Wearing a seatbelt is a good thing

[Snowflake]

but it is too bad my roomate wasn't. She's in Mexico right now, on a 3 month vacation. On Saturday she was riding in the front seat of a cab, a friend was in the back. A speeding cab lost control when it hit a speed bump and hit them head on. My roomie, not wearing a seatbelt, was ejected through the windshield of the cab, half in and half out.

It is a major miracle she's alive and also that she has no broken bones. She does have some major cuts and muscular trauma. Her entire body is bruised and she had no idea so much blood would cover you from cuts on her forehead.

The hospital was a horror, welcome to Mexico! No gloves and nothing sterile, so she refused to let the 16 year old medical assistant stich her up. They said in the medical record she was a terribly uncooperative patient! Knowing her medical background, she worked in medicine for years, this is no surprise to me.

Fortunately, she has a good friend near the town where she is staying, and he has been an angel arranging many things. The doctor who tended her cab driver (in the hospital in Mexico City with two broken legs for starters) also lives in the town where she is, so he is visiting her daily. The hotel where she is staying is treating her like a queen. She had 3 presciptions and they went and picked them up for her, for the grand sum of $25. Nothing like that here!

She's wrapped up in ace bandages since the doctor is worried about blood clots, she's still bleeding inside apparently (not good). Heart is swollen from the trauma, but the doctor said it was sound and should be normal after about a week. We're talking every day, but with the meds she is on, she sounds very chipper as the drugs are good, and that's good.

A total miracle she survived. Whew!

Anyway, please wear your seatbelts! No matter where you're driving! I always do as a driver and rarely as a passenger, I will now!