Two years ago, to this day, I thought it was a normal day, but I was completely wrong. I was on my way home from work when I was rear ended. I was stopped at a red light on 9000 S, when I heard a bang. I looked in my rearview mirror, then I blacked out, and couldn't remember what had happened in between that time. I don't know what that driver was doing, but I wish he wasn't doing that. That night, I said bye to my little Volkswagen Lucy. When I called my parents, they said oh great. And I thought, why? It wasn't my fault, our insurance won't be the one going up! Now, I know why they were saying oh great.
To this day, I still suffer. My head is literally, and figuratively, barely hanging on. I suffer from PTSD, which is slowly, but surely, improving. I have a fear of driving, which at first my family didn't understand. They were so confused as to why I hated driving. I am in control of how I am driving, but I have no control as to how other driver's drive. I have become more of a backstreet driver, but mostly with my dad (sorry dad!). Mentally, it is not fun. Whenever I see sirens, I have immediate flashbacks to the day I was hit. I still hear the crashing of the cars, and every now and then, I remember little bits and pieces of what happened that night. Now, for the literal part of my head is barely hanging on, it's very true. I don't know how it is still attached. I continue to have neck and back pain, after many doctor, chiropractic, and physical therapy visits, endless x-rays and one MRI, it's just not getting better. The other day, I had the opportunity to go see a Chiropractor who does Motion X-rays, which every hospital and chiropractor should have. He told me, that I have herniated discs, and torn ligaments, which I have now been living with for two years, and had no idea about. He also said, that my head is barely attached to my neck, which is why I said literally. Every day I have back and neck pain, but that will never go away. I will have to live with that forever. For awhile, I have hated that driver that hit me. What could he have been doing, as to why he didn't stop?? This is part of the reason why I wrote this post: for people to be aware on the road. Put down the phone, whatever you are doing can wait. Wait to change the song or the radio station, it's not important. Even though that driver didn't take someone's life that night, he did in a way end one. Please, be aware on the road, you don't know what could happen.
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