Tuesday April 30th, 9:30pm
I was about ready to fall asleep when I realized that I left my phone in the kitchen, which is my alarm for the morning. I asked Josh what time he was waking up and then figured I wouldn't need my alarm and would wake up when he did. Then I fell right to sleep.
Tuesday April 30th, about 11:30pm
Sydney woke Josh up by huffing at our bedroom door. Josh got up and he heard a knock at our front door. We also had Lilee (my mom's dog) that night since they were leaving really early in the morning. The dogs were barking, but not too crazy. Josh ran into our closet to put some clothes on and because I'm a chicken, I told him to grab his gun too. (Hey! You never know!) Since I was in a deep sleep before all of this my heart was racing. I was hiding behind the corner when Josh opened the door and then my Aunt walked in. I was in a stupor, because I was thinking What in the world is my Aunt doing here? Here is how I, some what, remember the conversation going:
Aunt: Chase is okay, but he has been in an accident on his motorcycle.
Me: Okay
Aunt: He's talking, but has broken bones, your dad and Brenda are on their way to the hospital and your mom and Gordon are on their way.
Me: Okay (And I'm also thinking, those damn motorcycles, I knew this would happen)
Aunt: Okay, I just wanted to let you know so you could start praying......
Me: Okay
I must have said more, but I was in shock and I don't really remembering saying too much. I then just watched my Aunt walk out the front door to her car. The next day she said I had a funny look on my face.
Then I walked to the back door and let the dogs out and walked back into the bedroom. Then I thought, I should go check my phone. I walked back into the kitchen and my phone looked like it had blown up with all the missed calls.
I, of course, would not be falling back to sleep. Chase was in surgery from around 1am to 6 or 7am, and I kept in contact with my mom. We were all worried that he was going to loose his left leg because the blood supplies in his shin were damaged. A vascular surgeon scrubbed in and they transplanted a vein from his right leg to his left leg. Chase's other injuries were to his left elbow. The impact from the car was all on his left side.
The next day, May 1st, I went down to the hospital to see him. He was in the ICU, but they let his many, many visitors see him. Thankfully he was out of the ICU the next day, but in a much smaller room.
I am so thankful that he had no head trauma or damage to his spine. His injuries will heal and he will recover. I am praising God that he is alive!
We learned that the driver of the car that hit him was driving under the influence. Chase was in the left lane of his two lanes, when he saw the on coming car swerve over to his lane. He slowed down and switch to the right lane to give the driver room, but the driver just kept coming over and hit him.
Then we also found out that God sent two angels to help him. Two college age girls, who were studying for their nursing finals, heard the crash and ran out to help. One held Chase's head and told him not to move and the other made a tourniquet out of belts for his lower leg. I am so thankful to those girls, who at first we didn't know that they were studying to become nurses. I just kept thinking Wow! I don't know what I would be doing in that situation with someone lying on the pavement. I definitely want to meet them and thank them. The whole family wants to, especially Chase.
Fast forward to this week. Chase has been in the hospital for over 2 weeks, he has had 9 surgeries between is arm and his leg, and he also got ENGAGED to Crystal!
Friday, May 10th
Chase did some cyber shopping while he was laid up in the hospital bed and enlisted my parents help to get the ring to him. He sent my mom to the jewelry store to pick up the ring. I've been waiting the past couple of years for him to finally propose and make Crystal my sister! I love the way my brother looks at life. Yes, some bad things have happened, but he's making good things happen too!
Here are a couple pics of the "Love Birds"! They are always looking to have a great time!
Friday, May 17th
Chase has been in the hospital for 17 days now. We are very hopeful that this will be his last day! Finally! He is making strides and he is going to recover in no time. We need to get him walking so we can get this boy hitched!
I've been looking at old photos of Chase and here are a few of my favorites.
Things that I'm thankful for regarding this saga:
-Chase! Of Course!
-Chase's positive attitude
-Crystal, she has been a constant in Chase's life the last 5 years and has been strong throughout this whole thing.
-My parents, when Crystal had to go back to work, they were there at the hospital for him.
-All the prayers from friends, family and strangers. Prayer is a powerful thing and we see it working daily.
-The Doctors who put Chase back together.
-All the nurses who took care of him.
-I think that this list is just going to go on and on if I don't stop!
My last thoughts are this: I truly believe in God and that he is powerful and all knowing. Yes there are bad things that happen to good people, but I don't believe that God causes them. We were all born with choices in life and people make wrong choices that cause hurt to good people. The girl who hit Chase was making wrong choices in life and it just so happened that it involved him when she came across that yellow line and hit him. I believe that God gave Chase the watchful eye and he was able to see her coming, so he could move over, otherwise the crash would have probably been worse or fatal. I believe that the crash happened where it did, so the two girls would be able to help Chase with their nursing skills. I believe that the girl who hit Chase is where she needs to be, in jail, and I am praying that justice will prevail and she will be locked up for a long time. But I'm also praying that this will be the end of her bad choices and that she will turn her life around.
Chase, if you are reading this, I love you so much! I know that we picked on each other growing up and did the typical brother/sister thing, but know that I've always loved you and have always wanted nothing but the best for you. Heck, I wish you could be taller than me! Hahaha! I know that you are going to do great things in life and you will get through this difficult time. Seeing all the love and support you are getting because of who you are and how you have treated others over the years, makes me think what a great example you are to the people around you. So, cheers to a speedy recovery! You need to get over to Hawaii, so I have a nice vacation spot!
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