That...is actually what probably saved her life. I'm an EMT and I have to stop at Traffic Collisions by law if we're first on scene and given that we operate in Los Angeles....it's a multiple thing, daily.

But, back on subject, all of that kinetic energy into the accident would have been much worse if she'd landed closer. Same concept as a bow and arrow, the further the landing, the less severe the impact due to reduced amount of energy.

And without revealing too much, based solely on my own experience and the photo of the crash scene that I saw, the evidence points to them traveling extremely fast.

Apologies if anything has come across as insensitive, as that is not my intention. Mrs. Hollow, you of course have my continued sympathy and whatever limited support I can offer.

I don't see it as insensitive

Erm...same here in the Everything Thread. It has only just occurred to me that my post about concussions and psychological/physical trauma causing repressed memories might have come across as a bit apathetic. That was not my intention at all.

Kiln.

You're the voice of reason and objectivity. If this were TES-Verse, you'd be a Priest of Julianos. I certainly took no offense, and while I don't speak for her, I doubt Mrs. Hollow did either.

Sometimes breaking the bad news is the worst part of my job, and I've...become used to it.

Worst event ever was a four-year old girl who didn't make it. She was gone before we even came across it, and had to tell a mother and father as such, and given that they only spoke Spanish and I'm more or less proficient in it and my partner didn't speak a lick....yeah.

Not at all.

Oh dear, oh thank goodness she is alive. <3

I just read this only now..I can only offer my hopes and wishes for your cousin for her complete recovery.

I got to see her today, and...she was swollen. She wasn't nearly as bad as I was picturing, but she had road burn on her face, legs, and her right arm is in a cast, she's in a neck brace, and her right ankle is shattered. I couldn't even talk to her because any sort of activity woke her up and she'd start to panic and be sedated again.

My mind is still tingling and numb with shock. I just...ache. Seeing her like that was horrible. The last time I saw her was my sister's wedding, and she wasn't like that at all. And top top it off, she was at the hospital my dad was in when he passed away, which the anniversary for that in on Tuesday. I just... I don't know.

It's a lot to take in Liz. Try to deal with one thing at a time.


Is your cousin gonna be alright?

Liz- I want you to keep those happier moments clearly in mind. And I want you to realize that there are more of them in the future...

This is hard, I know. When Mrs. Treydog suffered from a ruptured colon, I do not think it was until after the fact that I realized how close we came to losing her. And- not knowing was a good thing.

Here is the thing- you have now seen the worst. She is getting better right now and every moment from now. The body is a remarkable engine when it comes to repairing itself. And I know too, that YOU are a strong person.

Finally, we are here. (And I will bring out more kitty pictures if necessary- and possibly even dachshund puppy ones if I can find any.)

Bless you.

I don't know if she'll be alright. And I've been helping my stepmom with her two year old since yesterday and no one else will take him. Not his grandparents, not his dad, no one. And he's so confused, and every time he sees someone that looks like her, he goes "Mama?" and it's so heartbreaking and I can't take it. I walked out of the room and made it down the hall until I saw my stepmom, then I lost it. I just can't...fathom what this little guy is feeling. He's two, and mama is gone, and... god. Just...god!

Calm down and breathe Liz. You're strong and you can handle this. I've got faith in you.

Things will work themselves out. Just keep your head on and do what you can to relax right now because it is difficult to accept but the situation is beyond your control. The only thing you can do right now is be strong for your family and help out with her son until you get more information.

With your tremendous compassion for others you are seeing how every aspect of this tragedy is effecting everyone at once - it is too much for anyone to handle. You can't do that, it will break your ability to give of yourself to even one - and that is not you.

When you are with your cousin, you can't speak but you can send your strongest love and prayers for her. When you are with her son, you can't think about the other aspects of all this - only keeping him happy and cared for so this tragedy doesn't affect him any worse than it already is.

Everyone has to be a little stronger in themselves through this and let the shock and grief hit in your private moments so that child is not exposed to any more then the upset of his mother not being there right now. Just keep thinking that she will be back.

