Got a call from my mom, her husband got into an accident on roller-blades . Fell down and broke something. had to do surgery with full anesth. and something went wrong and he almost chocked. <sigh>

She said while there, they had some teenagers brought in from a motorcycle accident. One was gone immediately, the other one after 3 hours. Their parents were devastated. 1 second changes your entire life for the rest of your life.

This world is full of pain. It is a constant companion and can strike anywhere, any time, unpredictably. You never know. This is real.

I had some serious setbacks, some victories, but all things considered, I am so appreciative of what I have.

 

Ditto! My dad always told me growing up, "when you think you got it bad, there is ALWAYS someone else going through something worse"
What aches my heart is when I hear of someone's child dying or getting killed. I get home from work late sometimes and I like to just go in my son's room(11 mos.) and watch him sleep. Then go see my wife sleeping. Makes me happy knowing that's why I was at work. I'm so glad to have them. Tell you what, we Americans got it made!
It's very sad to hear of those accidents.

 

I agree. There's always someone who has it worse. Many times I thought all bad luck as came a once, and I thought "it can always be worse". Be lucky for what we have, and we (most of us) have our helth, and are here to type these messages.

Mike

 

Durring drydock a contractor left an access plate to one of the engine intakes unbolted. One of my shipmates went up to that area to work on an anntenna and steped on the plate. The plate tipped and he fell through the access hole, 40 feet down the stack and landed on the silencers. After we found his exact location within the stack from the inside of the ship, we spent 20 minutes getting a soft patch off the bulkhead and extracting him. He was medivaced off with life-threatening injuries.

He lived but was medically discharged from the Navy. In the span of a second a routine procedure turned dangerous and changed his life forever. It really shocked the crew.

 

I am very appreciative of what i have because of this...
About 13 years ago i had a cousin who was at the time two years old. She was with her aunt at Target. They leave target do nothing wrong and a vehicle hits them head on. My cousin at two years old broke both of her legs was in full leg casts for months, then casts up to her knee's for months, not to mention many many scars. Her aunt, she was so injured after that it took about 5 surgery's to survive. They were very worried she wouldnt make it. Today you wouldnt know she almost died. The kicker....the driver of the car that hit them, (had no liscense and no insurance) left a note at home that morning stating he was going to take the car and hit another car head on because he didnt want to live anymore. Well he got his wish and ended up dying! Seeing my two year old cousin and her aunt in so much pain really made me appreciate what i have and i now live every day like my last, i make sure to tell everyone how i feel because you never know. I make a point of telling my boyfriend and everyone i care about how i feel because i may not get to tell them again.