I was out by the pool this afternoon when Dena came by and told me that she'd just gotten home from being in a car accident. A 23-year old man turned into her path as she came home in the other direction. She generally felt fine but her car appears to be drivable but in the end, totaled since the air bags deployed and there was scattered damage to the bumpers, hood, dash and sunroof.
To be safe, she planned to go to Convenient Care for a quick exam even though she had only a very minor scrape to show for the incident.
I suppose it could've sufficed for me to express my thanks that she was okay. But after 11 years of marriage it just made sense to be there for her in the next hour or so. First of all a traumatic experience like that amps up the nervous system, and talking it out helps to settle down. Second, who knows what kind of internal damage there might have been, that might reveal itself while she was back on the road? And third, if she was in for a long stay in the waiting room, what fun would that be on her own? It's just one of those simple investments of love that sows manifold returns.
Convenient Care got her in and out remarkably fast! The insurance company handled her well, and all's on track to normalcy.
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Thankful Dena is okay....sounds like it was a pretty serious accident, and possibly could have been even much worse.
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