I am sure the thought hitting about that being the same hospital your father was in is striking you hard, but riight now you are so in shock from everything else - it just adds another stressor onto the huge stack you already have. You have enough on you, that is something you have to put aside for the sake of everything you need to do now for your cousin and her family.

Like Kobby said, think of only one thing at a time so you don't overload yourself with stress. <3


I'm sending you Kobby's puppy, to cuddle when you are stressed and cry into his soft fur:

Plus hugs.

I just want a pile of puppies and kittens on me right now. And bunnies. Just a [censored] ton of puppies and kittens and bunnies while I'm sitting on a beanbag. I don't know where the beanbag comes in, but it's there.

Khajiit mALX gives wolf Kayla hug:

Beanbags are awesome!


Here and Here!

Uh, bunnies, KoB. I AM grieving here. :]

Sorry, I missed the bunnies


Here



Aaaaaand

Khajiit mALX hugs bunny Kayla:

I love the poo out of you two. Thanks :] <3

No problem Liz

We love the poo out of you too, just so sorry you have all this on you now and wish we could take some of it off your shoulders

I take all your cuddly pics and put them through whatever process that makes crack so powerful and BAM:

Take this, it's dangerous!

I really wish I could help you through this, Liz. I´m afraid the best I can do is send you this little kitty

Manos arriba!

Nunca voy a renunciar a una ardilla. Arriba las manos!

Lägg av! Skriv inte på spanska!

Manos abajo!

Me gusta queso en mi chanclas y pantalones!

Tänk om folk ville skriva på engelska

(He told me he wouldn't put his hands up for a squirrel)

Urk, cheese in your pants? Where's Sheo? GAAAAAH!

We will, just getting it out of our systems. Give Liz some cheese for her pants.

You google translated that?

Yes, and the next one you wrote after that too. The third one I could not translate.

BRA!!!! mirocu annars går vi över till svenska ok (we will start writing in swedish...Ha!)

Håller med (agree)

Ha! I have a mod on my side!

Yes mirocu you have!

Now I don't mind the use of other languages..AS LONG AS THERE IS A TRANSLATION INTO ENGLISH!!!

m'kay???

We could make a list of where people come from...though could be interesting actually..

So Kayla is waiting for Serene to answer

oh aye Dear Kayla WILL get an answer....pretty soon, just need to say hello to hubby and see what he brought from supermarket...THEN Serene will ...ehhh at least DO something

*Points*...

Mae 'na caws yn y trwsys fana!!!...

(there's cheese in them there trousers...)

Well...it sorta says that...

I'm from Wales btw...That's Welsh ^^ ...

Not, The Isle of Man...(Blackie )...

Or, indeed Scotland (Subrosa )...

Welshman is I...

You keep saying this. I don't think it means what you think it means.

I would like to remind everyone that spam should go to the Everything thread.

*Points to Global Moderator who asked where we were all from*...

I just answered in my own particular idiom...

While I appreciate that it may look like spam...And, indeed, walks like spam...

I answered the nice Global Mod... ...

Mae Llaw Du yn diawlod ofrnadwy...Dwi ddim yn byw ar Ynys Ddyn!!!...



(Black Hand is an awful devil...I don't live on the Isle of Man!!!)...

I wasn't referring to you, McB, but several of the posts before.

Well they DID move it to the Everything Thread. Someone even said to do so, so they did it. You're hours late XD

...

Fair dues...Apologies...


In the real world, meanwhile...

Robert's boss had started the combine harvesting...Y'know...Them huge machines that trawl through t'wheat fields in Superman III?...Well...Ours isn't so big...But, y'know, does its job....

And before you all get pictures of Minced Badger™ I'm nowhere near it as it works... ...

However...

As these things always do, it broke...So then we had to fix it...

My point is...If I drop off with the hugely friendly posts...It's 'cause work headed out to stressville (also not on the Isle of Man), and doesn't look like it'll make the return trip for a couple of weeks...

When we finish the wheat harvest, there's another silage...Then ploughing/working/seed sewing/more working/rolling thing...

So, apologies if, every now and again, I seem all aloof and distant considering my usual running around like an overexcited puppy... ...

We understand and forgive in advance XD