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- From: sallyb@qiclab.scn.rain.com (Sally Bowley)
- Newsgroups: alt.personals,alt.personals.misc,alt.sex,alt.sexual.abuse.recovery,alt.support,soc.women,talk.rape
- Subject: Re: Loss and how to adjust
- Message-ID: <1992Jul24.182853.25626@qiclab.scn.rain.com>
- Date: 24 Jul 92 18:28:53 GMT
- Article-I.D.: qiclab.1992Jul24.182853.25626
- References: <2zgm!a_.jdiamond@netcom.com> <1992Jul23.184914.21439@unislc.uucp>
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- Organization: SCN Research/Qic Laboratories of Tigard, Oregon.
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- In article <1992Jul23.184914.21439@unislc.uucp> erc@unislc.uucp (Ed Carp) writes:
- >I, too, have my own story of guilt, but it has been much more recent than
- >this. :(
- >
- >Monday evening, I went out to grab a burger at the local Wendy's. It was
- >almost 10:00 pm, it was dark and cloudy out, and there were no street
- >lights on this main drag. I was going about 40 (in a 45 zone) when, all of
- >a sudden, these people show up in my headlights. I slam on my brakes, but
- >too late. I hit three people standing in the middle of the road.
- >
- >The police arrived and did their accident investigation thing. They told
- >me that it wasn't my fault, that these three guys had been smoking pot all
- >evening long, and were just wandering out in the middle of the road. They
- >found a baggie of pot at the scene.
- >
- >Their ages were 24, 18 and 7. The 24 year old and the 7 year old are still
- >in the hospital, one of them is critical. The 18 year old was dead at the
- >scene. The 18 year old was the 7 year old's step-father.
- >
- >I read his obit in the paper yesterday. This guy had family, friends, a
- >fiancee, and a son.
- >
- >I can't get the accident out of my mind, nor can I get the idea that I was
- >somehow responsible out of my head, even though the police assured me that
- >there wasn't anything I could've done to avoid the accident. I guess I'm
- >pretty bummed out about the whole thing -- after all, someone died because
- >I was in the wrong place at the wrong time. :(
-
- ed - how awful for you. it truly is a terrible feeling - it happened
- to me too 8 years ago back in england. one woman was involved who ran
- against a green light and i hit her. she didn't die, though she
- suffered severe head wounds and was critically ill for a long time.
- scariest time of my life. what can i say to you - words seem so empty.
- hold close to you the fact that it was *not* your fault, you weren't
- drinking or being careless or speeding. you are blameless. small
- comfort i know, but in the rough times i hope it will help. i would
- think that you may have dreams about it - i did - and the memories may
- creep up on you when you least expect it. i was very afraid to drive
- again for a while.
-
- i'm thinking about you - we're all here for you if you need to talk.
- i'm so sorry this happened to you, please let me know if i can help in
- any way. and maybe a big, safe hug if you need it. *hug*
- sally
-
- didn't die
- someone lying in the road blee
- >Ed Carp, N7EKG erc@apple.com <-- preferred email address!
- >"In wildness is the preservation of the world." - Henry David Thoreau
- >** Member, Linux port team - uucp division ** :) 801/269-8125
-