This one is pretty deep for me to write about, but I think it's about time I actually say it and why. When I was 5 years old, I was in a terrible car accident. It was the one day I sat in the front seat. My mom was driving and I noticed her seat belt wasn't clicked all the way. I told her and she fixed it. (We were stopped) We were clear to make a left turn onto the highway and that's when it happened. Some guy in a truck was speeding and hit my side. We were pushed all the way down the road. The engine of our car was where we were sitting. My door somehow opened and closed on my head. I was pronounced dead at the scene. I bled so much that I couldn't bleed anymore. My right ear was hanging from my head, skin was pulled over my eye socket and I had a giant hole in the back of my head. My mom held me close and I took one last breath and that gave her hope. People stopped to try to help and some woman even tried to pull my mom away from me so my mom punched her in the face. I would have done the same thing if I was in the same situation with my son.
I was airlifted to the hospital and I was in a coma for 3 days. I woke up and I saw my mom looking at me. She said I continued the same conversation we had right before the accident. I was talking about pancakes I believe. I had surgery to fix everything. The nurses didn't think I was going to make it. They actually told my mom they wouldn't shave my head because they didn't want me bald in a coffin. I had so many stitches that the doctor lost count. I still remember them having to remove the stitches from my forehead and it was so not fun. I had a hole drilled in my head to relieve pressure. I was in and out of the hospital and doctors for a while. I am mostly deaf in my right ear because of that accident and since then I have had chronic fatigue syndrome. Luckily, you would never be able to tell this ever happened by just looking at me.
I remember being in court because of this accident. Later I found out that the asshole who hit us said it would have been easier if I just died. What a jerk right?
So because of this, I would say my fear is something like this happening again. Every time I get in a car I feel there is always that chance that an accident might happen.
Please please PLEASE!!!!! Drive carefully. That phone call or text message can wait. Don't rush to get somewhere. This was the case here. This guy was rushing to get somewhere before it closed. It can wait a day. Wearing a seat belt is life saving.
