@@@ child accident mentioned

[beerlover]

Oh my goodness. I'm so glad your DD is okay <3

[starburst604]

Aug 18, 2024 12:45:46 GMT -5 noodleoo said:

Omg that’s terrifying!!! I’m so glad your Dd is ok. Our kids are the same age and I can’t even imagine how scary that must have been. So many hugs to you.

Ugh DD has started riding bikes longer distances with her friend and their dad and now I’m even more nervous about it. H and I don’t have bikes so we can’t go with them.

Ugh I know, and I had this fear before it even happened. The thing that keeps going through my mind is if he hit her more directly she could have been thrown into the street into traffic. I’m having a hard time getting it out of my head. I think we’re going to stick to remote bike trails for a while once we get her a new bike. When I got to her she kept apologizing which broke my heart. I was like this was an accident, please don’t apologize! Ugh I’m welling up thinking about it again.

[styme46]

Oh my gosh, how scary for both of you. I'm so glad she's ok. Hugs to both of you!

[starburst604]

Aug 18, 2024 13:41:42 GMT -5 @villainv said:

Oh my goodness, I’m so sorry that happened, but also glad that it wasn’t any worse.

Did anything happen to the driver who hit her (were they charged, or was it determined to be no-fault)?

An officer called me this morning, he was the accident reconstruction specialist, and he went there after we had left for the hospital and talked with the driver. he actually sat in his jeep and had his partner hold the bike where DD would have been and he could see that there was a blind spot due to some heavy overgrowth on that sidewalk. He did see me drive by first, and then he inched forward to look right more and she was right there. It was just a terrible accident, and the man was absolutely beside himself. We had exchanged numbers before I left for the hospital and he and his wife have been checking in. He is a kindly older man who has a grandchild her age. So no charges, it was just an unfortunate accident.

[starburst604]

Aug 18, 2024 13:00:00 GMT -5 lostrn said:

Wow, how scary! I'm glad she is overall ok. Maybe you can arrange with the concert venue to borrow a wheelchair to get her to your seats?

Yes, we are going to look into accomodations for her. STBX has a friend who works for Bob Kraft who may be able to help us out, but I think there is some sort of general service for this. Who knows, maybe we will end up with better seats than our nosebleeds.

[Susie]

omg that sounds so scary.  So glad it sounds like it's going to be ok.

in response to your update about the guy who accidentally hit her, I hope he can get some of the overgrowth cut back so it's safer for everybody!

[starburst604]

Aug 18, 2024 12:47:31 GMT -5 wise_rita said:

OMG how terrifying! And so lucky how much worse it could have been. I bet you did age 10 years in that first minute!

And A+++ for that woman stopping to talk to you when she easily could have moved along. Small faith in humanity resorted.

No kidding. Actually 2 people pulled over at the same time to tell me. They must have quickly put together what they had just seen + my concerned mom face looking behind me. There are still good people out there!

[expectantsteelerfan]

Oh wow, how scary. I'm so glad it wasn't worse and that she's ok. How is she handling the trauma of it?

[googled]

Good lord, that’s crazy! I’m glad she’s ok! New fear unlocked 😳

[katfco]

That sounds so frightening for both of you! I'm glad she's going to be okay

[sproctopus]

I'm almost glad you didn’t see it-- the PTSD of that visual would have haunted me. I'm so glad she is ok! 🩷🩷

[sunshineluv]

Holy shit how scary!!! I am happy she will be fine. My son (12) recently got a mtn bike he flipped it, he had a bunch of scrapes but the helmet and his glasses got huge scratches. I am so very thankful for that helmet and now know he won’t forget it in the future.

[deadwing]

Holy shit! I'm glad your DD is OK. I can't imagine how scary that was.

[fluffycookie]

Holy crap!! I am glad she is on the mend. Childrens is amazing! DS’s friend was in a bike accident two years ago and they were amazing.

[starburst604]

Aug 18, 2024 15:32:31 GMT -5 sproctopus said:

I'm almost glad you didn’t see it-- the PTSD of that visual would have haunted me. I'm so glad she is ok! 🩷🩷

I know. Seeing the handle stuck in her was enough, I probably don’t need to see the actual accident on a loop in my brain for the rest of my life. We got to keep the handle at least.

[starburst604]

Aug 18, 2024 15:39:39 GMT -5 sunshineluv said:

Holy shit how scary!!! I am happy she will be fine. My son (12) recently got a mtn bike he flipped it, he had a bunch of scrapes but the helmet and his glasses got huge scratches. I am so very thankful for that helmet and now know he won’t forget it in the future.

