MARCH 2ND 2013

"March came in like a Lion...."  we will hope it will go out "Like a Lamb."

Roy and I are both fine but he has not had a good Saturday.

After Roy dropped me at the Denver airport  this morning, before 7 am,  for my trip  for the LDS Academy of Dentist meetings and bonus of being in town for Madison's 16th birthday party, he was heading back home on the freeway,.  A truck spun out on ice.  A car in front of him and he stopped but the car in back of Roy was so busy looking at the truck he plowed into Roy at at least 55 miles an hour.  (according to the police).

I was only getting parts of the story as  phone signals in the airport were bad as I went through security.  He was not giving all the details.  Roy just said he was fine so it was after arriving in Utah I got the rest of the story.

 Our car is totaled.  The gas tank  was pushed up and the back is caved in.  The police had the car  towed to their compound  near the airport because they determined it was dangerous.  Roy did a face plant into the steering wheel.  He chipped his teeth and could see a laceration inside his nose.  The air bag did not go off.  He walked to the off-airport Budget car rental near the police compound with bleeding from his nose.  He can not get the things from the car until tomorrow. (3 hours round trip).  Insurance told him they will talk to him on Monday.

I got our Oral Surgeon's emergency number and he met Roy at his office.   It was worse than Roy knew.  Roy has  a broken nose  and it was dislocated.  The doctor pushed it back in place and it will heal if he does not bump it again.  Roy has  6 sutures inside his nose.  The Doctor said, "This is a lot worse than it looks.  You peeled your nose back.  You have lacerated an  inch into the sinus.  Your eyes have taken a beating.  Watch for floaters." (Roy is still healing for his torn retina in the left eye).

He told Roy to go home and put ice on his face.  After Roy reported all this to me he said , " I am going home to eat ice cream."   I said, " Ha ha!"  and just smiled.  He is taking his injuries better than me.  I am hurting for him.

Roy chipped his front tooth  will need a veneer.   Three others ache.  We will have to wait and watch and hope they don't die.  We have been told whip lash is coming.  He told me he is not looking pretty.  I haven't been able to get him to take a picture for insurance.  I just talked to him again and he is going to rest and go to bed early.  He plans to drive back to Denver tomorrow with his rental car and hopefully get everything out.  The back "72 hr kit" and tools may be hard to get.  He has electrical things he put in for my "office on wheels."  (I will miss our car).

I have a lot of things in the car and even emergency money hidden.  Things are  are pinned in.  He has to wait for police man to let him in so I hope it works out.  He says he feels okay.  We will see how he feels in the morning and in four days.

Life goes on.  I am grateful he is okay.  It could have been worse.  We were planning  and saving for a car for NEXT  year.  It will work out.  It just takes time away from better things.  I count my blessings and I am having a lot better time than my sweetheart.  I am in Provo with cute 15 month old Esme.  Deb and Kellen have made me home made sugar cookies and pizza and we are watching "Jack Carter."  Actually I am having more fun watching Esme and Roy is in bed early.  I will check on him in the morning.  I will be in Logan tomorrow  with Christi, Madison and Christian and back here on Tuesday.  Meeting on Wednesday.  Sure wish I could be in two places at once.  I will be home Thursday.

Love, Rexene