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Tuesday, February 9, 2010

Oh My God...They're Not Going To Make It...and then it happened

Today as I went about my daily affairs I thought of many things...How long before the laundry will be done,who will win the football game,what dish to take to our family Thanksgiving dinner,what the kids are up to now. The day was progressing wonderfully ,the sun was shining...it's 75* on this November day,what could be better? And then my life was touched and it changed in an instance. What happened you ask to have caused such a drastic change? I was travelling on one of our busy highways on my way to pick my husband up from work and it happened. I looked in my rearview mirror and there it was,a motorcycle,you know the ones they call "crotch rockets" come barreling up behind me at an ridiculous rate of speed. I honestly thought that it would surely end up in my back seat. And just as quickly this bike veered around me nearly clipping my frontend. As they passed me by I only remember seeing this small frame of a girl crouching behind the driver,holding on for dear life. I remember saying to myself,"Please God slow those two kids down." And that's when it happened. Only two cars in front of me the motorcycle veered across two lanes of busy traffic and collided with the rearend of a SUV. There was so much smoke and then bodies went flying in one direction,the bike in another. It was the most horrific thing I had ever witnessed in my life. I stopped along with many others in hope that maybe,just maybe there would be something we might do. But it was too late.As I walked back to my car to await the emergency vehicles my knees went weak and gave way. I sat by the side of the road and cried. I really don't know how long I sat there but I do rememeber a kind gentleman helping me to my feet and asking if I would be alright. I said yes and proceeded to get into my car. It took everything I had to continue driving to where my husband was and when I did reach him I cried again while I told him of the tragedy. Now as I write this post I am weeping again. There was no news of the accident on the nightly news and maybe that is better because I don't know if I could bring myself to watch it. I'm almost afraid to close my eyes and go to sleep for fear of reliving it in my dreams. I just thought how I cried for these two poor souls that I didn't even know and how I've prayed for them and their families. Amazing how tragedy such as this seems to bring our hearts closer to ones we never even knew. God bless these two young people and please give their families the strength to endure.  Also please,please if you are one of those people that own one of these bikes or any other motorcycle and love to feel the wind in your face I beg of you to please heed the speed limits and to be safe while enjoying your freedom of the highway. Life is so unpredictable and precious. 
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  • PoetWithCancer's Avatar
    Posted by PoetWithCancer Mon Nov 16, 2009 11:29am PST

    Dear Marijo,

    Please do not wait. Go get medically evaluated as soon as possible.

    The sooner you find out what it is, the sooner something can be done for it--and the likelier it can be done well, perhaps even perfectly.

    Even if it turns out to involve both lungs, NOT WAITING, NOT DELAYING, CAN SAVE YOUR LIFE. Please don't risk the world that is you just to be able to "not know for sure" for a little while longer.

    Especially since it sounds like there is a good chance the problem is in only one lung, the doctors will very likely be able to get it before it spreads--IF you go the doctors in time~! A little delay can cost you your life. But even if it involves both lungs, which sounds unlikely from your story, the sooner you get to the doctors, the better your chances for survival.

    I did the same last year. I wanted to enjoy Thanksgiving before I found out for sure. There is a chance that my delaying gave my cancer just enough time to spread--to spread just far enough that now there is probably no cure for me (I'm hoping the holistic doctor's program will save me, but my conventional doctors do not think I can be cured by any modality).

    Please don't wait. Go get checked out NOW. ASAP. Do not do delay--it sounds so tempting, to enjoy your Thanksgiving--maybe even Christmas, maybe even the New Year, huh?--in the cool comforting darkness of not knowing for sure.

    Don't take the bait. The price for it is too terrible.

    Go get checked out now. As soon as possible. Don't wait. Don't delay. Don't tempt fate. Don't throw your whole life away by trying to enjoy to the full a little piece of it. Think of all the Thanksgivings to come. Those are the ones you should aim for. Please, please--don't do this to yourself and to your Knight in Shining Armor.

    There is always room in my heart to love another person, and there is always a place in my prayers for another fellow or sister human being. May you make the right decision, and you may you make it in time. God bless you.

    Love,

    --PWC

    aka Mr. Poet

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  • Peapod's Avatar
    Posted by Peapod Sun Nov 22, 2009 9:46am PST

    Dear Marijo. I'm sorry I missed this when you posted it. OMG.....how horrific! I cannot imagine the trauma of seeing something like this happen. I would be a basket case.

    And how right you are with how precious life is. The older I get, the more I understand how each day is a gift.

    Have a wonderful Sunday my sweet friend.

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