NOT FOR THE FAINT HEARTED

I would like to take a moment to thank all the well wishers ,the therapy is going well,,i just get very frustrated some times..

In the hospital in Atlanta..the bed was cool,,lots of buttons to play with...

Ive thought long and hard about this,and am only showing these pics in the hope that none of you drink and drive..im not going for the sympathy vote.. i got away lucky..

This is the doner site on my right leg for the skin graft,,that hurt..

Im only showing a small section of the arm injury,,coz i tend to feel sick when i see it so dont want to shock you to mutch,,but just may be some of you will stop and think next time you have a drink and drive !!!!!!!!!!!!

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Aug 11th

I called Spirit driver Brian who i new would be in Georgia,just south of Chattanooga, and arranged to meet at the J for coffee and a chit chat...the tight bugger didnt even pay..
He would be loading near by so was killing time at the J flirting on the internet ?????
We said our goodbyes as i needed and wanted to get another 200 miles under my belt today,was in no great hurry, just like to keep my daily quota up..

Rounded Atlanta swung down onto the I75 south,,woo hoo not much traffic making good time,good musik pumping out my speakers,the sun beating down,good times...

Cheaked my mirror,,bum one of the load straps has loosend and is dragging close to the trailer wheels,so i pulled well of on the hard shoulder..got out and began tightening the rouge strap

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Pain,,,,,excrutiating pain,,,hot searing sensation,im crying ,shouting ,swearing,why ????
STOP THIS PAIN
I,m on the floor,no im laying on the interstate looking under my trailer ?????
I scramble to safety under my trailer,,,SHIT THIS PAIN,,please some one stop and help me,cant you see me here???? under here waiving ?????
A blonde haired woman appeared,Dixi, cell to her ear shouting instructions and directions,she holds my hand ,words of comfort,she needs my name ??? how old am i ?? PAIN,,, PLEASE STOP THE PAIN
Distant sirens,Dixi assures me they will be here in 2 minutes,they arrive, more questions, they move me ,NO THE PAIN ,STOP PLEASE,GIVE ME A SHOT
Another rescue vehical arrives,i get my first shot and placed on a streacher then into an ambulance,i get a second shot,the pain subdues,every thing blurs,a hellicopter.......................................................................................................................

Aug 13th

I hear voices,strange voices,strange room,strange bed,strange dream this ??? all in HD,perfect sound and vision with smells. Strange people here,where am i ?? i,m told my fiance is here ??????
Louise appears,her eyes red from crying,Debs too,,??? small memories begin to form in my head
slowly getting an idea,i hold Louise and cry and cry and cry.
My right arm is in a large cast and bandage,my left arm is blue and violette,,, I,M ALIVE..

Sept 12 th
I,m home at Louises, 3 opperations and a skin graft latter, i still get flash backs ,i need months of therapy to learn to re-use my arm and fingers,, the doctors in the Grady Memorial Hospital,which has one of the best trauma units in the whole of the US,saved my arm,reconected arteries and tendons screwed bones together,planted skin over what was left of my fore arm,,.
I have so many people that i should thank,
All the nurses and docs on floor 6B
To my darling Louise and Deb
To Kim my boss who blubberd every day till she new i was safe
And my friends that called and texted me daily whilst i lay 3 weeks in an Atlanta hospital..
The future is un clear,but im happy and alive.

1000th of a second

So what happend ????
A driver of a Dodge Ram truck,whilst talking on his cell,whilst driving under the influence of alchahol, drove with approx 80 miles an hour half on the hard shoulder,missed the rear of my trailer but clipped me with his mirrors almost ripping my right arm off. He just drove on oblivious to his deeds,lucky for me a whitness got his number, he was arrested and charged.