Yesterday I was in a car accident and it opened my eyes so much about everything. I was sitting on tumblr minding my own business and next thing I knew, I saw my life flash before my eyes. I was sitting in the backseat on the passanger side and thats where the car hit us. This pushed us into oncoming traffic and I was hit on my side again. I slammed my head on the window and the seat and blacked out for a few minutes. I remember being layed on a stretcher and rushed to a local hospital. I was there for about five hours, they ran several tests on me (xrays/c.t. scans/MRI) It seemed liked forever because this whole time I was strapped to a freaking bored and wasn’t allowed to move my head. The doctor told me he that I would be fine and the tests were only for precaution. Around 8 o’clock last night he came back and told me that I needed to be transported to Cooper Trauma Center because I broke the C1 vertebrae in my neck, which controls your breathing. Eventually I got to Cooper and they sent me for more tests. They determined that I have a small fracture in that bone and that it’s pretty much a miracle I’m alive because it controls your whole respiritory system. I was there until 5 o’clock this morning, 14 hours after the accident. I figured we were all done with this crazy drama but I was wrong. Two hours ago the hospital called back and asked to see me again because they think I might need surgery to have a pin put in my neck. It’s already bad enough I’m going to be stuck in a neck brace all summer but now I may have to get surgery. I have to get another MRI before they determine whether or not I have to get this surgery beause I have damage to all the ligaments surrounding my neck. Even though this really sucks I’m so happy I had my seat belt on, if I didn’t I’d be dead. Realized how thankful I am for everything that surrounds me.