Re: [TMIC] A very scary observationI had something similar happen to me. About 30 years ago, my husband and I and another couple were vacationing. The car was doing something that needed to be checked. We pulled off the side of the road - wide shoulder - and they were checking it out. I had gotten something out of the trunk and was standing just beside the car when I saw a car coming toward me. I was clearly in his way and was thinking what it was going to look like when he hit me. I guess I just froze. Anyway, Eddy just grabbed me out of the way. He always was my hero. Janice
From: Dalton Garis Sent: Sunday, September 19, 2010 11:10 AM To: Laura Beaudin ; Barbara Alma ; tmic-list@eskimo.com Subject: Re: [TMIC] A very scary observation I clearly recall when, in 1970; I was working as a B-lineman in line construction, I fell out of a 95' H-structure from about 30', first thing in the morning, and the time it took me to reach the ground after I cut out from the pole. I was totally calm and relaxed and just waiting to reach the ground. And when it hit, I just said, "Wow! That was hard!" Then I couldn't see my feet because my back was bent the wrong way. So, yes, it's calm before the storm. Dalton -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Laura Beaudin <laura.beau...@gmail.com> Date: Sun, 19 Sep 2010 09:04:08 -0600 To: Barbara Alma <balmat...@aol.com>, <tmic-list@eskimo.com> Subject: Re: [TMIC] A very scary observation Resent-From: <tmic-list@eskimo.com> Resent-Date: Sun, 19 Sep 2010 08:04:29 -0700 When you are actually going through this, your mind is not thinking right. My last MS attack left me a C6 quadriplegic...MS this time, not TM. Anyhow, I booked transit to take me to the hospital. My reasoning was that I was already in a chair, so what's the worse that could happen? (yeah right)...I spent ^ weeks in the hospital because of this and am still on full homecare. Have you ever had an accident where, while it was actually happening, you are completely calm? This is almost the same thing. During a trauma, the brain goes into a stasis mode--and we don't always make the smartest decisions in the process. Laura www.laurabeaudin.com <http://www.laurabeaudin.com> --NOT just another blog! http://practical-homeschooling.org On Sun, Sep 19, 2010 at 1:49 AM, Barbara Alma <balmat...@aol.com> wrote: Does anyone, other than me, find it very scary to think of somebody who finds that they no longer have feeling in their legs and feet but decides to drive themselves to the emergency hospital?? I myself was paralyzed waist to toes on both sides, so it wouldn't have even been possible for me anyway. However, I have read that at least 2 times recently on this site of people driving themselves. I really have a hard time imagining anyone not phoning for emergency services. My husband wanted to take me to the hospital right away when this happened to me. I stubbornly thought that it would pass, and after about an hour when it didn't, he called our son to come home. They then decided to call the fire department for help to get me down the stairs so he could get me to the hospital. We had about 10 stairs "then" to exit our home. I wasn't willing to risk he or my son falling and then them having problems as well. After they checked out my vitals and assured they were all fine, they assisted in getting me down the stairs and into his truck and Pete drove me to the hospital. This way we didn't have to pay for an ambulance since it wasn't necessary, yeah! Hugs, Barbara A in Auburn CA
