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well nathan came home today so i could take him to work and take erilyn to ballet. we didn't even make it mile from home. it was just starting to rain when we got int he car, and there's this curve on the road we live just off of. nathan turned and started to come out of the curve fine, but soon we slid, and he kinda over-corrected.
we spun left, then right, and i'm not sure of too much after, except that we hit the embankment on our side of the road and flipped. we slid a little on my window (front passenger) and on our windshield, i'm not sure if we rolled from the windsheild to my window and then back or if we did my window then the windsheild, either way, i put my arm up to protect my face held onto the ceiling, i might have put it up when we lost control. my window busted and my arm took the brunt of it and some asphalt.
when we stopped i saw the blood on me, and just "took note" of it. turned to check the kids. i could hear carol crying, but brenna's car seat was not in the base that is supposed to hold it to the car. i asked where she was and her car seat, and her, we upright on the cieling with us up front. she's fine. but i'm calling evenflo and letting them have it!
some witnesses helped me out of the car as nathan worked to get the kids out. we put erilyn and brenna in one of their cars, and carol was held by antoher gentlemen. they were all fine, but i was bleeding quite a bit.
i sat at the side of the road as lots of people, a few medical, maybe emt's from the fire station, kept me distracted and breathing ok (i had started to hyperventilate.)
i refused a back board cause my back didn't hurt and i know i'd just be in worse pain waiting for x-rays and possible a cat scan. they did a neck brace cause my neck was getting tight and sore right away.
but...
i'm ok. an er trip and 5 or 6 stitches later (i'll count when i take the dressing off tomorrow) and i've got some vicoden, i hope it works this time, it didn't the last time i needed it. all in all we're all ok. we had full coverage of our car insurance and so our vehicle should get replaced, a friend thinks we should calla lawyer, i'm gonna wait to see how the ins company reacts first.
we spun left, then right, and i'm not sure of too much after, except that we hit the embankment on our side of the road and flipped. we slid a little on my window (front passenger) and on our windshield, i'm not sure if we rolled from the windsheild to my window and then back or if we did my window then the windsheild, either way, i put my arm up to protect my face held onto the ceiling, i might have put it up when we lost control. my window busted and my arm took the brunt of it and some asphalt.
when we stopped i saw the blood on me, and just "took note" of it. turned to check the kids. i could hear carol crying, but brenna's car seat was not in the base that is supposed to hold it to the car. i asked where she was and her car seat, and her, we upright on the cieling with us up front. she's fine. but i'm calling evenflo and letting them have it!
some witnesses helped me out of the car as nathan worked to get the kids out. we put erilyn and brenna in one of their cars, and carol was held by antoher gentlemen. they were all fine, but i was bleeding quite a bit.
i sat at the side of the road as lots of people, a few medical, maybe emt's from the fire station, kept me distracted and breathing ok (i had started to hyperventilate.)
i refused a back board cause my back didn't hurt and i know i'd just be in worse pain waiting for x-rays and possible a cat scan. they did a neck brace cause my neck was getting tight and sore right away.
but...
i'm ok. an er trip and 5 or 6 stitches later (i'll count when i take the dressing off tomorrow) and i've got some vicoden, i hope it works this time, it didn't the last time i needed it. all in all we're all ok. we had full coverage of our car insurance and so our vehicle should get replaced, a friend thinks we should calla lawyer, i'm gonna wait to see how the ins company reacts first.