Maddie spent the day in Orem with a friend, I love that she can just ride the train and get there on her own! She texted me tonight when she was about 10 minutes out and I left to go pick her up at the station. I had just turned from 2600 S. on to 800 W. when an SUV on the side of the road suddenly went to make a U turn but didn't see me. I swerved and honked but knew there was no way I would avoid getting hit. All those thoughts go through your head at the same time! When I came to a stop, I got out to ask the other driver if everyone was OK.
They were fine, I am fine. There happened to be a policeman two cars behind me, so he saw everything. There is quite a bit of damage to her front end and my entire passenger side. The right front tire just made a skid mark when I pulled it off the road, so it had to be towed.
In a split second, you have to decide how to react. The first thing I did was get out to make sure they were OK. There were 3 people walking down the sidewalk at that moment, saw everything that happened, and stuck around for a few minutes while police and fire came. As they walked away, they thanked me for checking on the driver that hit me. I thought that was so peculiar. Isn't that what anyone would do? Twenty years ago I probably wouldn't have reacted the same way. Mat has mellowed me out, and cancer has totally changed me. You realize real fast after a diagnosis what is important, who is important, and how you want to live. Freaking out about an accident isn't a high priority!!! It's a perfect time to be a one car family! Mat's off for the summer, so we can manage until we get this figured out. I didn't think to take a picture until after it was towed. Naturally!
Last Friday was the funeral for my friend Ginger. They had it at the Regional Center in Bountiful. She had such a tremendous influence on so many people through her work in the cancer community. I had arranged with Candace, my friend who gave me the news of her death the Friday before, to go to the funeral together. But when it came down to it, I just couldn't do it. As great as Ginger was, I couldn't sit through a funeral knowing that she dealt with what I am dealing with. I couldn't think about her leaving her kids behind.
As it turned out, Geri, my sweet friend, knowing how rough that week was on me, texted to see what she could do for me. I asked her if she would come with me to run a couple errands and go to lunch. So, I spent Friday NOT thinking about how hard and "unfair" life can be for people. Instead I spent the day with Geri. We ended up eating at this great Belgian cafe that I've driven past a thousand times but never stopped in. Right next door is a birding store (27th and Highland) that I had to check out. Coolest. Place. Ever!! I bought some bird seed to inspire me to clean up my feeders and get them hung up again. Thanks for saving the day Geri!
I've spent hours and hours working outside in the front yard. I'm "almost" done and it looks good! We need to redo the sprinklers, but will only focus on the the part of the yard where I just planted everything. 😜 Mat's a cool dude and can figure it out.