my night and what i have to be thankful for

today is thanksgiving up here in canada and at 3am the phone rang. it was my 19 yr old daughter. she was in a car accident and needed me to come to the hospital cause she needed her mama.

when i got there (45 minutes away) i learned the details of her night. they were driving home from the bar (all very intoxicated) and her boyfriend swerved to miss a horse on the road (rural area) and the car rolled into the ditch.

being filled with water... the car - upside down and everyone unconscious... her boyfriend (huge head wound with blood spurting out - don't know how he was conscious) got everyone's heads out of the water and woke them up - and got them out of the vehicle!

he had to use his fist to finish breaking the rear window to get the three people out of the back... his hand is crushed and in a cast now... 20+ stitches to his head...

my daughter is okay. but it's her third head injury in two weeks so we are concerned for her - of course it's a long weekend here so we can't get her into our doctor till tuesday. :( (slipped in the shower and whacked her head... then a week later was getting a ride home from work and someone hit them and now this)

the other three people were injured at different degrees but all were able to leave the hospital this morning.

i am very very VERY thankful that i didn't loose my eldest baby last night... i can celebrate her 20th birth-day at the end of the month...

i'm a little overwhelmed and very tired. anyone interested... i'd love some nice healing energy and loving thoughts sent to them, as they recover from this crash.

Wow, Aleesha, I wish I could reach through my screen and hug you right now. I am so happy your daughter is safe, as well as all her friends.

Aleesha - bless your heart you've been through the wringer these past few weeks - and my thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.


Thank God that no one lost their life last night. I hope that all involved learned a very important lesson about drinking and driving. When you're young - you feel invincible.

HUGE HUGS for you!

Aleesha, first i am glad no one was hurt seriously.You and your whole family and the others in that car have our whole wishes and prayers.I hope nothing is wrong with your daughter after numerous head injuries.Positive thoughts on there way.

Wow; I too am very, very glad that no one was killed or seriously injured there. I send you and yours my deepest well-wishes.

Aleesha....huge hugs for you...and lots of prayers for you and your family! What a blessing that everyone is going to be ok! But I know you need continued prayers for strength, peace, and more healing....all on the way!!! :hug:

thank you all so much.

the police officers told us that they just missed knocking down the two white crosses for the two teens who lost their life in that exact same spot a year ago... and the same police officers responded to that call too.

i told my daughter that... to put this into perspective for her. she needs to understand that when you get into a vehicle where the driver has been drinking (regardless of the amount) that you are saying it's okay to drink and drive. we had a real good talk tonight at the hospital about it (of course, i waited for her to sober up first)

i'm numb right now. exhausted and numb. i know that later today it'll really sink in for her - as to what could have happened last night. i sincerely hope she's learned a valuable lesson and doesn't have to re-learn again in this lifetime.

i'm gratefully accepting all healing prayers, thoughts and energy...

in light and love,
aleesha

a dear friend who is part of the 'healing circle' i organize sent this to me just now:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vr3x_RRJdd4

i'm sitting here crying at the beauty of this!

(when it changes from black and white to colour... i get shivers!)

a hugged,
aleesha

I'm very sorry and I too am thankful your daughter was okay. It's never a good thing to lose a family member and Thank God you get to see her.

:) Hold your head up high and cherish all the moments of your life and loved one's life.

So glad to hear they will all be okay!!! Lots of hugs coming your way.:hug: :hug: :hug: She probably needs a few hugs extra too!!!

Hopefully she realizes how lucky she is. It could have ended so differently.

A parent's worst nightmare Aleesha! I can imagine what's going through your heart and mind right now...partly wanting to hug her forever and partly wanting to shake her for being so foolish and risking her very precious life. I know as a mom I'd be in that place and have been with my oldest daughter when she did things that scared the willies out of me. Today is the Canadian day of Thanksgiving, you have much to be thankful for especially that your daughter and her friends came out of this accident relatively unharmed. Hopefully they will have all learned a lesson and never get in a car with a driver under the influence again. Many hugs to you sweetie, you must be exhausted from all this.

You are so very blessed. I hope you daughter heals fully and quickly. Your family and those in the accident will remain in my thoughts and prayers. They are so very lucky to be here. I hope they all understand what could have happened, and realize they have been given second chance. Life is precious, and I hope they make a few better decisions in the future. :hug:

:grouphug:

i just spoke to my daughter... she's still completely overwhelmed and weepy. her boyfriend is soooo banged up. turns out he got way more than 20 stitches and his hand is in a cast. she is already so sore she can barely move.

i'm so glad she's alive... i am very very very very very very very thankful indeed!