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Life's A Chibi: Accidents Happen
I did this after a recent car collision that Soryane and I were in. It was bad and the only thing that didn't survive was the car itself. Everyone in both cars were fine. Whiplash, angry and in shock on our ends, but we were mostly ok. One drive by stranger stopped by us and called 911 and the tow truck for us. He checked on us to make sure both parties were ok and stayed until the tow trucks got to us. After that, several of our friends offered to help in what they could. It made us feel like we weren't alone in our troubled state. Something as simple as making an emergency phone call for you or dropping everything you are doing and offering your services that can heave some of the burden of what just happened.
Accidents happen: a befallen stroke of luck or Mother Nature playing a small trick on you. An act of God or just your own wrong doing. The end result is that something bad happened to you - something very small to something that would alter your life and those around you.
There are some people who have the baddest luck in the worst possible moment. When something happens that they didn't expect to happen, the best thing one can do is aid them out of their accident. Your willing to help and your concern "cushions" the blow the other just suffered through. It shows that you want to help them out of their situation by offering your support and/or comfort. You want to make what happened less bad than what it was, as much as you can. Just being there and willing to give the victim your support and helping hand does wonders. It also shows that you care.
If you are in or had an accident, minor or major, the first thing that should come to your head is if you are alright - if you are still in one piece and alive. After that, quickly check on the others that were involved in the accident. If they are in a deeper predicament, help them. If you see someone who is in trouble or just had an accident and/or in trouble, make sure they are ok.
artwork © 2015 Alex Cockburn
Accidents happen: a befallen stroke of luck or Mother Nature playing a small trick on you. An act of God or just your own wrong doing. The end result is that something bad happened to you - something very small to something that would alter your life and those around you.
There are some people who have the baddest luck in the worst possible moment. When something happens that they didn't expect to happen, the best thing one can do is aid them out of their accident. Your willing to help and your concern "cushions" the blow the other just suffered through. It shows that you want to help them out of their situation by offering your support and/or comfort. You want to make what happened less bad than what it was, as much as you can. Just being there and willing to give the victim your support and helping hand does wonders. It also shows that you care.
If you are in or had an accident, minor or major, the first thing that should come to your head is if you are alright - if you are still in one piece and alive. After that, quickly check on the others that were involved in the accident. If they are in a deeper predicament, help them. If you see someone who is in trouble or just had an accident and/or in trouble, make sure they are ok.
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These speaks to me on a deep level and I gotta say I love this picture dearly. Me and my grand dad got in a car wreck a few months ago. My grandad had a stroke while driving and we rear ended someone without slowing down. The other folks were fine but the wreck+stroke so close together caused my grandad to have an anuerism that took his life. That happened a day later. After the wreck though I was panicked cause my grandad was talking and acting strange. (Before we took him to the hospital cause we didnt know what was wrong.) I was scared cause we were on the side of the road by ourselves. The other folks in the wreck took off as soon as they could. It was early in the morning so my family was asleep and I didn't know who to call. I had to call work anyway to let them know I'd be late. I broke down over the phone when they asked why and my manager actually left work on a busy day to come help. Later the cop that spoke to me and my grandad right after the wreck saw us still parked on the green by the road and he came by to help as well. We got my grandad to the hospital..and a series of difficult things happened later. But if it wasn't for that cop and my manager me and my grandad would have just been stuck there by ourselves....I was lost and scared cause my grandad was always the strongest person I've ever known both mentally and physically. Seeing him unable to walk or talk properly scared me all the way to my core..I cant imagine how things would have went for the both of us alone on the side of the road had it not been for those two people that came to help. So this might seem a little odd but thank you for posting this.
I'm sorry this happened to you, sorry to hear about the car but I'm glad to hear you guys are okay. Lending a hand that is something I do my best to do
I helped to clear an accident the other day, two cars wrecked on the access road and one ended up facing the wrong way on the freeway. I helped him push his car out of traffic and onto the grass, and stayed until the police got there and said I could leave.
