Re: OT: You are not going to...

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Re: OT: You are not going to believe this

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> as difficult as it was, you know you did the right thing.

> Not only did you possibly save the lives of others, you may have

> saved his life as well. I will pray that this incident

> opens his eyes to make changes in his life. It breaks my heart

> to hear of the losses Rob, Michele, Robbin, and so many others

> have suffered at the hands of a drunk driver. Perhaps if

> this guy's wife listened to some of those stories, she would be

> upset for other reasons now. My son is 27 and still will phone

> us for a ride on occasion rather than get behind the wheel - we

> don't look it as an inconvenience but are thankful he has the

> sense to phone.

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> As for you - it sounds like you aren't doing much resting today

> either, what with going to the insurance office, etc? You

> have been through so much stress lately. I hope perhaps

> tomorrow you can do something truly relaxing for yourself, have

> a day with no demands, and just pamper yourself.

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> I pray you will get better, restful sleep tonight.

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> snooksmama@...

> wrote: Today, I was off so I took the

opportunity to visit my dear friend, , who is staying with her parents about

an hour and a half away in Greenwood, Indiana. 's mother has been given a

diagnosis of terminal throat cancer. has taken FMLA and gone up to stay

with and help her family, and give her sister a break. Not only is 's mother

(Shirley)ill, but 's dad has multiple medical problems and is on a walker.

Then there is 's 47 year old brother, , who is blind, diabetic, and

schizophrenic and very childlike. It is a terrible situation. Shirley has been

the rock of the family. She says she is ready to meet the Lord whenever he is

ready for her, but leaving her husband and son behind is just so heartbreaking

for her. I went up today for a visit. Was there most of the day. Long story

short, coming home I missed my exit and found myself going down I65 towards

Louisville. I got off, thinking I'd

> go to Veterans Parkway and get gas, and changed my mind on

> the off ramp. I got in the left lane and was sitting there at

> the light, stopped, when a drunk driver hit me...in Rob's brand

> new (albeit used) Durango that I had just picked up from him in

> Indianapolis, as I need to get it LICENSED tomorrow. So here I

> am with a guy who is begging me not to call police, when I can

> tell he has been drinking. It was a 20 minute act of stalling

> while called the police (from home, after I called him on

> my cell), so the guy would think the police just 'happened' up

> on our accident. It was heartbreaking to see him being cuffed

> but I knew I did the right thing getting him off the street. I

> just kept thinking of two of Rob's classmates, one drunk who

> drove her car and killed the other. This got me so upset and

> sad, and crying while I watched the scene unfold in my rear view

> mirror. I'm not hurt physically, the car isn't bad, just a few

> scratches, but we had to get this guy off the

> street. Of course, he told me his life story about why I

> shouldn't turn him in. I told him I had seen many tragedies

> related to alcohol and that it was not fair for him to be taking

> chances with others lives! Nervy, aren't I. So, I just played

> along with him, listened to his story, taking FOREVER to write

> his name and address, and making him get out his insurance card,

> license while stalling for time till the police arrived. At

> least he was a pleasant, talky drunk...poor fellow. He is

> sitting in jail as I type. He is God's child too so please pray

> for him, his name is .

> I'm so shook up I doubt I will sleep tonight. It was a

> pretty harrowing experience waiting for the police. But thank

> God he hit me, did little damage, and is now off the street

> where he can't hurt anyone.

> I'm going to wait to tell Rob about the Durango, he

> doesn't deal well with anger these days...oi

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