A friend emailed me yesterday, wishing me a happy belated birthday, and explaining that she was late because one day in late March "I was going to work when a 22 old girl ran a red light and hit me. She never even looked so no brakes were applied so I got the whole slam. I am so lucky to be alive …"
My friend's neck is broken is two places; the neck brace she wears makes it difficult to type. She also almost lost her eyes – she had severe cuts close to both of them.
The girl that hit her was taken to the hospital, but had no severe injuries, so was escorted on to jail and to rehab. The girl has a history of DWI's and has had her license suspended. She even gave the police a false name to begin with: " …she was more worried about the license it seems rather than the fact that she almost killed me." Of course, the girl had no insurance.
My friend attached pictures of her face and the car. Seeing her face broke my heart …the ugly purple and red bruises still framing her eyes, stitches zipping across a deep gash on her forehead …
One glimpse at the photo of the car and I felt a shudder of familiarity … a white car, its nose smashed up into the body against the windshield … just too much like Tom's after his wreck in 1998 for comfort. Don't you think so?
My friend's car …
Tom's car …
From our experience with Tom's wreck, I know my friend has a tough journey ahead of her. There's the pain and recovery from her injuries to deal with, but that's a drop in the bucket compared to the emotional and financial stress that follows an accident like this, especially when the guilty party tries to skirt blame and responsibility.
Please join me in praying for her … for a quick and complete healing, physically, emotionally and mentally, and for relief from the obvious financial burden this will cause.
Long Hollow 
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