The Car Wreck Part 2
Well its has now been 1 week and 1 day since we had our car wreck. This is part 2 of the story. If you want to see part 1 then please see my blogs,
In recapping a bit.... On May 11th 2007 we were on our way to work when we had someone pull out in front of us and we had no where to go but into that car.
It has been a very long crappy week to say the least. When we went to the emergency room at Blount Memorial hospital we were told that we would be sore on Saturday and then even more sore on Sunday but that on Monday and Tuesday we should start feeling better. They explained to us that this is quite common in car wrecks and nothing to be concerned with. However we were told that if we were not feeling better by Wednesday that we should go see our regular doctor and get checked out. So Wednesday we made an appointment with our regular doctor for Thursday Morning.
Thursday Morning we went and seen our doctor and went thru an exam that should have been done at the ER room of Blount Memorial Hospital but was never done. Yes if you can help it PLEASE stay away from Blount Memorial Hospital in Blount County Tennessee because you will not recieve or be given the care that you may need.
For instance:
At our regular doctor Sunshyne was diagnosed with a sprained ankle. At the ER room they refused to even examine her ankle even though that was one of her primary complaints. So because of the lack of care at the hospital Sunshyne went 5 days without getting any treatment for her sprain.
So now Sunshyne has to wear a brace for the next few weeks and is currently having to take muscle relaxers to ease the pain. Walking is a chore. Needless to say at this point she us going out of her mind with boredom.
As for me that is a different story. Looks like out of all 5 people that were involved in the car wreck I seemed to have fared the worst. My doctor did a complete exam of my back and ribs. Not being sure if anything is broke I was sent for Xrays on Friday to see if anything is broke. I am guessing that I will know the results by Monday. However I was told that I can expect to have swelling and pain for around 12 weeks. I was also told that I will have to go through physical therapy 2 or 3 times per week for a while as well. Between the muscle relaxers and pain pills life is extremely boring right now. Its hard to pick up most things without any pain and the easiest way to deal with the pain and boredom is by sitting my a$$ in the chair in front of the computer. I get to make a return trip the doctor in about 10 days for another checkup. Yes Life does suck to a point right now.
On Monday the 14th we went and picked up the police report. As soon as we got the report we started reading it. Can You imagine the shock when we found out that the wreck was caused by an 86 Year old woman? On top of that she was never charged with any type of citation even though the police report clearly showed she was at fault for making an improper turn!!!
Yes here in Blount County justice is a mighty strange word. I guess they figured there was no point in writing or issuing a citation to someone that old. Who the hell knows.
The only good thing that has come out of this so far is that her insurance company seems to be working toward getting our durango fixed for us and hopefully taking care of the rest of our expenses and other losses as well as our medical bills which are now starting to pile up. Whats really bad about this is we have to keep spending our little resources that we do have just to get things we need because of this wreck. Luckily for us we had a back up vehicle. Funny thing is we started trying to sell that just a couple days before the wreck. When our durango is fixed and back home we will be selling this 2nd vehicle. If you are interested in a 1994 Grand Cherokee Jeep then please let me know.
If the money thing was abit better right now we sure would hire someone to come in and help us because things sure are quickly falling behind.
I do want to send out our Thanks to some of the people that have been helping us through this such as our employees Nikki and Chase who have been working over time to keep our store going because of us not being able to be there. Yes the doctoe put us out for at least 2 weeks as of now. Our neighbor Angela who has offered her help. Our old friend Sheri same thing. Nikki, Chase, Kathy and Greg for doing errands for us when able to. Angel Eyes who is the special girl in Sunshyne's Life who has been there for Sunshyne as a friend to talk to during this stressful time. All of our online friends on Cherry Tap and Myspace who have been there for us as well. To Sissy who showed much concern. I hope I have not left anyone out. If so our apologies.
Well thats about it for this boring old story for now. Feel free to comment or ask anything you want. It will help keep our mind busy.
