The Weekend

Friday evening Paul, Maddox, and I drove to Boise for Paul's racquetball tournament. When we arrived at the tournament, Saturday morning, we received a phone call from Rachael's boyfriend, Freddy. Rachael and Freddy were on the freeway, driving to Boise to play in a Rugby game. Freddy had said that Rachael's car was run off the road by a pick up truck and that she was being transported by ambulance to the Burley Hospital. My mom and I dropped off Paul at his tournament, then immediately left for Burley. When we arrived Jess and Lyndsay were already there. Rachael was laying on a bed in the ER. They knew for sure that she had shattered her left wrist and that she had a hole in her lung. She had a lot of back, neck, and head pain and they were limited on their resources so she was going to be transported to St. Als in Boise to see a neurologist. Before she was transported to Boise, Enoch and a nurse's brother gave her a blessing.
We arrived at St. Als and had to sit in the waiting room for what felt like forever. They said that she was getting evaluated. We found out that she had two fractured vertebrae in her neck, a hole in her lung and partial collapse, blood on the brain, and a shattered left wrist. Rachael was taken to the ICU that night, where she could be closely watched. The next day she was moved to a regular room because her lungs and brain didn't get worse. The doctors said that they would have to heal on their own. On Tuesday Rachael had surgery on her wrist and today (Wednesday) she was released from the hospital. She will have to wear a neck brace for several months and a cast on her left arm.
I guess while driving on the freeway they were run off the road. Rachael was driving, Freddy in the passenger seat, and the puppy in the back seat. Rachael was honking at the vehicle but he kept coming over. She hit the brakes and swerved to get out of the way and the car hit the dirt and rolled several times landing upside down. Freddy and the puppy were ejected from the vehicle. The car almost landed on him after he was ejected and he had to hurry and get out of the way. The puppy they found later, unharmed, hiding behind a bush. Freddy sustained several scratches, bruises, and soreness...he wouldn't get check out by the paramedics or a doctor. Nine vehicles stopped to help and they all described a dark blue pick up truck causing the accident, but they couldn't give a license plate number. The truck never stopped and they were not able to catch the person.
On the happy side of things, Sunday I got to watch Paul's last singles open game and a few doubles games. It was a very nice tournament and Maddox had a great time playing with everyone and watching his dad. The weekend ended on a great note with Paul winning the tournament, Rachael is going to make a full recovery, and everyone survived the accident.
We arrived home Sunday night and the next day we had the wonderful opportunity to go to lunch with my good friend Kristal and her husband Mike. She is expecting her first child in March and we are very excited for them! Yeah!