Now this date has taken on a whole new meaning for me, every year on this date I will be extra cautious. On March 15th I was in a really bad car accident on the freeway. It happened in a blink of an eye, and all of a sudden I was fearing for my life. I remember thinking am I going to die RIGHT NOW, and when is this going to END? Till finally it stopped when I hit head on into the center median. I remember going into shock, shaking and screaming from seeing blood gushing out of my nose/mouth. I was so scared, and thinking this didn't just happen! This isn't happening! I was surprised to hear all the voices and see all the faces of the people that stopped to help me. I immediately asked if anyone else was hurt, and the voice responded "No no-one was hurt. You're going to be okay, an ambulance is on the way." I was so thankful, and amazed that no one else was hurt. I couldn't stop thanking them for helping me. A lady was holding her sweater up to my face while I was bleeding pools of blood onto it. The cops, ambulance, and fire truck got there in which felt like 30 seconds, and everyone was asking me questions like what's your name? When's your birthday? Who's the President? They asked me "what hurts?" and they wouldn't let me move. I heard them saying "She has head trauma, we need to take her to the trauma center." They then strapped me on a board, and rushed me to the emergency room. I had no idea how bad it was until my family showed up and I saw their faces. Once my mom walked in she started to cry, so I started to cry because I felt so horrible that I could have lost my life, and she would have lost her only daughter.
Since then I have received so much TLC from my family, friends, and co-workers. I've felt so fortunate to have such supportive and nurturing people around me. I definitely see things differently, and don't take my life for granted. They always say "Life could be over in a blink of an eye" and I really identify with that, and realize just how lucky I am. I am so grateful for everyone that is in my life, and who was truly there for me. I know God was protecting me, and I think I walked away from that in the best way possible. I had some swelling and bruises, and they're finally going away, but I am totally fine with having a black eye. It could have been much much worse.
