A word of prayer please......
Howdy all,
Well, today was Payton's 18th birthday. He had been here eating cake before heading over to meet his friends for their party. He had been gone about 10 minutes when the phone rang and he said he was in a bad wreck. Folks, I've been around wrecks my whole life. I deal with them every day for a living but what I saw when I got the the accident scene really scared me. I don't recall seeing a vehicle as tough as a Tahoe hit any harder than this.
2 kids in an Astro van crossed the center line and hit Payton basically head on. The Tahoe ended up 300 feet from the spot where they hit. Payton said he had no brakes after the accident and the kid pulled in front of him so fast there was not even a chance to think about hitting his brakes before they hit. The reason Payon had no brakes is that the floor in the Tahoe is pushed up and back so far that it has the brake pedal pinned.
We gave Payton a Tahoe when he started driving for 2 reasons. First, it's not like a 6'6" 340 lb. kid can fit in a Civic and second for safety. I have seen plenty of examples of what little cars do when they are in major accidents. The Tahoe did it's job and the man up stairs obviously had his hand on Payton as well. He is battered and bruised but nothing is broken. There is concern about his left elbow. Possible ligament or other damage. He is to see a bone specialist in a couple of days. What he wanted for his birthday was a pair of Doc Martin army boots. He was wearing them at the time of the accident. He showed up here tonite in flip flops. I shudder to think of what would have hapened if itwere not for the boots. The steel toe is actually dented ion one of the boots.
Both kids in the other vehicle seemed to be doing OK but were still at the hospital when we left. He is here with Cheryl and I and is pretty much drugged at this time. He's gonna be some kinda sore tomorrow.
We hope and pray that his injuries are nothing more than they seem at this time. His arm is in a cast and is very swelled. At the wrist and at his elbow big time.
Your thoughts and prayers for his recovery are much appreciated.
Terry and Cheryl
You have our prayers Terry
When I started to read this I was afraid for the worst, but as I read on I was glad to hear that things were not as bad as I feared. This is one of the most frightening things that can happen to a parent. The Lord was looking after Payton on this one.
Praying for you all Terry!
Oh my gosh Terry! I got goose bumps when I read the first few lines of your post. Angie and I will remember you guys, and especially Payton in our thoughts and prayers. We pray for a full and speedy recovery for not only Payton, but the others involved as well. Sounds like a bad one. I am sure that Payton's build and physical condition helped him escape more serious injury. That is a real shame Terry, Payton is such a great young man.........very polite and just a nice kid. We enjoyed meeting him at the BBQ. We hope that Payton fully recovers with no lasting affects of the accident. With your background Terry, when you say this is one of the worst you have seen, that scares the hell out of me. You and Cheryl hang in there Terry...........and tell Payton that we are thinking and praying for him. Please keep us informed as to how he is doing. I just hope nothing serious shows up later, especially with his elbow. We're praying for you all Terry........if there is ANYTHING we can do, just let us know!