Be Thankful, Cause You Never Know!

[spitfire_er]

So Yesterday started out like any other day. Got up with the wife and kids got the kids fed and ready to go for the day. My wife had an appointment to go to at 9:00am across town with my 2 year old daughter so they took off for that while I stayed home with our boys.

About 15 minutes later I got a call from my wife thinking she forgot something or needed something else. Instantly hearing the tone of her voice I knew something was very wrong. She said she rolled the truck.... Ok I thought, are you OK? Then the police office got on the phone... OK....She was Ok and my daughter was Ok but off to the ER they both went.

Now I was thinking to myself for some reason, OK just a fender bender, everyone is OK and the truck can be fixed. Then on the way to the hospital with my sons, I saw about 10 emergency vehicles working to get the truck out of the ditch. I saw the top back corner of the truck and thought, OK that's bad, I hope my daughter and wife are OK, the truck is gone, but that's the least of my worries.

Getting to the hospital, I met with my wife and daughter. Wife was having some issues, but at this time, no major injuries to arise. My daughter running around like any other day. They checked them both out and they are both doing Good at this time.

A couple things to keep in mind after this happened to us.

1. I'm damn glad that I always spend an extra minute when putting in my kids child safety seats. I always make sure to read the directions of every seat I buy and take an extra minute to sinch those things in place. The truck ended up rolling at least once at 55-60 MPH and they ended up resting upside down. That seat saved the life of my 2 year old daughter!

2. Always wear your seatbelt. This most likely saved my wife's life and or saved her from severe injuries. Even if you are just running across town like my wife was.

3. I'm glad I have my wife drive the kids around in the truck. Not sure what would have happened if they would have been in my daily driver commuter car.

4. Always kiss/hug your kids/wife/loved ones whenever you go somewhere. You never know.

5. Things like this always happen at a bad time in most peoples lives, although no time is a good time for something like this to happen, we will be OK, and the most important thing is that everyone walked away from this!

 

[Sniper338]

Thank god! God was watching over them. I pray for our safely every night. Vehicles and driving are taken for granted, yet its one of the most dangerous things that we as humans do daily. No day should be taken for granted.

 

[dolek]

Thankfully they are OK. Someone was watching out for them,very fortunate .I wish all of you the best. Like you mention,you just never know what's going to happen at any given time...typing this from my hospital bed.

 

[agr516]

I am glad that your family is safe. God was surely watching over them.

 

[biggen0_8]

Praise God, from whom all blessings flow!

 

[leadburner]

You are indeed a blessed man. Hoping for speedy recovery for your family.

 

[Dgd6mm]

Boy I feel for you. I hope your wife and daughter continue to do well.

Don Dunlap

 

[D Coots]

#2. #3. And the man upstairs. One of my daughters and myself are here because of wearing a seat belt, one of my Brothers is not because he wasn't.

Later
Dave

 

[Alguapo]

Thank you LORD. In all things give HIM praise.

 

[284winner]

I think we all in general take for granted that each and every day will be a repeat of days past. It's never in the fore front of our minds that it could be our last. For some people it takes what spitefire_er has been thru( for which i'm glad to hear all is well) to put this all in perspective and others a bout with cancer or a close call with death from another scenario. Human nature puts us all in a complacent state each day with the assumption we are safe from most scenarios. I'm definitely thankful for every day I'm here enjoying what I love. I too have been thru situations that make me re evaluate my life and what I'm most thankful for. It's an endless list but family is first with a whole bunch of priorities to follow. I'm certainly glad to hear your family is safe and unharmed. Never take things for granted. Doesn't hurt to have good in your corner. Keep faith strong and the safety of your family will follow.

 

[nakneker]

You could t have said it any better. “Be thankful, you just never know”

I’m glad it’s looking like your loved ones will be ok. You must be feeling blessed today and I imagine you’ll get some extra tight hugs this weekend.

