Prayers for Opa
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Opa, hope all is well ! You and your family are in our prayers !
+1 PAPA !
+1 SOGONE !
Chris
OTO Racing
+1 PAPA !
+1 SOGONE !
Chris
OTO Racing
Wow ! This reminds all of us that things can change in the blink of an eye. May God be with you and your family Opa in the coming days. It is great to hear that you are doing as well as you are because it sounds like it could have been way worse. Prayers going out that you have a speedy recovery and thankful for the blessings that are already evident.
Get well soon,
Stonecold Racing
Get well soon,
Stonecold Racing
I want to thank all of you for your prayers and support over the past week.
Here are the details of what happened:
I live in the southwest suburbs of Denver in the Columbine area of Littleton, Colorado. My home is almost exactly 500 miles to John’s (i.e. DD4H). When I drove over to Utah, I drove on I70 thru Vail, Grand Junction, and in Utah: thru Green River, Price and then onto Sarasota Springs (where John lives).
Normally I can make the trip in 7+ hours. However, on the way over, there were at least 10 places where road work was occurring, requiring all cars into a single lane for long stretches. So I decided to take the longer route home (i.e. 50 miles longer). The longer route is pure freeway from John’s home to my own home.
After the NPWDRL event was over, I stayed an extra day, and went to Church with my oldest 2 children (who live about 15 miles east of DD4H). So I left for home at noon on Sunday.
The crash occurred within 25 miles of my home, so I was then inside of familiar territory. My memory of the crash is dead. I remember looking overhead at a road sign that showed I was almost home. To me, I have no memory of anything that happened in the next 5 minutes. The next thing I remember is hearing one Highway Patrol man talking to another:
HWPatrol 1: Come and help me open this door, then we can get to the body.
HWPatrol 2: Is he alive?
HWP1: I don’t think so, but there doesn’t seem to be any blood anywhere.
Screeching as door opened.
OPA: What’s going on here? What happened? Where am I?
HWP1: How bad is your pain between 1 and 10
OPA: I don’t have any pain, but my right leg is caught in something.
HWP1: You were in an accident. You ran into a stalled 18 wheeler.
OPA: So who’s fault is it, his or mine?
HWP1: You are completely in the clear. His truck lost all of its electricity and stalled in the fast lane. Do you remember hitting him?
OPA: No, the only thing I remember before seeing you was looking at the sign saying Federal Blvd exit.
HWP!: Apparently you had no time to hit the brakes, because all we can find are tire marks indicating that you made a severe left had turn. That sudden turn saved your life. The rear of the truck’s trailer tore off the entire top of your car’s roof on the passenger side.
I think the Lord was with me. I tried to talk my wife into coming with me. AND SoGone (Dave London) had to cancel out at the last minute, thus I was alone on this trip. IF either one of them had been with me, whoever was in the passenger seat would not have lived through it.
Many years ago, when I was about 17 years old, I got a special blessing from a holy man, who in our church we call a Patriarch. This blessing was recorded, and I still have a copy today. In one of the paragraphs, I was told that the Destroyer (Luther) would not be allowed to take my life until I had completed my work on the earth.
So they took me to the Hospital, put me thru CT, MRI, and X-Rays. And there was not one bone broken. But I feel pain from the chest up to the top of my head. But the right side of my body is entirely black and blue, probably like and NFL lineman after a hard hitting game.
This occurred on Sunday night. They kept me in the Hospital until Friday noon to monitor the right side of my body. Also they put me on a blood thinner to help the right side of my body heal. However, the next day the pain began in earnest. But it has gradually subsided over the last two days. Today is the first time I was able to use my computer.
I was released on Friday, and told my wife I wanted to see the damaged car. Attached are a couple of photos:
I will post the photos in another email, after I figure out how to do it.
OPA
Here are the details of what happened:
I live in the southwest suburbs of Denver in the Columbine area of Littleton, Colorado. My home is almost exactly 500 miles to John’s (i.e. DD4H). When I drove over to Utah, I drove on I70 thru Vail, Grand Junction, and in Utah: thru Green River, Price and then onto Sarasota Springs (where John lives).
Normally I can make the trip in 7+ hours. However, on the way over, there were at least 10 places where road work was occurring, requiring all cars into a single lane for long stretches. So I decided to take the longer route home (i.e. 50 miles longer). The longer route is pure freeway from John’s home to my own home.
After the NPWDRL event was over, I stayed an extra day, and went to Church with my oldest 2 children (who live about 15 miles east of DD4H). So I left for home at noon on Sunday.
The crash occurred within 25 miles of my home, so I was then inside of familiar territory. My memory of the crash is dead. I remember looking overhead at a road sign that showed I was almost home. To me, I have no memory of anything that happened in the next 5 minutes. The next thing I remember is hearing one Highway Patrol man talking to another:
HWPatrol 1: Come and help me open this door, then we can get to the body.
HWPatrol 2: Is he alive?
HWP1: I don’t think so, but there doesn’t seem to be any blood anywhere.
Screeching as door opened.
OPA: What’s going on here? What happened? Where am I?
HWP1: How bad is your pain between 1 and 10
OPA: I don’t have any pain, but my right leg is caught in something.
HWP1: You were in an accident. You ran into a stalled 18 wheeler.
OPA: So who’s fault is it, his or mine?
HWP1: You are completely in the clear. His truck lost all of its electricity and stalled in the fast lane. Do you remember hitting him?
OPA: No, the only thing I remember before seeing you was looking at the sign saying Federal Blvd exit.
HWP!: Apparently you had no time to hit the brakes, because all we can find are tire marks indicating that you made a severe left had turn. That sudden turn saved your life. The rear of the truck’s trailer tore off the entire top of your car’s roof on the passenger side.
