My older daughter Lindsey called me Friday night at 1 A.M. She sounded strange so I asked what was happening. She was mudding with a bunch of friends and the driver rolled the Jeep during a high speed hairpin turn. My daughter and the guy with her in the back seat (Mike) were ejected still buckled into the bench seat. Talking to her, I could tell she was in shock.
They airlifted the guy to a local hospital. He has a shattered jaw, head wounds and was coughing up blood. He's now in an induced coma. Ambulance took her to another hospital but, for whatever reason, she got in a fight with the paramedics, walked out and called me. I asked how she was and she described blood and dirt on her head. I told her to get her ass to a hospital ASAP so a friend drove her. Amy and I jumped in a car and headed down to Ft. Myers, 45 mins. away.
When we got there, the docs were setting up a CAT scan for her. She had blood all over her head which was swelling up. Her pupils were OK and she was coherent so the doc didn't think she has a concussion. CAT scan results came back negative. She got some Vicodin and three staples in her head. Amy and I brought her home so we could watch her today. Finally got home at 6 A.M. so we spent much of the day sleeping.
Lindsey just left to go home. She is covered with cuts and bruises and looks terrible but is OK. I'm not sure how Mike is doing yet. Hopefully, he'll be OK, too. Head trauma can be bad.
You parents out there can imagine how this feels. Not the first midnight call I have gotten and probably won't be the last. I just hope we won't have many more before my kids settle down a little.
They airlifted the guy to a local hospital. He has a shattered jaw, head wounds and was coughing up blood. He's now in an induced coma. Ambulance took her to another hospital but, for whatever reason, she got in a fight with the paramedics, walked out and called me. I asked how she was and she described blood and dirt on her head. I told her to get her ass to a hospital ASAP so a friend drove her. Amy and I jumped in a car and headed down to Ft. Myers, 45 mins. away.
When we got there, the docs were setting up a CAT scan for her. She had blood all over her head which was swelling up. Her pupils were OK and she was coherent so the doc didn't think she has a concussion. CAT scan results came back negative. She got some Vicodin and three staples in her head. Amy and I brought her home so we could watch her today. Finally got home at 6 A.M. so we spent much of the day sleeping.
Lindsey just left to go home. She is covered with cuts and bruises and looks terrible but is OK. I'm not sure how Mike is doing yet. Hopefully, he'll be OK, too. Head trauma can be bad.
You parents out there can imagine how this feels. Not the first midnight call I have gotten and probably won't be the last. I just hope we won't have many more before my kids settle down a little.
That's such a short list of people who've done it.
