My oldest Cousin got in a really bad car crash on Monday, at 6est. He was turning, and hit a median. He flipped 7 times, was half ejected through the windshield and pulled back in. After the car stopped he climbed out (he was suffering from a head injury) to look for his wallet and flip flops, and got tons of glass in his feet.
He has cuts all over his body, his neck is broken, he's having a hard time controlling one arm and one leg. He's in ICU. He's also very worried because it means he'll miss his AA meetings, and Recovering-Drug Addict Support Group thing. He's also scared he'll get addicted to the pain killers. He's only been drug free since late summer of this year, and this could be a major set back.
The worst part. If he had been wearing a seat belt he would have gone unharmed.
At first I was very angry about this. He could have prevented it so easily. Next, I felt bad for him. What a price to pay for a mistake. Now? I feel kind of numb. It's drained me. I'm not even that close to him, and it's freaked me out this bad. I can hardly think about what his brothers are going through. Particularly his 12 year old brother.
Guys, I don't usually ask you to do things but today I'm asking two things of you.
1. If you have friends/family (or even you) who don't wear their seat belt, please, please insist that they do. My cousin is very lucky he wasn't killed. No more people should have to be hurt from lack of seat belts.
2. If you believe in any gods, please pray for him.
Thank You