I think the Lord was with me. I tried to talk my wife into coming with me. AND SoGone (Dave London) had to cancel out at the last minute, thus I was alone on this trip. IF either one of them had been with me, whoever was in the passenger seat would not have lived through it.
Many years ago, when I was about 17 years old, I got a special blessing from a holy man, who in our church we call a Patriarch. This blessing was recorded, and I still have a copy today. In one of the paragraphs, I was told that the Destroyer (Luther) would not be allowed to take my life until I had completed my work on the earth.
So they took me to the Hospital, put me thru CT, MRI, and X-Rays. And there was not one bone broken. But I feel pain from the chest up to the top of my head. But the right side of my body is entirely black and blue, probably like and NFL lineman after a hard hitting game.
This occurred on Sunday night. They kept me in the Hospital until Friday noon to monitor the right side of my body. Also they put me on a blood thinner to help the right side of my body heal. However, the next day the pain began in earnest. But it has gradually subsided over the last two days. Today is the first time I was able to use my computer.
I was released on Friday, and told my wife I wanted to see the damaged car. Attached are a couple of photos:
I will post the photos in another email, after I figure out how to do it.
OPA
Good to hear that you are doing well Opa! Continue healing and take care.
On a side note, great job this past weekend at Mid-America, your car done very well.
On a side note, great job this past weekend at Mid-America, your car done very well.
It is good to hear from you Opa. I'm glad that you are healing well and making improvements. I have no doubt that the Lord was watching over you.
I really look up to you and all that you do.
I really look up to you and all that you do.
G
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Welcome back OPA, good to hear you are on the mend
After reading over your recall, one part reminded me of something that happen to me many years go when I was in college.
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Many years ago, when I was about 17 years old, I got a special blessing from a holy man, who in our church we call a Patriarch. This blessing was recorded, and I still have a copy today. In one of the paragraphs, I was told that the Destroyer (Luther) would not be allowed to take my life until I had completed my work on the earth.
Similar but different: I'm not Baptist or Southern Baptist either, but a friend of mine invited me back to his home town in SouthWest Missouri and his family was Baptist and they invited me to their church on Sunday. Now I was born and raised Roman Catholic, so this next bit was a little weird for me. My friend tells me their normal preacher wasn't going to be giving the sermon today. A special traveling preacher would be. This gentlemen had memorized the whole bible and would dress up like characters from the bible stories and recite them. On this day he was dressed like Jesus giving a talk to the fisherman and he request we come up to him and kneel while he told the story. Now what happen next was kind of funny and scary, I kind of wandered off in my own mind and then when I came back, I heard this man say "look up", but I didn't hear the rest of what he said. He said "Look up if you want to be saved" Next thing I know I'm face to face with Jesus and I'm being saved with a healing hand. Now I'm not one to judge or criticize, but this man hit me so hard that I saw some funny lights and next thing I know I'm being drug off to a room to be saved by another member of the church. Was I saved I don't know, do I think GOD has a plan yes I do, like you my time on earth better be for the good of man and not the servant of evil. So GOD Bless you OPA and the angel that's watches over you/images/boards/smilies/smile.gif
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Many years ago, when I was about 17 years old, I got a special blessing from a holy man, who in our church we call a Patriarch. This blessing was recorded, and I still have a copy today. In one of the paragraphs, I was told that the Destroyer (Luther) would not be allowed to take my life until I had completed my work on the earth.
Similar but different: I'm not Baptist or Southern Baptist either, but a friend of mine invited me back to his home town in SouthWest Missouri and his family was Baptist and they invited me to their church on Sunday. Now I was born and raised Roman Catholic, so this next bit was a little weird for me. My friend tells me their normal preacher wasn't going to be giving the sermon today. A special traveling preacher would be. This gentlemen had memorized the whole bible and would dress up like characters from the bible stories and recite them. On this day he was dressed like Jesus giving a talk to the fisherman and he request we come up to him and kneel while he told the story. Now what happen next was kind of funny and scary, I kind of wandered off in my own mind and then when I came back, I heard this man say "look up", but I didn't hear the rest of what he said. He said "Look up if you want to be saved" Next thing I know I'm face to face with Jesus and I'm being saved with a healing hand. Now I'm not one to judge or criticize, but this man hit me so hard that I saw some funny lights and next thing I know I'm being drug off to a room to be saved by another member of the church. Was I saved I don't know, do I think GOD has a plan yes I do, like you my time on earth better be for the good of man and not the servant of evil. So GOD Bless you OPA and the angel that's watches over you/images/boards/smilies/smile.gif
OPA-
God has Blessed you in many ways as I read your Testimony.... I am so Happy to hear you are doing better.... We will continue prayers for you and lift you as you journey now on the healing process.
It is Awesome that No One went with you!!
I work on these big trucks and know what can happen when the back of a trailer takes a hit by a car and what it does... Many people do not survive a rear end on a Semi...
God has touched you in many ways and continues to Bless all of his children daily... /images/boards/smilies/angel.gif/images/boards/smilies/angel.gif/images/boards/smilies/angel.gif
Papa V
God has Blessed you in many ways as I read your Testimony.... I am so Happy to hear you are doing better.... We will continue prayers for you and lift you as you journey now on the healing process.
It is Awesome that No One went with you!!
I work on these big trucks and know what can happen when the back of a trailer takes a hit by a car and what it does... Many people do not survive a rear end on a Semi...
God has touched you in many ways and continues to Bless all of his children daily... /images/boards/smilies/angel.gif/images/boards/smilies/angel.gif/images/boards/smilies/angel.gif
Papa V
Not only is it amazing you survived that crash, but you won a bearing class from a hospital bed !!!!!!! Glad your still with us and get well soon OPA.......SPIRIT...........
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