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This is one of those entries that you write because you need to get something out and dont know how else to do it. It doesn't matter who reads it, I just have to express how grateful I am right now.

I thought I lost my Father today.

To me He is: The single most important person in my entire life, the reason I am here today, the core of everything I am and everything I want to be, my first love, my teacher, and my best friend.

This morning I got a call from my Dads boss while I was at work saying, he had been in an accident and he was being taken to UMC. My first thought by the tone in his voice was "he's dead". I can say that because he told me thats what he thought when he saw him. He was flown in by helecopter and taken to the Trauma Unit at UMC. When I got there I didnt recognize his face. I spent the entire day by his side and taking care of everything and anything he needed. He is in fact VERY ALIVE and recovering quickly. His only injuries from a 3x-roll accident in a HUGE bulldozer are slight bleeding in his brain, a small fracture in his lower back, and some cuts and bruises. I am in fact the most grateful person you have ever met right now. I dont think I would ever be able to function normally if I lost him that way. I would be completely broken. I thank GOD, because I dont believe in luck...and someone saved my daddy today.

The most ironic part? When I saw my dad open his eyes, I was standing in the same place I stood 2 yrs ago on Christmas night...looking at a loved one who had taken his life and left me with nothing but pain. That same hospitol, that same room, in the same spot. I will never look or think of that place the same. Instead of loss, I saw hope.

Love your loved ones, because you never know...