There’s many things that go through your mind when you’re woken up by an excited 13yr old on his Birthday! I thought of the day he was born, how happy he has made me over the years and yes, I also thought about getting old! I did not however, think that all of that could have been taken away in the blink of an eye!
So we opened presents and had breakfast and I left the house with a smile on my face promising to be back in an hour or so after I had seen a friend of mine.
With my friend in the car we were innocently driving along the road when suddenly a car turned to cross my path without stopping. It hit me full force pushing us across the road up on to the pavement and in to the front of a pub!
All three emergency services later I was being taken out of the back of the car on a back board and off to hospital where I spent the next 5hrs in X-ray and a lot of pain!
Eventually I was allowed home with severe whiplash, bruised clavicle and spine and a compressed disc but thankfully nothing broken!
So on my son’s first day as a teenager I am thankful! Thankful I was able to come home again and see him, thankful no one was on the pavement in front of the pub and thankful for the amazing emergency services who’s professionalism and care allowed me to say..
Happy 13th Birthday Son!
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