It's amazing how quickly life can change. One minute you're a happy little family heading out to the Oregon coast after a fabulous Christmas (your daughter's first) and the next minute you're the people you hear about on the news who were in a head on car accident with a drunk driver. It's true that experiencing the biggest nightmare of our lives has and will continue to put things in perspective. Our family and friends have jumped into action in a way we never could have imagined. Even perfect strangers have shown generosity and support. Probably because something like this hits so close to home. It could have been anyone but it was us.
Thank you to everyone for your thoughts, prayers, generosity, kind words, love and support. Now that Dave is home we can all begin the healing process and start putting our lives back together piece by piece. It will be a long process but we're trying to remain positive that we will put it back together and someday get things "back to normal" - whatever that means. I guess normal at this point would be two parents who can care for their own child without help from others and two people who can keep living life the way they always have. We'll get there.
I will try to keep in touch in coming weeks and let you know about Dave's recovery process but if you don't hear from me it's because we really are trying to heal as a family. We're tired and frustrated and the fight has only just begun. We have piles of paperwork and lots of frustrating conversations with insurance companies ahead. They don't make it easy for a reason.
We are so thankful for our community! We love you all very much. May 2010 be a wonderful year for all of us and may none of our loved ones ever have to go through this experience themselves.
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