Friday was going okay until about 4 o’clock when I got a
call from Maddie that her parents had been in a bad car accident. I asked her if she wanted me to come down and
she said yes, and when I called Cathy she sounded pretty bad, didn’t know even
if Lou were alive, and also asked if I could come down to look after Maddie and
Claire. I was a Walmart so I ditched my
shopping cart and started down. It was
overcast and then it started raining about halfway there but I drove nonstop
and got to the apartment around 6:30. We
soon found out that Lou was going to be transported to Wake Forest Baptist
Hospital in Winston Salem and that he was seriously injured, with 6 (later
changed to 7) and a broken clavicle. We
had pizza for dinner and then spent the evening waiting for updates.
Saturday morning I drove the girls to the hospital and we
got to see Lou in the emergency room and he looked pretty bad. After out visit we went back to the apartment
and I rode my bike and I think I pulled my side because it really started to
hurt. I thought I might have to go to
the emergency room but I took some Tylenol and that helped a little. We went back to visit after having dinner at
Zoe’s kitchen and Lou had been move to an ICU unit. He was able to speak but got confused at
points.
Sunday was a hard day because after I took Maddie and Claire
over to see Lou, all four of us returned to the apartment and then I dropped
Maddie and Claire off to see Lou and then Cathy and I drove up to Hillsville to
get all the stuff out of the SUV. Both
Cathy and I were shocked at the condition of the Rogue (we had both been
expecting some damage to the right front passenger door but the whole right
front and been smashed and the right front wheel was almost horizontal. Clearly the Rogue was totaled, and after a
brief crying stint by both of us, we unloaded the vehicle and drove over to the
crash site (Cathy wanted to see it) and she decided that it had to be her fault
(it seemed to me also that it was her fault) but I kept telling her it was just
an accident, words that had little effect on her. I drove her back to the hospital where she
visited briefly and got the keys to the apartment then Claire and I drove back
to the apartment and unloaded the stuff from the Rogue. Then we drove back to the hospital and picked
up Cathy and Maddie and we all went back to nap. We went out to Zoe’s Kitchen for dinner and
then I dropped Cathy, Maddie and Claire off and after I had two walks, Maddie
and Claire returned and we headed back to the apartment where I watched the
Virginia Tech game, a very exciting victory by Tech.
Monday morning went slowly because Cathy wanted Maddie and
Claire to visit Lou so I took them over and then we went back to the
apartment. We finally headed off to
Radford around 10 and got there a little after noon. I dropped her off and then went home to do my
knee exercises and my weights and yoga.
I went to bed around 12 but the upstairs tenants woke me at 12:45 and I
had a tough time going back to sleep, eventually having to take a 2.5 mg valium
and it was past 3 before I dropped off.
I got up around 8 and had my breakfast, then started my knee exercises
and called Cathy. I did some things for
her but she wasn’t doing so well so I offered to drive her back down and she accepted. I got my stuff together drove over and we had
a good drive back down, chatting a lot and we went to the apartment, picked up
the girls and went to eat at Zoe’s Kitchen before we dropped her off at the
hospital and Claire and Maddie visited. There
was a possibility that Lou would be released the next day, which seemed kind of
shocking to all of us. Then Cathy stayed
and I drove the girls home. I watched
some TV and did my yoga exercises.
Wednesday was a good day even though the rain made driving
difficult. Claire wanted to see Lou so I
told her to come with me and Maddie and after I dropped Maddie off at Wake
Forest, we took a short walk with umbrellas around the main library, a lovely
park like campus. I will ride around it
at some point. Then I dropped off Claire
(Eric had gotten there) and I rested in my truck until we got the word that Lou
was being released so I drove down to the exit, picked up Claire and with her
help we drove in the rain back to the apartment and waited for Cathy and Eric
to bring Lou back. When they arrived the
three of us got Lou up the 24 stairs and into bed where he collapsed. Then I said goodbye and just before 2 I
headed off and had a pretty easy drive to Radford and then to my apartment
where I took a needed nap and then went for a 30 minute bike ride, then cleaned
up my truck, then did some flute playing, then got to my blog. I want to do 15 more minutes of flute and my
yoga and weights, and perhaps go out for some prayers and singing.
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