On her way to the High School this morning, Kathryn was in a car accident - she got caught on the shoulder of the road and over corrected herself, rolling the car 4 times and then going 55 MPH into a tree..She is a medical trainer at the school for the sports teams and so she was on her way to football practice. I was still in bed...Del was already awake and had started his day. She called Del and the both of us drove to the scene and arrived before the ambulance, police and fire dept. We were stunned by the look of the car, but found Kathryn to have crawled out of the passenger side of the car and sitting on the side of the road. She was in shock - crying, of course, and apologizing for the car. We were shocked she was alive. I had no doubt she had been in her seat belt - she always is. It, along with our Father in heaven, are what kept her alive.
We noticed the bumps and scratches...cuts from the glass that were all over her body - but she informs us she had already 'assessed' her injuries, using as much of her limited medical training education she could remember. She determined she had no broken bones and as 'far as she could SEE, her eyes weren't dilated'. I giggled. She was sure she was okay. But one look at the car and the police and paramedics insisted she be transported to the hospital, of which I completely agreed. So, off she went in the ambulance.
Del took a few minutes to determine the 'details of the scene' as he went back to trace the skid marks, pieces of car scattered for over 100 yards and the car wrapped around a large tree. He just shook his head expressing his amazement at the fact his daughter was still alive. She shouldn't have been - no air bags deployed, she was tossed into several surfaces and hit her head multiple times here and there.
At the hospital, she had xrays that found no broken bones, slight concussion and then had staples put into a gash she had on her ankle. She was good to go.
I'm down playing a LOT of the details and emotions...mainly because I'm probably experiencing a little shock of my own. She SHOULD be dead...Kathryn could very easily have been dead at this moment instead of in her room resting peacefully with some bumps, bruises and cuts on her body.
Tender mercies and a family that loves her and the Lord very much.
I have a very emotional, yet grateful heart.
3 comments:
I was just blog surfing and came across your blog I am so thankful you get to have another day with your daughter what an awesome testimony for her to share, NO way was our Father done with her here on earth. Blessings to you for recognizing it was our father who layed his arms around your daughter and comforted her. Praises be to our god.
Oh my goodness. A mother's nightmare...Hug each other every day.
Obviously it's been a while since I checked blogs. I was SOO surprised when I saw the car, and realized Catherine had been in there!! You're so blessed that nothing else was wrong and that you still have her. Those pictures are crazy.
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