Oh where to begin? Because so much has happened in just a short time.
But I will start on Friday August 23, 2013 for this blog
entry. That afternoon I receive a call
from my husband who was driving home from work.
He calls and tells me he has just been in a 5 car pile-up! He was sitting at a red light stopped and a
big Pickup truck 3 vehicles back driven by a young man who wasn't paying attention
to what he was doing and was speeding, slammed into a truck, then that truck was
pushed into another truck, and then that truck was pushed into my husband’s
car, and then my husband’s car just bumps the car in front of him.
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| the damage doesn't look that bad, but when looked at from inside the trunk and underneath it was discovered that the frame of the car was pushed into the truck |
The young man was cited for causing the whole accident. His parents insurance has taken full responsibility
for the accident. Jeremy’s car was a
total loss due to the damage of the back of the car. The Frame of the car was pushed into the
truck when looked at from underneath, the car was a total loss. So
to make a long story a little shorter, we came to a deal with the insurance
company and was able to purchase and 2010 Hyundai Elantra on Labor Day (Last
Monday).
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| our new car |
At the time of the accident Jeremy didn't seek medical treatment
because he didn't appear to be hurt. But
2 days later he started having problems with his neck and right leg. I took him to the chiropractor this past
Saturday and it appears Jeremy has whiplash and after the results from his 4 x-rays
come in the doctor will be contacting us about a treatment plan. I thank God it’s no worse than that.
So we thought this accident was behind us, got a new car,
getting treatment for the whiplash everything is good. NOT!!!!!
After Jeremy’s Chiropractor appointment on Saturday we came
home to find a Subpoena in the mail for Jeremy!!!!
Jeremy has to appear in court This Friday 13th to
be a witness for the city of Columbus.
Because the young man who caused this accident decided to fight the
ticket he received. So Jeremy plus the
other 3 victims of this 5 car pile-up and along with the officer who took the
report for the accident have been subpoenaed to court as well to give their
testimonies on what happened the day of the accident.
So Jeremy has to miss work, and loose wages because of this.
And I’m sure the other victims have to miss work and loose wages as well. It’s just victimizing the victims again.
The Stress Jeremy and I have been is outrageous. I truly thought Jeremy was going to have a
nervous breakdown over the past few weeks.
And I trying to take care of everything because Jeremy is at work all
day and can’t be reached nearly ended me up at the Emergency room because I
pushed my body so much it was giving out on me, and Crohn’s and Stress nearly
took me out. I literally ran places every
day for 2 weeks and when I wasn't out running to get things done so we could
get a new vehicle, I was home on the phone from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. nearly every
day making or taking phone calls and responding and writing emails to the
insurance companies, car dealers, and family.
And the fact it’s still not over with and now Jeremy has to
go to court this Friday is almost too much for me to handle.
And to top it all off this accident was the 3rd
car accident Jeremy has been in, in less than a year! The first accident happened on Sept. 5th
and it was my fault, Jeremy was a passenger.
The 2nd Accident happened exactly 2 months later on Nov. 5th
Jeremy was sitting at a red light stopped and a woman who was drunk and also
high on drugs hit him from behind. The
woman was also driving without any insurance.
So she went to jail and we had to pay out of our own pockets to fix
Jeremy’s bumper. Now fast forward to 9
months later and Jeremy is in this 5 car pile-up.
We thought we were going to get a break from catastrophe in
our lives because the week of the accident, Jeremy officially graduated college
with his Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Made the Dean’s List, and had
just started his new job in Black Lick Ohio (an hour drive from our home). We had our car paid off, were ready to start
paying off some of our debt before Jeremy’s loans from college kicked in, in 6
months and if Jeremy’s job hired him on full time permanent we were ready to
move to Reynoldsburg, Gahanna, or Black Lick. But now we are in more debt due
to having to buy this new car and will be paying on it for the next 4-5 years,
so we can’t pay off some of our debt like we wanted to before his loans kick
in. Our vehicle insurance has now taken
hike due to us buying a newer vehicle, and now Jeremy will possibly loose a
whole day’s wages because he has to go to court this Friday. And we can’t move closer to Jeremy’s work
because rent is 2-3 hundred dollars more a month than what we pay now, and with
all these new expenses we just can’t afford it.
Oh and also due to all this stress and strain, Jeremy and I
are nearly on the verge of splitting up. Our marriage is literally holding on
by a thread at this point, and we are trying to hold it together and lean on
God to help us through because only he can help us and heal what has been
broken.
Our 6th Wedding anniversary is coming up on Sept.
22nd and I just praying we can hold on and make it to our special
day. Maybe that will be a day for a miracle.
This is just part of what has happened in less than a month,
I will continue this update in my next blog. And luckily it is happy news and I
can’t wait to share it with you.
