April 23, 2016: The Car Accident Two Days After Marlee was Born
April 23, 2016
In the morning, the doctors told us we could go home. I left the hospital to run some errands. I got a hot shave. I went back to the hospital. We were now ready to bring Marlee home. I walk out to my car in the parking lot and drive to pick up our dog, Nash. I am driving home and I call Courtney to ask her what she wants me to order for dinner. We end the call and I continue driving. A couple minutes later, I saw a car to my right approaching the intersection from a side street at a high rate of speed. The car crashed into the rear passenger side of my vehicle close to the panel above the back tire. My vehicle spun sharply and I lost complete control of the vehicle. After the vehicle spun, it rolled onto to its side and then the top of the vehicle hit the road.
In that moment, the fear struck. I braced for a second violent impact and my life flashed in front of my eyes.
Luckily, my vehicle rolled all the way over and returned to upright. My vehicle was no in the other lane, but luckily there was no oncoming traffic. The vehicle jerked to a sudden stop and my left shoulder slammed into the side airbag. Many people were outside of their houses and witnessed the crash. A person quickly came up to my vehicle and exclaimed that the vehicle rolled over. Them telling me is the only way I knew the car rolled. It was a blur to me.
I escaped without any broken bones or any other major injuries. The main injury was to my neck and back. I went back to work immediately—-wearing a neck brace. Wearing a neck brace while working as an attorney (including personal injury cases) made me feel a little to close to Saul Goodman on Better Caul Saul.
I did feel the impact of the car accident mentally. I had that near death experience feeling for months afterward. I started to think, life is short. Why am I worried about who knows about my diagnosis?
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