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when spring started coming in i was geeling a lot better... coming out of hibernation mode and even starting to work a little... i was even taking steps to re-open my landscaping company... got a few contracts signed n everything...
to be honest i dont knoe if it was the meds or the weather or the work, but i even caught myself smiling once inna while...
and then.................
i was in the left lane (5 lane road with a left turn lane... i was in the fast lane), doing about 40-45, and the right lane (backed up for freeway entrance) had stopped)... someone in the right lane had stopped to let someone else make a left out of the gas station, and that person didnt check to see if my lane was clear
i had zero time to react... i only got as far as saying "oh shi..."
my seat belt did nothing... my air bags didnt go off... they OBVIOUSLY should have...
long story short (i know, too late...)
i busted my bad arm (shattered it 18 years ago) in at least one place, maybe 4... bruised (at least) my sternum and both knees, and have 2 big gashes in my forehead... amoung other bumps and bruises
first ride in an ambulance and first cat scan... yay i guess? heh...
i called a lawyer. theyre sening a car to pink me up on tuesday to fill out paperwork... i might have heard her drooling into the phone, im not sure
im not the type to sue... ive passed up MANY opportunities to but this is costing me a whole season of work... and i need to replace the truck... and damnit, im tired of getting f****d up and just getting screwed out of life
to be honest i dont knoe if it was the meds or the weather or the work, but i even caught myself smiling once inna while...
and then.................
i was in the left lane (5 lane road with a left turn lane... i was in the fast lane), doing about 40-45, and the right lane (backed up for freeway entrance) had stopped)... someone in the right lane had stopped to let someone else make a left out of the gas station, and that person didnt check to see if my lane was clear
i had zero time to react... i only got as far as saying "oh shi..."
my seat belt did nothing... my air bags didnt go off... they OBVIOUSLY should have...
long story short (i know, too late...)
i busted my bad arm (shattered it 18 years ago) in at least one place, maybe 4... bruised (at least) my sternum and both knees, and have 2 big gashes in my forehead... amoung other bumps and bruises
first ride in an ambulance and first cat scan... yay i guess? heh...
i called a lawyer. theyre sening a car to pink me up on tuesday to fill out paperwork... i might have heard her drooling into the phone, im not sure
im not the type to sue... ive passed up MANY opportunities to but this is costing me a whole season of work... and i need to replace the truck... and damnit, im tired of getting f****d up and just getting screwed out of life
Law suits have a purpose. Yours is a classic purpose. I don't blame you at all.
>>and damnit, im tired of getting f****d up and just getting screwed out of life.
One no-fault accident and you are screwed out of life? I think there is more to the story.
frustrated i guess, sorry
typing one handed on a keyboard where most of the letters have long ago worn off sucks... sorry for all those typos
wish we had an edit button :)
:)
i officially hired a lawyer today...
i dont know why but i feel bad about it, like i sgouldnt be doing it.... but i have to
*sigh*
Someone put it to me that way and it becomes a little easier...that person paid insurance in case of this type of thing...and now the INSURANCE will have to pay..not the person and the persons rate won't go too high (I know because my son wrecked my car and it was his fault and my insurance didn't go to high and they got the highest settlement).
So do what you have to do for you and don't feel so much guilt about the people..it will barely affect them.
yesterday i was in excruciating pain all day... today i went and saw a chiropractor... he cracked my neck and tried to crack my back, but the back was too painful, he had to stop
but even just doing the neck seems to have helped some
i have no idea whats going on... i feel like im caught inna hurricane
the lawyers office is sposed to call me tuesday to talk about the accident but i get the feeling i wont learn much then either
plus, my employer doesnt seem to want to do the paperwork i need to get lost wages... hes behind on taxes and was paying me cash... so i dunno what to do about that... hes a friend so i dont want to get him in trouble or anything
guess illl ask the lawyer about it on tuesday
And its a tough spot for you with your employer/friend/money.
I just freaked out - applying for SSDI and everytime I see a letter from them in the mail....I shake....and verge on potential breakdown.
Stay strong..one foot in front of the other...I'm so sorry.