On the morning of Sunday, December 12, 2010, I experienced the worst accident in my life. I was heading to the north side of town for my gym appointment, as I usually do on most Sunday mornings, and while maneuvering through the curve that joins one interstate to another, my car began to fishtail. Within seconds, I was in a full spin across all four lanes of the highway into the median wall. I can remember seeing the wall as my car approached it. I seriously thought I was about to die. I don't remember the airbags deploying, but I could smell them. When the car finally stopped, I could feel a sharp pain in my chest and pain in my left arm. I think I may have blacked out for a moment because I could see a lot of people standing around the car. There were two ladies at my car door. When one of them opened the door, my arm fell from the arm rest unto the side of the seat. I instantly felt the worst pain imaginable shoot up my arm and I could barely lift it. I heard the lady on my left say that my arm was broken. She told me she was a nurse and she began to cut off my sweatshirt. A few minutes later, the ambulance was on the scene and I was taken to the hospital. Through it all, I didn't cry until I was in the ER.
I remember thinking, I have been employed with medical coverage since I was 16 years old and within these five months of my unemployment and no coverage I crash into a fucking wall. And to add some frosting to this shit cake, I had no auto insurance...Isn't that yummy? Now, I officially have nothing to lose. So, as I nurse all my bruises, both physical and emotional, I have some time to contemplate next steps. I'll keep you all posted as it all unfolds.
