Let's all wish Erin well!!!

She was just recently in a head-on crash.

She was going about 40-45 mph and a car ran a stop sign, was on the wrong side of the road, going about 35 mph. They hit head on. Her car was spun around and completely totaled.

In her words: "My face broke the steering wheel and my lips are busted open. The seat belt broke my sternum and cut/brused my hips and stomach real bad (no internal bleeding however) and I have a horrible migraine. I may have had a light concussion.

I was extremly blessed because my injuries were not as serious as they should have been - the fireman said he was surprised all of us survived the accident. I was rushed away to the Trauma center in a c-brace, taped to the board with an IV and oxygen...the whole 9 yards. It really sucked and now I have no car."

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Tough cookie, eh? She's all busted up and she's worried about no car! That our CV!!! :-)

Erin: Take care and get yourself better! I for one am thinking about you!

... Greg :-)

Greg, is there anyway we can send our love and best wishes that Erin might see?

Larry

Larry: Her email is [email protected]

I'll be sending her a nice online card, although she says she won't be checking the computer too much for a while.

But if we send cards, they'll be waiting for her when she does get back to the computer.

This message was edited by GregoriusM on 11/13/01 08:23.11.

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I dont know what to say but thank you. :) My body is recovering fine.... I'm very brused up but the worst of it all is my headaches. Last night I went to the ER again because I've had a constant migrane that hasn't gone away for over three days now... the doctor perscribed me Vikaden Extra Strength and Valume (I dont know if I"m spelling these right but I hope so and I hope you can read through all my typing errors). I went in and had a C-T Scan (cat scan_ and it came out fine... they conclueded that I had gotten a concusion and probably brused my brain from jerking my head around so much in the accident. There was no brain damage however. (Which is good...I think I have enough of that damage already.) ;)

I will try to check my email about ohnce a day... I will be out of work for about another 5 days. (I guess thats a perk but I know as soon as I go back there will be a huge stack of stuff waiting for me! :P Thas never fun.)

Anyways... thanks again for all of your support. :)

~Erin

Sorry to hear about your accident, but at least you're okay (Cars can be replaced, people can't :)) Hope you manage to shake those migraines

Hitting a steering wheel with your face is never fun, I've smacked my head into the headliner during an accident in '96 and hit the airbag during a vicous accident in '99, given my choice? I'll take the airbag.

Take care of yourself

NefCanuck

CV get well, I don't know what else to add that has not been said above.

Best wishes to a speedy recovery!

(Sorry for sounding like a Hallmark card!)

My best wishes go out to you as well. My sister was in a car crash a few years back and it's no fun thing. Even though the Seat bealt saved her life it also cased her harm by cutting right through her Colon.

Anyway, I hope you get better soon.

This message was edited by Andrew V on 11/14/01 22:22.52.

CV, we're all keeping our fingers crosssed for a speedy recovery, although it does make typing really difficult. However, for your reading pleasure, some misspelled words in this thread corrected:

Vicodin
Valium
Bruised
Colon

Don't ask how I know how the drugs are spelled. It's a secret.

Larry

lolthank you for the corrections Larry. I'm sure I will add a few more for you to correct. :)

And thank you all for your concerns. Tomorrow I have yet another doctors appointment and worse yet...I am going to start meetign with the insurance compaines. :s I will keep you posted. :)

Thanks again,

~Erin

Can I look after the cats?

Erin, don't forget that the insurance companies will sound like they want to help you. They get paid to dole out as little money as possible. Do what the commercials say - HIRE a LAWYER!! A lawyer will get you more money than it will cost you to hire one. It pays for itself.

Larry

Following up with what Larry said, get thee a lawyer lest you be torn asunder by the sharks that infest the insurance companies (Trust me, it takes a shark to catch a shark ;))

Sorry for sounding like Shakespeare there but seriously, in a serious accident like yours, a lawyer is the only way to protect yourself from the insurance companies (Heck, I have it even worse here in Ontario, we have to be protected from our *own* insurance companies >P, my claim is at the "pay up or we go to court and tear you a new airhole" and it's only taken nearly two years to get here LOL)

NefCanuck

CV,

YES, YES, YES, an attorney is a must. Are criminal charges filed against the other driver?

Please get better. Love ya.

We are actually trying to do this WITHOUT a lawyer... but remember, lol I work as a legal Administrator and have the whle legal company haleping me through this (we don't want te hassel... lol and I dont want to pay the 1/3)

The company is not argueing whos fault it is, they fully take balme. They have already given us a rental car until I buy one and are paying me for pain and suffering... I have over a year and a half to settle the calim and I dont think we will settle untill we (being my family and I) are positive no more related injuries have occured. *sigh* My dad has taken control for me which is nice... and he has told the insurance companies flat out that if we get jerked around at all - or if we dont get enough money then we are taking them to court. :P

:) Thanks all for your support again.