I’ll see your c7 and raise you a broken neck!
On the 20th of May 2012, Sunday morning while driving along the auto strata heading towards an underground tunnel, I told Shaun, that I was experiencing flashes of being involved in an auto accident. Although the flashes were quick and blurred they were visually disturbing enough that I kept sharing my feelings about the visions. Just before entering the two lane dimly lighted tunnel, I remember raising my hand to my temple, pondering the distorted images that twisted tangles in my stomach. Absorbing our involvement in the accident, unaware of its occurrence.
Moments later, Shaun attempted to change lanes from the left, getting his tires a quarter over the right lane. Realizing he would hit a mini van in front of us, he quickly veered back left but the speeding car that was flashing its lights and tailing him, initially prompting my Husband’s abrupt lane change, ended up clipping our vehicle. We spun in a zig zag motion hard enough to completely flip our vehicle in the air before crashing tire side down and smashing our front end smack middle against a railing. I thought I was dead.
The fumes from the vehicle kept approaching witnesses in a frenzy as they motioned us to exit the vehicle in case of fire. Unable to exit the passenger door, let alone remove myself from our collision, I was carried away and laid far from the wreckage. Shaun’s and my eyes intently focused on one another’s until paramedics arrived, his eyes comforted me, calmed me from the shock I mistook as shivers from the cold concrete. Although I assured of Grim’s safe distance between us, nonetheless his Scythe pained me. Later, air lifted, CT scanned, X-rayed, examined and treated, the worst was finally over.
Aside from my fractured neck, mangled hand and foot, abrasions and bruises throughout my body, Shaun’s sore neck and back, we are so thankful our injuries weren’t much worse, because they should have been. Roll over’s are usually fatal. Since the accident, I keep replaying the incident in my head, the warning signs, the what-if scenarios the why us. It doesn’t matter though. We are here. Our car deemed a total loss but we’re not, we survived.
The worst part was, I knew it was coming and I couldn’t do anything to prevent this accident from happening….
In keeping with good spirits, once I regain my grip, I’m going to embrace my neck brace and give it some style! Bedazzle it, fabric it, glue gun something cute on it. Might as well give my neck brace a fashion forward look as its my 24 hour/7 day a week accessory.
I have a lot to be grateful for…. Thank you for sharing the spirit.
God be praised! This is not something I’d love to experience- seeing you share your experiences with good cheer humbles me greatly. May God continue to touch and heal your bodies in Jesus name. Amen!
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Im sorry too that you had to go through that ordeal. I am still traumatized. I rarely get in the car maybe once a week or twice if we just head into town. Im still suffering the effects of the accident but am hopeful for a full recovery. The pain meds and muscle relaxers are keeping me in line. :(
Wow Jeni! How did you come back on the road again? I admire your husband and your courage in dealing with the situation. I was hit by a car as a child, and the fear of that still affects me.
OMG that is scary… I’m glad you guys are OK now! The part of you guys staring at each other to make sure you’re both OK was very romantic :)
Indeed. Then there are those who want to face death in the eye, as long as death isn’t a laser beam to the cornea’s… ( I know your the only one to understand this one, so readers head over to thetesxtpatstarling blog and check out her LASIK post)
Jeni Johnson http://www.jentendesigns.net
I have a few friends who’ve had broken necks or backs (I used to run in a very adrenaline-filled world). I can’t imagine that kind of pain, though. I hope that it heels completely and you don’t have any lingering pain. It does put life into perspective to look Death in the eye and walk away, doesn’t it?
Thank you so much for acknowledging our experience. Roll over accidents usually end in tragedies and we are so thankful yo be alive.,,,,
I just read this post and it sent shivers up and down my spine. This is my worst nightmare on these crazy Italian autostrade.
So glad you and your husband are okay. This must have been an absolutely terrifying experience.
I’m sure there’s an element of shock in there, and probably the accident will ‘unfold’ in terms of what it means to you as time goes on. What a wonderful gift that you are already able to count your blessing through it all!
Thank you so much for your deeply felt words of positive recovery. The accident didn’t really hit me until this past Friday when I broke down thanking everything in this universe that I was all right…
Jeni Johnson
Sending Light your way for healing, understanding, and awareness…
OMG Jeni – I have shivers running up and down me as I read this. I am so glad that you and your husband are OK. Life often gives us signs telling us to be aware, to listen to your inner voice. Your premonitons were yelling that day! I hope you both have a speedy recovery. God bless
:) hugging you!
Thank for your prayers.
P.S. Love the glammed up neck braces . . .
Heavenly Father thank you for watching over Shaun & Jen and in spite of their physical pain, sparing their, very precious to many, lives…Jen, thank you so much for the blog…
Glad to hear you’re okay! I wish you a quick and easy recovery.
Oh, my goodness–our two little tots going through so much! Although protected by a higher spiritual being, this was all meant to be–and all so we can have our dear ones
with us once again–what a blessing! Your courage you both have shown was short of amazing–two little troopers in a strange country–and despite the language barrier,the caring and compassion was there for you–getting air-flighted to the hospital..you know prayers were going up for you by so many, many others..we love you both –so much –and are thankful for your lives being spared. Grama & Grampa