That is how I feel this evening. That accident was a lot more serious than I realized. David and Michelle's van not only is totalled, it is one seriously wrecked car. It's a miracle that no one was seriously injured or killed! David and Brandon both had pain. I think they mave have whiplash.
It seems that they weren't Xrayed or treated at the hospital. My mind boggles. I can't imagine that. The ambulance brought them to the ER ... so what is up with that?
Bits and pieces about the accident are coming out. The man that hit them was driving a Ford pickup truck. It looks like he may have been talking on a cell phone and couldn't stop in time.
There ought to ba a law against talking on cells while driving.
Thank God no one was hurt or killed! I guess we'll find out more details a little at a time. It's such a traumatic experience I'm sure the family is a bit shell shocked.
Billy and Heidi took their PSATs this morning. They were with a neighbor's son, Paul, when I picked them up. I gave him a ride, too. He's a very nice kid and I'm glad that he and the kids are friends.
It was a relatively quiet day for a change. The last couple have been hectic!
TB seemed to be in more pain today than the other two days. His face is flushed. What worries me is the rash he's got. It might be a yeast infection but it also might be the start of another allergic reaction to pain meds. That would really be awful if that's so. He is sensitive to just about all of the pain meds.
It's always something, isn't it? But this too shall pass. These may sound like platitudes but they are not. They are little nuggets of truth.
Several of today's prompt sites focused on movies. I went with Saturday Slant:
How has a movie impacted your life?
Whether it was recent or ten years ago, film can have a profound impact upon our lives. While a fictional story is not real, it always contains elements of reality to which we can relate. Thereby good fiction can inspire emotion and thought. Great fiction inspires emotion and thought that affects change. Thus the question is posed: How has a film affected change in you and in your life?
I’m sure there are other examples of films that had an impact on my life. The first one that I thought of was Parenthood. It definitely had elements of reality I could relate to! The main character, played by Steve Martin, is a man who’s been married for several years and has three kids. His life isn’t so perfect and he has worries about his kids and their problems. He has troubled siblings and a neglectful father. Yes, I definitely could relate!
How did this movie affect a change in me? I saw that this movie family was a lot like mine. They seemed to suffer from “it’s-always-something” syndrome just like mine. The grandmother says that when she goes to the amusement park, she prefers the unpredictable ride of the rollercoaster even if it is scary. The merry-go-round is just boring, going round and round and round.
She didn’t say it, but the grandmother could say that about life. After I saw that movie, I think I didn’t feel so alone when bad stuff happened. It happens to everybody. I kept a more positive outlook on life. I think it improved my disposition tremendously. I might not love the rollercoaster ride but I don’t freak out so much over it.