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Tonight, I received a most difficult phone call from a police officer stating that my daughter Erin and her boyfriend were in a horrible car accident. My heart sunk as I heard his words and I thought I was going to die right then and there. He told me to meet them at the ER, and that they were ok. I did hear my daughters voice in the background so that helped me somewhat. Of course he wasn't going to tell me over the phone too much information so that I myself wouldn't drive like a lunatic and have an accident on the way to the hospital.

I arrived before the ambulance and sat in my car smoking cigarette after cigarette, with all kinds of things running through my head. I was scared to death, I was shaking and I was praying so very very hard that my baby girl would be alright.

When the ambulance arrived, I ran over to it and watched them take her out on a backboard and neck brace (standard procedure I know). There were many cuts and blood on her face along with 2 big bumps on her forehead. She had cuts and abrasions all down her arms and glass in her face and hair.

Erin's boyfriend Andrew had horrible cuts on his left arm and terrible deep cuts in his left elbow from the glass. He may have some nerve damage to his elbow and will have to follow up with an ortho appointment. He has many stitches.

Erin has no internal injuries, and they both look fine as far as having no concussions (although there is some head trauma) there was no blackouts by either of them and they are completely coherent. My other daughter is staying with them tonight as they should not be left alone for the next 24 hours or so.

One of the officers took a cellphone pick of her car. He showed it to me and I cannot believe anyone walked away from that accident. The car is totally mangled.

My daughter had a sneezing fit...you know the kind, one right after the other. Of course you cannot see when you are sneezing and she ended up swerving a bit. She felt the car hit some gravel or sand and immediately jerked the car to the left to not go off the road. In doing so, she jerked it too hard and crossed the center line, went directly at a tree, hit the tree (sort of sideswiping it) then hit a stone wall. The car ended up on its drivers' side in an awkward position. Neither Erin or Andrew were wearing seatbelts. Damned fools!!! What saved their lives were the airbags, and the fact that they didn't hit the tree headon. The officers told me that had they hit the tree headon (only another few inches to the left), they both would have been killed instantly.

I'm sorry if this is too graphic. I remembered to put an trigger icon because I know some folks may not be able to handle this information. I just need to get it out. Even though at the moment I am totally calm, I feel the need to scream and get this off my chest.

I am so tired right now, but I cannot lie down to sleep. I'm afraid of what kind of dreams I may have over this. I cringe when I see her covered in blood, it's just too much to take in at the moment. You know how you deal with an emergency well and you hold yourself together to do all the right things, then afterwards, you break down and freak out......that's what I'm doing right now.

Thank you dear lord for saving my daughter and Andrew. Thank you guardian angels for being there when they needed you. Thank you to the wonderful police officers, rescue workers and nurses and doctors for taking such excellent care of my baby and Andrew. Everyone was so wonderful and caring and they all warmed my heart.



J

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