1 post tagged “survival”

I have been away for over three weeks. But not on a holiday.
Unless you call Hospital a good holiday resort ... 

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On the second (2006-11-02, about half an hour after posting) I was on the road to work as usual. About half way there I got into a car accident. A serious one.
 
                   
I am driving normally on a straight 2-by-2 road, overtaking a mid sized lorry while approaching traffic light. It's a straight road and I have just seen the light go green so there is no need to slow down, I am going about 100Km/h (60+ MPH). Just as I reach the lights a heavy lorry (40+ tones) coming from the opposite lanes decides to turn left without looking. I have enough time to swerve a very small bit but not enough to brake, not even enough to curse, before we make contact. 

The next thing I remember is laying in bed and being rushed trough hospital corridors. I also remember making a funny remark getting a doctor to smile while he is stitching up a deep cut in my head.

From the first two days I remember lots of fragments. A nurse later told me they thought my brain got damaged cause whenever I was awake I smiled and told bad jokes, some in English.
Bha, that was just proof I was OK. ^_^ 

On the third day I was moved from intensive-care to a normal room. 

Two and a half weeks later I get home again. I still cannot move about as I want cause my left knee is completely screwed up. And I cannot use normal crutches cause my broken left elbow isn't working at 100%. All the other cuts and cracks are no hindrance though so I suppose I'll be fit for work in a couple of weeks. 
Maybe even before the year is out. That's what I think, not what the doctors think, they have given me 100% disability till 31^st of December with a possible extension till February. 
 

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Yep, I am alive.