Yes if one thing came out of this, it’s that she’s seen proof positive of the importance of the helmet and she’ll probably be hyper aware of car activity now.

[cricketwife]

Oh my gosh. I have no words other than I’m so glad that she’s ok.

[mcppalmbeach]

Oh this is so traumatic. I am so sorry this happened and thankful she is okay.

[heygrey]

How terrifying. I am so glad she is okay and recovering well. I hope she has the best time at the P!nk concert!

My son is only a year older that your DD and riding bikes has been a low key anxiety thing for me for years. He flipped over his handlebars into a piles of rocks when he was 6 and gave himself a concussion WHILE wearing a helmet. I am still not over that, so I can't imagine that trauma of seeing him hit by a car + ambulance ride, emerg visit, surgery.

[expatjen]

Holy cow! So glad she’s ok!
She sounds like a trooper! 💚 My kids would’ve been bummed to not have a go in the MediFlight, too LOL

[jennistarr1]

Cars backing out of driveway has always been an unfounded anxiety of mine (meaning I don't know anyone an incident has happened too) but its literally these intersections of safe sidewalk and safe driveway and false sense of security

[sadlebred]

I'm glad she is ok. Getting hit by a car on a bike is scary!

[fluffycookie]

Aug 18, 2024 16:44:21 GMT -5 starburst604 said:

Aug 18, 2024 15:32:31 GMT -5 sproctopus said:

I'm almost glad you didn’t see it-- the PTSD of that visual would have haunted me. I'm so glad she is ok! 🩷🩷

I know. Seeing the handle stuck in her was enough, I probably don’t need to see the actual accident on a loop in my brain for the rest of my life. We got to keep the handle at least.

DS’s fiend and his parents went to therapy after.

[jackie011]

What a scary experience and I am so glad she’s ok. Hoping you can enjoy the concert.

[devonpow]

Oh wow! That is so scary, and I’m so glad everything turned out ok!

Boston children’s is the BEST. I’m continually grateful we live by such amazing hospitals .

[jorja]

Oh no! I’m so glad she’s ok!

[dancingnancy]

Aug 18, 2024 19:26:44 GMT -5 fluffycookie said:

Aug 18, 2024 16:44:21 GMT -5 starburst604 said:

I know. Seeing the handle stuck in her was enough, I probably don’t need to see the actual accident on a loop in my brain for the rest of my life. We got to keep the handle at least.

DS’s fiend and his parents went to therapy after.

Yeah, I was going to suggest this. When my DD was the same age, she had just gotten in the car in the grocery store parking lot and XH went to put the cart in a stall and a woman side swiped our car. She was not hurt. After that we always noticed that if we went anywhere in the car it took her forever to get out and we chalked it up to kid slowness. It came out in therapy a few years later when we divorced that car accidents were a huge fear for her after the incident. Keep checking in on yourself, too. You both experienced trauma. So so so glad for the outcome.

[starburst604]

Aug 18, 2024 19:34:06 GMT -5 devonpow said:

Oh wow! That is so scary, and I’m so glad everything turned out ok!

Boston children’s is the BEST. I’m continually grateful we live by such amazing hospitals .

I said this when she was in the ICU there for pneumonia when she was 4, and again yesterday . I am SO, SO grateful for that.

[AAM2012]

Aug 18, 2024 14:57:47 GMT -5 starburst604 said:

Aug 18, 2024 13:41:42 GMT -5 @villainv said:

Oh my goodness, I’m so sorry that happened, but also glad that it wasn’t any worse.

Did anything happen to the driver who hit her (were they charged, or was it determined to be no-fault)?

An officer called me this morning, he was the accident reconstruction specialist, and he went there after we had left for the hospital and talked with the driver. he actually sat in his jeep and had his partner hold the bike where DD would have been and he could see that there was a blind spot due to some heavy overgrowth on that sidewalk. He did see me drive by first, and then he inched forward to look right more and she was right there. It was just a terrible accident, and the man was absolutely beside himself. We had exchanged numbers before I left for the hospital and he and his wife have been checking in. He is a kindly older man who has a grandchild her age. So no charges, it was just an unfortunate accident.

I’m so sorry this happened to you both… I would be cautious in stating to an officer that’s it is a freak accident.

The driver appears to be responsible and their insurance should pay for the medical bills. State specific insurance requirements can slightly differ, but your child doesn’t appear to be responsible in any way unless there’s some law that indicates bikes can’t be on sidewalks (can vary).

[loira]

Whoa, I'm so glad she's okay!