Please Put Her In Your Thoughts

As some of you know my oldest daughter, Kate, who is 20 recently moved to Texas - for the first time in our lives very far away from mom.

Kate was involved in a serious hit and run car accident yesterday. Her vehicle was totalled, the other driver fled the scene. She thought she was just shaken up (thankfully she was wearing her seatbelt) however she just didn't feel right this morning and went to see a doctor. After x-rays and a CT scan it's been determined she has a fracture in her C5 vertebrae. I know with proper care my oldest baby will be fine - it's just not much comfort when I can't be there with her as I've always done.

Please put her in your thoughts. I hope they catch the (words I can't say here) person that did this to my daughter. I'd really like a few private moments with that driver.

Jo, all of my prayers and thoughts are with your daughter and family.

Awww hon! I can only imagine how hard it must be for both of you to go through this first trial apart. :hug: My prayers are with both of you!

Jo, my thoughts and prayers are with you and Kate right now - call me any time you need someone to talk to, I'm sorry you're so far away from her right now.

If it's any condolence, I was in a car wreck in 2001 and also cracked a vertebra. I was fine with a little bedrest. Other than being sore, I couldn't tell that I'd hurt my back.

Love you bunches!!!

Jo, my thoughts are with your daughter and you.. Hope everything turns out 100%.

oh no thats horrible, she will be in my thoughts

You and your family will be in my thoughts and prayers...

Of course we'll keep her in our thoughts. Hope everything turns out well.

Poor Kate. That's a terrible way to start off her new life in TX. I hope she heals fully and quickly. Your family will be in my prayers. :hug:

That's some bad news. But the upside is that it could have been much, much worse. I hope that your daughter recovers fully.

here's wishing her well soon

The good news is they caught the fracture before any more damage occured! Hoping for a quick recovery :)

I will put her in my prayers, and I hope for the best for you and your daughter.

I hope the other driver is found and brought to justice. My mother was in a very bad accident 4 years ago when a young women, driving her boyfriends pick-up truck, ran a red light doing 80 in a 60 (km), and t-boned my mom. My mom is doing better now, although she is still on disability and unable to return to work and we have no idea how much longer the matter will be in court. My mother was incredibly lucky (someone was watching her), and your daughter and your family are certainly in my thoughts.

Positive thoughts and energy to you and your daughter, surely she will have a speedy recovery and be able to put this all behind her.

Best wishes going out for a speedy and full recovery.

oh Jo, how terrible. Things could have been much worse. Positive energy is being sent your way as well as being in our thoughts and prayers. Tell her that your "family" on bp.net sends her well wishes.

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Originally Posted by frankykeno

As some of you know my oldest daughter, Kate, who is 20 recently moved to Texas - for the first time in our lives very far away from mom.

Kate was involved in a serious hit and run car accident yesterday. Her vehicle was totalled, the other driver fled the scene. She thought she was just shaken up (thankfully she was wearing her seatbelt) however she just didn't feel right this morning and went to see a doctor. After x-rays and a CT scan it's been determined she has a fracture in her C5 vertebrae. I know with proper care my oldest baby will be fine - it's just not much comfort when I can't be there with her as I've always done.

Please put her in your thoughts. I hope they catch the (words I can't say here) person that did this to my daughter. I'd really like a few private moments with that driver.

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O my :(.You and yours will be in my thoughts and prayers for sure .

Jo~
It is terrible to be a mom and to not be able to be there for our kids. I know that it's hard for Kate right now too. All my thoughts and healing vibes are being sent to your daughter. Life is too hard sometimes and then we learn from events and Life starts to slowly come back together again.
Hugs to you and yours,
McKinsey

That's horrible! But also a blessing that she wasn't more badly injured.

I'd be slightly concerned that "just" a fractured vertebrae would not cause "just don't feel right". Maybe it is pinching or something else is bruised or pinching, or it could easily be just the stress of the whole situation. But something for her to keep an eye on and push the doctors if she doesn't seem to be getting adequate answers.

A friend of mine was in a car accident and only found out she broke her ribs about a week later when a cold had her coughing & sneezing and she got so sore she could hardly breathe. The docs said it couldn't be her ribs, they had been x-rayed, but that is what it turned out to be when they x-rayed again.

Will be keeping your daughter and your family in my thoughts.

Jo

We'll be keeping your family in our prayers as well. :hug::hug::hug:

My thoughts and prayers are with you and your daughter...she'll be alright! :)

Wow Jo...

Absolutely her health is in my prayers.

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Originally Posted by frankykeno

Kate was involved in a serious hit and run car accident yesterday.

