Archive for June, 2006

Rodney was in a car accident at 7:05 pm on Tuesday, June 20, 2006. He’s doing “alright”. He’s at home, his spirit is good.
He was coming home from work and a speeding black Honda Accord with the license plate of 3FDF992 fishtailed into Rodney’s lane and smashed into our reliable 13 year old Nissan pickup head-on, and hammered the Nissan into the guardrail. After the fire department came and used the jaws of life to open the driver door. They put a neck brace on him and placed him on stretcher, and sent him off the Riverside Community in an ambulance, along with the illegal alien that crashed someone else’s car into Rodney.

Here is a list of Rodney’s current injuries:
- two sprained ankles
- swollen, bruised, and scraped right knee (was dislocated during accident)
- bruised and scratched chest from seatbelt and steering wheel
- sore and limited motion in neck and back, from whiplash
- bruises from who knows what on both arms
- cuts and scratches on both arms from glass

Rodney has and appointment next week with an orthopedic doctor to find out what how bad his knee is. Rodney thinks he will need surgery on it.

Of course Rodney and Elizabeth are upset over the stress of having the accident, the pain of recovery, the lost time, the nightmares the girls are having, the extra strain and work on Elizabeth, and the expense of buying a new car. But when you look at the damage … it’s a blessing that Rodney didn’t get hurt more than he did or even … die. So they are truly thankful for that. And we are sure that Rodney will be back on his feet in no time.