I helped to clear an accident the other day, two cars wrecked on the access road and one ended up facing the wrong way on the freeway. I helped him push his car out of traffic and onto the grass, and stayed until the police got there and said I could leave.
I'm not usually one to comment on posts, but this feels too coincidental for me. I was also in a car crash this weekend, and the car's front end went into a rock face. No one else was present, just me and the car. I walked away with only minor scrapes, and the car is fixable, though broken. Most locals driving by stopped to check on me, even though all of them were complete strangers. They helped calm me down. Then we pulled the car off the road. It was resting behind a blind curve, so it wasn't safe to leave it there. A couple waited with me until help arrived. Even though I didn't know any of those people; their willingness to stop and help made a remarkable difference. I was in a frantic shock after the accident, and I wasn't thinking strait because of it. If they didn't stop, things could have gone much worse. Someone else could have hit my car before help arrived, or they might have swerved out of control trying to avoid it. Strangers stopping to help strangers really does make a difference, so if you see someone in trouble, please stop and help. You could be in a position where you need help one day. Drive enough, and chances are you'll be in an accident at some point. I'm thankful people were willing to help me out of a bad situation.
A good attitude to have in the aftermath of an accident that could have been much worse. Its good to hear that everyone is alright for the most part. Mental scars will happen though. The nagging thought of "what if?" will linger for a while as well.
I was in a severe accident back in '07 that twisted my 2nd and 3rd vertebrae 90 degrees. Because of that I suffer from periodic headaches ranging in severity from minor to migraine level and I have a very bad short term memory now, but I count my blessings. Had we been in a smaller vehicle the crash would have killed me, because I was in the back seat when the lady rearended us doing 60mph. Gave me severe whiplash and I cant remember anything up until 2 days after the accident when my brain started recording again in the hospital bed. xD Yea, I could look back on it and be mad at the lady, who I never met btw, or I could look back on it and think of how lucky I was to get away with what I did, be thankful that it wasn't worse, and that I'm still around to have fun with my friends and family. ^.=.^
Kudos to you two for having such a positive outlook after this. Again I'm glad to hear that you're both, for the most part, alright. Thoughts are with Soryanne as she tries to recover. I just saw her journal on it.
Here's hoping that you two get everything sorted out!
I was in a severe accident back in '07 that twisted my 2nd and 3rd vertebrae 90 degrees. Because of that I suffer from periodic headaches ranging in severity from minor to migraine level and I have a very bad short term memory now, but I count my blessings. Had we been in a smaller vehicle the crash would have killed me, because I was in the back seat when the lady rearended us doing 60mph. Gave me severe whiplash and I cant remember anything up until 2 days after the accident when my brain started recording again in the hospital bed. xD Yea, I could look back on it and be mad at the lady, who I never met btw, or I could look back on it and think of how lucky I was to get away with what I did, be thankful that it wasn't worse, and that I'm still around to have fun with my friends and family. ^.=.^
Kudos to you two for having such a positive outlook after this. Again I'm glad to hear that you're both, for the most part, alright. Thoughts are with Soryanne as she tries to recover. I just saw her journal on it.
Here's hoping that you two get everything sorted out!
Definitely. But you have to be very careful in helping someone off a wreckage. For starters you can't become another victim by being run over, you also shouldn't move someone unconscious or even conscious for the risk of cervical damage due to the impact. If you are trained in aiding in these kinds of rescues then do what you gotta do to get them out or at least keep their necks stabilized. Past that its just 911, make sure traffic is diverted and especially keep people in the crash calm and not all over the place, because they could be seriously injured and not even know it. I've seen it more then once before being a nurse where you think a person is ok in a crash but they aren't at all. Small nick to a major blood vessel due to the shock of the impact or the adrenaline hiding internal bleeding...it can spell disaster and fast.
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