AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT -

Everyone, sorry for not getting questions answered lately; my wife was in an automobile accident (she's going to be fine, but is in a lot of pain) - I just got her home yesterday evening, and it may be several days before I have any free time to answer questions - I'm hoping some of the regulars can chime in and direct people to the resources that are already here, or answer individual questions when they've not already been covered; I'll try to get back into things as I can. I still have to take care of a crapload of paperwork and try to figure out what to do with her (possibly totalled) car, insurance, etc - Thanks for your understanding - I'm just very grateful it wasn't as bad as it could have been - at least cars can be replaced, where Ann is one of a kind... Steve

I hope she'll recover quickly...but take your time... All the best! Erwin

I'm glad she's ok. My thoughts go out to both of you.

Steve, Godspeed to the both of you! Tom

Steve, Same best wishes :!: And I'm sure she's one of a kind. To be with you for that long ....... :twisted: Signed: :? Not me....

Whew 39 yrs of marriage, take ggod care of her and only show up round here when she is well. I aint got that many years but I know it's work.

Best wishes Steve for you and her. I know if it's painful for her, it's also painful for you. Glad to see your priorities are in order and you're taking care of the wife! Here's wishing for a quick and complete recovery...

No apologies needed Steve. I'm glad she's ok. I send my best wishes. We have things covered here. Go take care of her. Aaron

Steve, My best wishes to you and yours........... tell Ann to get well soon........ We'll muddle through here the best we can buddy..... Rod

Nothing here that even comes close in importance. Best wishes to your wife, and good luck with the bureacratic nightmare ahead of you. I just went through this with a few family members. -HB

Glad your wife is going to be okay. There is enough info on this forum already to keep everyone occupied until you feel up to answering questions again. Best whishes from Seattle. DM

Sorry to hear that man! At least she is still alive. My prayers are with you.

I wish you and yours all the best as well, and a speedy return to normal. I'm also hoping that you will have a 'every cloud has a silver lining' story to tell. For example, when I was but 3 months old way before seat belts were common, for some reason my parents decided a child safety seat would be a good thing. I was in the back seat (again, odd for the decade I believe), when my mother's car was T boned by a car driving through a red light. At this point the front windshield and a few other important parts left the car. My mother's car continued forward at an off-road angle until it hit a concrete light pole and stoped. She, not wearing a seat belt, went through the missing front windshield, airborne for 30', coming to a stop face first against a concrete park bench. The police later remarked to my mother in hospital that I did not cry and was just looking around, utterly unharmed, and when they retrieved me from the back seat and then set my baby seat next to my mother's unconscious body in the ambulance that I thought it was a good time to take a nap. My mother lost 10 upper front teeth and 4 lower front teeth. And the silver lining is that, although she can't recommend the technique, she always felt she looked better with the straighter artificial teeth after the accident, and her apple bite improved. Also, the trunk had been rusty and was always scratching her. The new car trunk wasn't rusty (although it was a smaller cheaper car).

Godspeed your wifes healing Steve. We know whats important. This place will take care of itself. Not that we won't miss your mug,. but the time spent with your loved one is priceless How quickly reality can change is beyond ones comprehension untill it happens. I know from experience also. God bless you both. fitZ

Hope your wife recovers quickly. Don't worry about taking a break from posting here to attend to more important issues - you've already helped enough people and posted enough detailed and thoughtful posts to last 3 lifetimes - so you you have some time off in the bank :D

yes, definitly take care of the most important things. My son totaled a car of mine about four years ago and actually the insurance paperwork was surprizingly light. I was also surprized at how little it takes for the insurance company to declare a car a total. The reason is that when they declare a total they keep the car...and the value of the salvaged parts. So the fact that the wreck did not deploy the airbags or break any of the windows or dent most of the major body panels or damage the engine...meant that the car had a LOT of salvage value as parts!

Sorry to hear the bad news Steve :( ...Hope everything works out perfect for you guys and Ann gets well soon :!:

Every once in a while I see something that momentarily re-affirms my faith in humanity - more often than not lately, it comes from the membership right here on this board. I have shown all your wonderful comments and best wishes to Ann, and we both appreciate your concern and compassion more than words can express (though, in my inimitable fashion I still TRY :? ) - As I've said before, I couldn't be more proud of a group of friends; everyone here has helped keep this board one of the friendliest, most helpful places of its kind on the internet; I can't thank you enough. Ann is recovering at her usual rapid rate (second only to Buffy the Vampire Slayer, only Ann is REAL) - this lady has beaten breast cancer (both sides) and if we both get the flu, I suffer for a week or two while she coughs, bitches about it, and moves on :lol: ) - this last trial seems to be no exception - two days and she's refusing pain medication and trying to get caught up on housework (I know better than to get in her way, so I just remind her not to push too much, and occasionally unplug whatever she's using to make her stop) Realistically, I think it will take a month or more before she can move without being reminded of it, but so far the improvement is nothing short of phenomenal. (kind of like the degree of patience that's allowed her to tolerate ME for the last 39 years :? ) I'm still working on a bunch of crap paperwork, etc, so won't be back in full swing for a while; I just wanted to thank everyone for their support and compassion - Glad to be a part of this extraordinary community... Steve and Ann

You welcome man. Keep up the Godd husbandry and great work on the site :)

Glad to hear Ann is doing well. :D :D Aaron