Appreciate, Love and Cherish May 28, 1988 was a day that - TopicsExpress



          

Appreciate, Love and Cherish May 28, 1988 was a day that changed me forever. Unlike any other day in the past, I can remember most every detail of this day. It was Saturday, Memorial Day weekend. We spent most of the day coming up with plans for David, 2 year old daughter, Susan and myself to do for the holiday. We lived on Darby creek and decided to camp behind our house. Just in time to put the tent up before dark. We went down the lane behind our house and started to put the tent up. So much for that. We could not figure out how to put it together. This led to an argument between my David and I. He gave up and took Susan back to the house while I continued to try to put the tent up. I finally figured it out but needed help to hold the post of the tent, so I walked up to the house to get David and Susan . At this point we were excited that we could have our camping trip. Susan was sleeping so David carried her to our van and we went down the lane again. On our way down, I had a eerie nervous feeling. It was a little dark so we left the van running with the headlights on so that we could see better when putting up the tent. We start getting the tent up with success this time. I hear a faint click. I look I see headlights coming at me. David pushes me out of the way of the van. All I can think is my baby is in there, I have to save her from going into the creek. Meanwhile I don’t know but David is heading into the van to try to hit the brakes. I jump back in front of the van. I put my hands on the front with all my strength I try to stop it. My feet begin to slide. The van pulls me into the creek. I am stuck. I can see just the ripple of the top of the water, in the reflection of the moon shinning brightly above my head. In my head I am saying, “Dear God, if you have ever helped me please help me now.” These were my exact thoughts I will never forget them. Just then I hear David yelling ”Karen, where are you?” I reach with all my strength to the top of the water and wiggle my fingers. I could not move the rest of my body I was pinned to the bottom of the creek under the van. I feel David grabbing me. So excited he is going to get me out. He pulled as hard as he could. He hands slid off of me he could not get me. At this point I knew I was going to drown there in the water. Just then he reached down again grabbed me under my arms and pulled with all of his strength. He got me out. But this was just the beginning of a journey of my life that changed me forever. I lay on the creek bank. David says come on Karen lets just go to town and get something to eat. He knew it was bad but he hoped he was wrong. I tell him go call the Sherriff. There was not 911 at that point. I could not move my legs. David runs to the neighbors. I hear Susan crying above my head. “Susan, don’t cry Mommy will be okay.” I just kept talking to her she was scared and I did not want her to try to get to me. I hear ambulance in the distance. Now I am getting scared. They get me into the ambulance and the drive up the lane seemed like eternity. I feel every bump in the road. I kept asking them. “Am I going to die?” I have broke my back, and disk in my back, punctured and clasped lung, 6 ribs and an ankle. They have to take me to surgery to repair my back. I am in surgery for 8 hours. They take my hip bone and use it to fuse my back bone, remove the disk . All fixed. I get a body cast . I leave the hospital three weeks later. Now at home in a body cast. I must lay on my back in a hospital bed. I am at the liberty of everyone else who cares for me. What a horrible feeling. I never wanted to wash dishes , do laundry, scrub the toilet so badly. Mostly, I wanted to hold my little girl in my arms. After 3 months I go back to the hospital. I am getting my cast off. Finally this is going to be all over. No, three more weeks in the hospital. I have to learn to walk all over again. I had no idea that the next three weeks would be such a learning experience for me. This is just a shortened version of what happened that day. But I learned to trust in God in all situations. What the devil has made for bad, God can turn to good. Never give up. Appreciate, love and cherish every minute of everyday, it is a Gift!!!
Posted on: Sun, 16 Mar 2014 16:29:06 +0000

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