*relief*

[eirenical]

Well. At 11:00 PM tonight, I got the phone call most people dread getting. The phone call you picture in your mind every time a friend is late getting to your house and you have hysterics at them, telling them that you were terrified that they might be "in a ditch somewhere". My friend was in a car accident. Thank G-D, she was the one calling me. So, I knew right off the bat that she was alive and at least somewhat coherent.

It didn't help, of course, that her cell phone connection was fading in and out as we spoke and all I caught was her terrified voice saying that she'd been in an accident and was at Christiana Hospital still in the surgery suite. After a few fumbles and dropped calls, I managed to glean that she wanted me there. I was at the hospital with her until about 2 AM. Her worst injury is a 5-6 inch inch bone deep gash on the left side of her forehead that runs from her eyebrow to her hair line. Then there was the concussion, a possibly sprained ankle and various and sundry bruises and contusions. It could have been so much worse.

Now how's this for coincidence. She bought a brand new car on Tuesday. It wasn't even a week old. But it was just a bit bigger than her old car. Considering where her car was hit and how bad the damage to her and it was... I don't want to think how bad it might have been if she were still driving her old car. *shudders* Yet more proof that everything happens for a reason.

*looks skyward* For whatever part (and I know it was huge) you had in my friend surviving this accident with as little damage as she did, I humbly and sincerely thank You.

And now that the adrenaline is finally wearing off, I'm going to go cry with relief and crash into bed. I just hope I don't have any surgeries scheduled for tomorrow... I don't know that I'll be up for that. O_O;;;

Mi shebeirach avoteinu
M'kor habracha l'imoteinu

May the source of strength who blessed the ones before us,
Help us find the courage to make our lives a blessing
And let us say: Amen.

Mi shebeirach imoteinu
M'kor habracha l'avoteinu

Bless those in need of healing with refuah sh'leimah
The renewal of body, the renewal of spirit
And let us say: Amen.

If you read this before I talk to you, Jess is OK. I'll give you all the details when I talk to you.

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[only-seimei.livejournal.com]

Mi shebeirach avoteinu
M'kor habracha l'imoteinu

May the source of strength who blessed the ones before us,
Help us find the courage to make our lives a blessing
And let us say: Amen.

AMEN

Mi shebeirach imoteinu
M'kor habracha l'avoteinu

Bless those in need of healing with refuah sh'leimah
The renewal of body, the renewal of spirit
And let us say: Amen.

AMEN

I'm glad that she wasn't injured more badly. It's terrifying to get those late night calls and you don't know what's really going on until you get there and it runs through your mind all the possibilities and what could have been. Thank G-d for the bigger car! *hugs*

[rchan.livejournal.com]

*nodnodnod* Yes, indeed! ^_^ She's doing much better, BTW -- I saw her last night and she's actually up and doing a bit of hobbling around withour her crutches. ^_^ She'll be out of work for at least a week, but as far as I'm concerned, she deserves a break. *nodnod* ^_^