Don's uniform that was cut off of him by the firefighters.
The front right part of his car.
The front left part of the car.
What a scary 36 hours it has been. Don went into work on Tuesday night at normal time for his Friday shift (the last day of his work week). I was sound asleep at 1:30am when my home phone rang, nothing good can come of a phone call at this time. Already my heart is pounding and then the voice on the other end says his name and that he is Don's partner. He tells me that Don was involved in a very serious car crash and that I should try to come down to the hospital as soon as possible. He was very good about assuring me that he was ok and even letting me talk to Don before he was loaded into the ambulance. I called my mother in law who came to sit with the kids so that I could drive to Mission Viejo to meet up with Don at the hospital. When I got to the hospital he was in the trauma unit laying down with a neck stabilizer which makes it so he cannot move his neck at all. He was waiting for the results on a cat scan and a chest xray because he was sure that he had broken some ribs. He was able take short breaths but anything hard was extremely painful. Everything came back negative but they wanted him to stay for observation. About 12 hours after being admitted he was released and we are now safe and sound at home. How he does not have one scratch, any broken bones and so far no bruises is an absolute miracle. We are so thankful and so blessed that he did not get hurt bad.
How this all happened:he was going to a call and going at a pretty good speed, he hit a big puddle of water from a broken sprinkler and started to hydroplane. He ended up completely spinning out (as you can see from the picture, every inch of the car was hit) and hit the curb, two trees, a wall and broke a fire hydrant. He grabbed onto the steering wheel for dear life and ended up bending it in half. He was not wearing his seat belt but promised me he would start! He is still very sore and probably will be for a long while. They have him pretty doped up and so he is mostly sleeping. He will most likely be off of work for a few weeks, not a good way to have him home, but I will take it. Thank you all for keeping us in your prayers, it is truly amazing how blessed we are with our family and friends.
11 comments:
Wow Kim, is there anything I can do? I'm so glad he's ok and will be home taking it easy for awhile. Let me know if there is anything at all that you need! Give him a hug and enjoy every minute he's there!! (o: xoxo
Lucky, lucky, lucky! We are so thankful Don was okay. It's amazing he didn't get more hurt- those pictures are horrendous! Give Don a big hug from our family. Someone was watching over him that night. Let me know if I can help with the kids or party.
Oh mt goodness. Angie told me and I'm so happy Don is okay. What is up with them not wearing their seat belts. Don't they tiket people for that? So happy he is okay. The pictures of his car are so scary.
You know how much I love you guys!!! We are so thankful that he is ok, and can't wait to see him and give him a big hug!!! ok, little hug, we won't hurt him! p.s. we are lucky to have you in our lives!!!!!
Glad everything is okay. My mom told me and I couldn't believe it. I can't imagine how you felt getting that call at 1:30am!
Amen! I've been worried about him (and you) for the past few days. Thank the Lord that he's okay!!
With no seatbelt, he's lucky to be alive!!! Thank God for His many blessings!! Love you.
I am so glad to hear that Don is Ok. I know how scary that was for all of you.
Kim -
I am so glad your husband is OK. I am sure there is nothing more terrifying than that middle of the night call. My cousin got one two and half years ago, and unfortunately, her outcome was different. Her husband worked for the CHP was involved in an accident where a car lost control and hit a Caltrans truck at the scene of an accident he and his partner stopped at - and the truck hit him. The accident happened on a rainy, New year's eve night on a stretch of road notorious for accidents.
Although I don't know your husband, I say a daily little prayer for his safety - and the safety of all public safety workers. These individuals are husbands, fathers, brothers, best friends, etc who put themselves in harms way to keep us safe every day. As a society, we don't thank them enough.
Continued health and safety for your husband and all safety officers. I hope he heals quickly.
Regards,
Nicole Paloney
I couldn't believe it when I got that call while on vacation. So thankful that he is ok.
You're in our thoughts and prayers. Hope there is a speedy recovery.
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