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Sending reiki love and light... for her greatest good.

love ya Jo.

Aleesha

Thank you so much everyone. I can't tell you what your good wishes and concern mean to me.

I didn't get a lot of sleep last night thinking of how it could have been a lot worse and growing angrier at this driver who wasn't paying attention and going too fast. I know that's all normal feelings for a mother and will pass in time but boy I feel like an angry bear with her cub right now.

I'll be in daily contact by phone with Kate and Nicole and thankfully they are staying with Nicole's family while they apartment searched so Nic's mom will watch over Kate and make sure she does exactly as the doctor says. My oldest tends to pooh pooh doctor's advice a lot of the time so that's a concern that she won't rest enough or wear the collar 24/7 as she's supposed to right now. I gave her my "mom" talk about that. :)

Anyways, thanks again folks. You really are a wonderful community of caring, good people.

i hope your daughter gets better real soon..

Our family will as well. Hope all gets well soon.

wow that's just infuriating that some people can be so selfish that they REALLY mess up someone else's life and not care one bit...What crap. I really hope your daughter makes a full recovery and I hope they catch this human mold.

If her car was totaled, then surely the other car has to have significant damage. Do you know if anyone got a description of the car?

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Originally Posted by frankykeno

boy I feel like an angry bear with her cub right now.

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Of course you do!

It is good to know she is with someone who will be watching out and making sure she follows doctor's orders.

Please keep us updated!

That's terrible, Jo.. I was just thinking about you and her yesterday, wondering how things were going.. this isn't what I wanted to hear!

But.. it could have been worse. I'll pray for her total recovery. :)

Jo sorry to hear about your daughter.
Dont let anger make you crazy, it will only make it more painful.
Try to be thankful that your daughter is not as bad as she could be.

I had a horrible event with my daughter who had moved out a couple of years ago and after being very angry for a while I realized that I should be very thankful that I still have a daughter to worry about. She could have very easily have been taken from us as well. Thankfully she is OK now.
Not all parents are that lucky.

My prayers and thoughts are with you.

Sending get well soon vibes to Kate.:sunny:
And I hope you feel better too!

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Originally Posted by West Coast Jungle

Jo sorry to hear about your daughter.
Dont let anger make you crazy, it will only make it more painful.
Try to be thankful that your daughter is not as bad as she could be.

I had a horrible event with my daughter who had moved out a couple of years ago and after being very angry for a while I realized that I should be very thankful that I still have a daughter to worry about. She could have very easily have been taken from us as well. Thankfully she is OK now.
Not all parents are that lucky.

My prayers and thoughts are with you.

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This is so true Raul. Anger will block all movement through the pain and grief and loss. It is a terrible place to be stuck. Trying hard to exploit the good times, the love, the appreciation for getting to share life together~ these are the blessings and must not be minimized.
It just hurts so badly when we can't protect our children and keep them safe...

Oh,

I'm sorry you both had to go through something like this.:(

Best wishes for her quick and total recovery - and good job on the "mom" speech, I've had a few of those myself. :please:


dr del

Really sorry to hear about the accident Jo. My thoughts are with you and your family.

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wow that's just infuriating that some people can be so selfish that they REALLY mess up someone else's life and not care one bit...What crap. I really hope your daughter makes a full recovery and I hope they catch this human mold.

If her car was totaled, then surely the other car has to have significant damage. Do you know if anyone got a description of the car?

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Nate, at the time of the accident Kate didn't feel hurt so it would have been a no injury type of police report and those quite honestly often don't get a lot of attention in a busy police department. Because she is obviously hurt I did tell her yesterday to contact the officer that was on the scene of the accident and let him know her medical status. All she remembers is a flash of beige as the jerk pulled away (she was badly shaken and probably a bit shocky).

Hopefully there was someone either in another car or on the street that got the licence plate and this person can be held responsible for Kate's injury, her loss of time at her new job, the van being wrecked and her medical bills. It's so completely unfair that she is facing all this due to some else's bad driving habits and irresponsible behaviour.

Raul, you made a really good point there and I thank you. I am first and foremost so incredibly grateful that Kate is not hurt worse. A van can be replaced, my daughter never could be. Medical bills and her job (she's in the middle of an intensive training program to be able to get a major promotion) are worrying her but we'll help her deal with that as best we can.

Thank you all again for your posting in this thread and being so kind and caring to our family.

What a horrible thing. :( I hope that she recovers 100% and that this all goes over fast. I hope that someone comes forth with info on the degenerate who hit and ran. :( But on the upside I was thinking, it could've been alot worse, and at least it was not.. I send you all my best wishes and energies.