104th and fox run
Its crazy how life repeats itself.
It doesnt matter what changes are made, how you grow, or the different details of your life. The only thing that matters is how you come out of the struggle that you endure.
So I find myself, exactly three years to the date after coming out of the hospital for my stroke, lying on my parents couch, eating sooup, and typing into this blog. Crazy. I’m nursing a broken ankle, and a gash in the back of my head, and all of the little bumps, and scrapes, and cuts that are on my body. Yesterday, while selling beer for The Fort Collins Brewery, I had another one of those life changing moments when you can’t help but be thankful for being alive.
I was driving eastbound on 104th avenue approaching Thornton Total Beverage, I got into the left hand turn lane, put on my blinker and coasted to a rolling stop with a green light ahead of me. Unfortunately, I couldn’t see past the large, black, “dually” truck in front of me. As I was hesitantly creeping out into the intersection, the light turned to yellow and I noticed that there was traffic in the near lane, but he was slowing quickly. I couldn’t see the rightt lane. So i did my best to exit the intersection, but I missed the oncoming vehicle that was going to run the red light.
I heard a horn, but didn’t even have enough time to see who/what was coming before i was hit. i remember my car spinning. I remember glass shattering, I remember doing my best to hold on. When I came to, a middle-aged man approached my window. “Do you know your name son?” I muttered my name. “whats your birthday brett?” I managed to mutter that as well. “Brett, you’re going to be Ok, i’m an off duty fireman and an ambulance is on its way. Keep talking to me.” i heard sirens. I rubbed the back of my head and got a hand full of blood. I picked glass out of my arm. The ambulance pulled up next to my car, the men and women rushed out, somehow got me out of my car and onto a board. And we were off to the hospital.
Theres plenty more to this story, but i’m about to fall asleep… at 5 o’clock…haha
More to come, but until then, smile cuz it feels good!
b