 

[rob67gmc]

Glad they're OK. Looks like the car seat really did its job.
I know how you feel when you get a call like that. This was my sons truck a few years ago coming home from Camp Lejeune on Christmas Eve. He was OK but still doesn't remember what happened.

 

[wheelgun7360]

Thank God your family is OK. Like you said we never know.

 

[snert]

Wow, great reminder and so thankful your family is ok. I became a firm practicing seat belt and snow tire with studs guy when due to the infinite wisdom of my command staff they "saved money" on our NY patrol cars by running summer tires on front and snows out back in the winter(crown vic). I had control of the seatbelt issue, and wore it. The tires were not my choice. NEVER had a single accident (to that date) in 25 years of driving in all kinds of weather when enroute to a roll over/ejection crash I hit the same ice that got the guy in the roll over. I was fine except a volunteer fire guy decided to turn around in a u-turn and park in my lane in front of me as I approached. Time stood still and I had time to read War and Peace as I stood in the brakes, contemplated sticking my foot out ala Fred Flintstone to turn that stupid car, but no, those crap front tires just slid and momentum took me right into his trunk. Only 15 MPH but totaled his rusted Chebby and I got a reprimand. Nothing was owned about the crap tires, it was "my fault", but the next year we had snows on all the cars. Personally I made it a point to buy the most aggressive snow tire i could find for all my personal cars, all four tires, and studded them. In the 17 years since not only have I never had an issue, my wife tells me every storm day "I love you and our tires". It looks like your truck was set up fine, and sometimes things just go bad no matter what, but so grateful that your family is ok.

 

[500Stroker]

Boy they was lucky, you know the Lord was rid'n with them.

 

[joshb]

Thank God they're ok. The truck can be replaced. Keep telling yourself "I'm a lucky guy" when the bills come in. You are! It could have turned out a lot differently. Don't ask me how I know.

 

[Paul Seaman]

You are so right, God Bless! I’ve got so much more to say on this topic but your helpless when your family is hurting and your sitting by just watching and knowing the end is coming soon. Car accident or cancer! Make every day count! I am so glad your family will be ok! Peace!

 

[alinwa]

AMEN

I don't know which hits harder;

-"there's been an accident, but your brother is stable"

-"there's been an accident but (your girlfriend) is awake now"

-"there's been an accident but it looks as though your son will live"

-"could you please come down.....there's been an accident"


I've experienced all of these personally and in each case, MY loved ones were, in the end, OK. Praise God.

I actually get in trouble with this on a daily basis because the old "How's it going" is a real question to me......and my answer is "Awesome!" - "Marvelous!" - "Wonderful!" - "It's a GOOD Day To Be Alive!" - "Beautiful! I achieved the vertical position and took nourishment..AGAIN!"

etc etc....

pisses people off, but it's what I believe.

I also believe everybody gets one "freebie"......... I sure did, and dozens of my friends and family have.

It's a "faith" thing, for me, I can't NOT believe in God. (Even when things AREN'T OK)

Blessings on you and your Family, glad they're OK.

Cuz life IS short, and every day a blessing.

 

[GSPV]

Thank God that they are OK!

I have a friend who is an EMS first responder dude. He tells me that not wearing a seat belt, texting, and driving under the influence account for an overwhelming majority of the fatalities that he sees.

So, please, please, please do the right thing.

 

[brokeasajoke]

I myself have an artificial hip I received when I was 33 because I wasn' wearing a seatbelt. Car hit truck, knee hit dash, busted pelvis socket and face through windshield but I was already ugly anyway lol. Seriously though, being on the local fire dept we have cut many a car open in our county. One distinctly not too long ago was a truck that went head on into a rock. It rolled onto its side and we done a side ways roof roll to access patients. The one wearing thier seatbelt is still around the other that wasn't is no longer. Though your child may be uncomfortable keep those harnesses cinched. They are there to protect not make the comfortable.