On Aug. 7, my family and I were headed north for a family reunion weekend. We barely made it 10 miles when another car smashed into us from behind at 50mph while we were waiting to turn left. Although I was wearing my seatbelt, my face hit the dashboard very hard. I broke my nose and my neck and shoulders were whiplashed hard. But amazingly, my 4 children, who were all in carseats, didn't have a scratch on them. Thank God for the person that invented those wonderful carseats! The only injury my hubby (who was driving) got was cuts on his hands from reaching through the broken rear window to check on the kids. Our minivan is a total loss and we got our new one already last week. I am going in tomorrow to have my nose reset. I will be black and blue for another week or so, but otherwise am feeling pretty good now. Notice how close the smashed metal is to where my middle son's carseat had been. My "pretty" face a few days after the accident
OMG Seat belts and carseats are blessings in this case. So very glad the children weren't hurt and sorry to hear about your injuries.
Lord ya'll are lucky .Your bruises are really bad but all in all you are all so lucky.Thank God your kids were all ok.
The good lord was with you and your family. It could have so much worse and very glad it wasn't. Take care of yourself.
It's easy to replace a car but you can't replace people so thank goodness none of you were seriously hurt in the crash. I hope all goes well for you when you go to get your nose reset and that the bruises and whiplash fade quickly. I just hope that the memories you have of the smash will fade in time too.
I agree, OMG! That must have been terrifying for you and your husband. Bad enough to be in a crunch when you are alone, but to have all the children in the car...eek! Thank goodness you were all belted in safely. Good luck having your nose reset, fingers crossed the swelling and bruises settle quickly and I hope your husbands hands are healing and the children aren't traumatised too badly by the event.
Thank goodness you are all safe. A gasp when I saw the mini van. Hopefully you will be on the mend soon.
Oh my gosh, that must have been so scary!! Thank goodness you are all OK ... it could have been so much worse. Will there be any charges laid to the driver of the other car?
That brought tears to my eyes - you were all so lucky. Thank God... Take good care and I hope you recover quickly. Gosh. Make sure you get really good care for your neck and shoulders -- whiplash injuries can take a long time to heal completely.
Thank goodness you were all wearing seat belts and the kids were in car seats. I've seen so many parents let the children go without them. Did you make your reunion? I would have been doubly upset if I were you. Good luck with your nose. dooley
