Accident on Hathaway Rd.

Another hot, sunny and beautiful day in NKY. After a morning and early afternoon of pre-employment testing for my new job at TCH Linda and I went to EI for a short afternoon run. The trails like yesterday were dry and dusty but otherwise in good shape. It was very hot despite the shade. Fortunately there was low humidity and a cooling breeze when you could find it. Several bikers were on the trails but I only ran into one. We ended up doing about 40 minutes.

It was late afternoon so we went home a longer way that would bypass most of the traffic and signal lights on our usual route. We were travelling south on Hathaway Rd. when we passed a single-truck accident in a culvert at the side of the road. We stopped. A black pick-up had missed the turn and rolled over in the culvert in front of a nice home. A woman swimming in her pool observed the accident and her husband called 911. A young man about Colin's size, unbelted had gone into the windshield and was draped out the driver side door. He was bleeding, unconscious and breathing. There was nothing myself or another nurse who stopped could do. We waited for EMS who showed up within minutes.

The question I pose to myself is why were Linda and I placed at that place at that time. We would not ordinarily have gone that way. The only answer that comes to mind is: slow down and appreciate/value the gifts you've received.