you will see this tomorrow.

[WVNan]

Well, so much for short posts. ROTFLOL...

[WVNan]

Don't know if you saw it or not Maggie. I started a prayer thread for you.

[SunnyUsa]

"The scalp laceration did not even require suturing, and the CT Scan revealed no damage.
(Shows how hard-headed I am...:) "

lol...So good to see you posting! Wow, What a story!!! It must've seemed like a dream to you...

Will keep you in my prayers for a quick recovery.

[LadyX]

It took forever, Nan. No - I haven't looked elsewhere.
Kept accidentally erasing whole sections - LOL - hit enter down instead of Shift....

You are so very thoughtful...maybe I can copy and paste my post there.

{{{ hugs }}}

[The Thin Man]

How terrible. Lady, I'm so sorry about your accident. Thankfully, it wasn't as bad as it could've been. Prayers for a speedy recovery.

[LadyX]

Thanks, Sunny! It happened so fast, I never was afraid, sitting there in disbelief, blood streaming down and smoke rising.
The fire truck came, but it never did ignite.

It was awesome that He kept me essentially intact.....

[WVNan]

Thank the Good Lord for protecting you. I still can't believe you called me. What a thrill to hear your voice! I'm just sorry that you called with such bad/good news.

[WVNan]

TM, I don't know that we have ever exchanged greetings, but I follow your running feuds with some of the other ladies with interest. Happy Valentine's Day. Well, the bears are a bit tatty......but judging from your "attitude" with Billie they may be appropriate.

[Billie]

Oh my gosh! Thank God you're 'alright', Maggie! Know you know we all are thinking of you and pray you'e not in too much pain and can be here when you can. We love you. Thank you, Nan, for letting us know. We love you, too. :)

Goodnight all.

[WVNan]

Goodnight Billie. Goodnight Maggie. Loveya. ((((hugs))))

[jwfiv]

Some joy in my heart too, upon hearing from you.

Rest, rest, rest...even if you feel better, rest...these things hapen to give us practice in letting go...rest easy, and know that only about a zillion Freepers are keeping you in mind and heart...I think that must be some pretty good medicine...)

[jwfiv]

[The Thin Man]

LOL! I don't know what to say except those are the worst looking bears I've ever seen.