Was very nice, Shani and I hosted a meal at the house that we cooked! Everyone was amazed that we can cook and that it came out so good =) Being in the kitchen every Friday with my mommy paid off! Made our house feel more like home!
Anyways, I am sure most of you heard that I was involved in a car accident yesterday. Shani and I drove one of the boys that came from Joburg to CapeTown for chag to the airport and then we were planning on going to a meeting but apparently that's not what Hashem had in mind.
I was driving on the high way in the middle lane, (1st nes-) I had just slowed down because the car in front of me slowed down as well, and then all i really remember is the LOUD boom and CRUNCH sound... feeling pain in my back and neck and just breathing deeply telling myself i am okay still not sure what was going on...
As soon as the car stopped Shani kept telling me to calm down, which was just her way to calm herself down and then we both started to laugh. I guess the was instead of bursting into tears.
Still confused i put the car into park because i wasn't able to move the car to the side and i had NO IDEA what the damage was to us or the car!
Soo from all the movies that i watch or just in general from things you learn and hear, when you get into an accident and you're hurt the best thing to do is to stay still. The man that hit me came to my door and asked if we were okay and i told him I think so (not even knowing really what to say to him)
He had called the police already (nes #2-) there was another accident a few miles behind us so the police and ambulance were there within minutes which we were told doesnt usually happen in SA.
ANYWAYS, what was going through my head?? i just got into an accident, in a country i don't live in. No idea what happened to the car, My parents aren't here, i dono if i am okay, just have NO IDEA...
SO i called Yaniv who is a shaliach of the Jewish agency and is in charge of us here in Capetown, we were on our way to a meeting with him... told him that I THINK we just got into an accident and then of course started to cry. He got into his car right away and came to be with us...
K so meanwhile... the ambulance came - put a neck brace on me and put me onto a stretcher into the ambulance and to the closest hospital. (Shani too)
Yaniv met us there....helped a lot that he was there because who wants to be in a foreign country in a hospital without anyone you know.
I still really didn't know what had happened so Yaniv told me that the guy in the right lane swerved into my lane in order not to hit the guy in front of him who stopped short, didn't see me and hit me hard, we spun ( I think) and hit the car in front of us.... So we got the biggest bang.. I think the other people were okay.
Once we got to the Hospital we waited around a bit, i was soo uncomfortable, in a neck brace staring up at the ceiling. They sent me in for X-rays. I got a whole bunch of X-rays and then Thank god, really BARUCH HASHEM the results were good. Both of us okay with NO broken bones.
shocked and shaken up a bit, sore back and neck but THATS IT!
Such a miracle.
I keep repeating that BOOM in my head, remember shutting my eyes and just saying to myself breath everything is ok, everything is ok....(not really knowing though if everything was)
Even though its weird to say Hashem really must have had a plan. We are both so so lucky that we are alive, barely even a bruise.
I am basically writing this also to just get it out but also to share this experience with people i love.
Was traumatic, especially to go through it alone without Mommy and Abba by my side.
The community was unbelievable, we stayed at one of our adopted families houses and were just spoiled. people brought over food, chocolate, called, and really really cared.
Me being the driver I felt really bad but everyone made it very clear to me that it was NOT my fault and that i am not being blamed.
Hopefully as soon as i get a car I will be able to get back on the road and drive again, like Abba always says its not the driving you have to be afraid of.....
Sooo hopefully that should be our biggest bump in the road. we have been through the worst now it can only get better.
We have a follow up tomorrow with a PT so that will be good, and otherwise we are resting for now,.
We will bench gomel at shul on Shabbat, and otherwise i really just keep thanking hashem for the nes he has done for us!
I always say that i am such a good driver why would i ever get into an accident, and now you really just see how all these things are completely out of any of our hands... Just crazy how life works....
Its good to know i have so many people who care about me!
Gotta learn to take advantage of life.... never know what crazy stepping stones you will have along the way....
Thats my story...Glad i am able to share it with everyone...
Shabbat Shalom... bisorot tovot =)
I'm so glad you're ok! Sounds super scary. Keep posting, I miss you!
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