Sunday, March 07, 2004

okay, so i'm at disney world right now. i want to tell you all about everything, but at the same time i also would like to spare david's phone line of any long and drawn out immagry that i am tempted to use. i promise that i will give a full report of my trip and the ideas that have flowed through my head while i've been down here. first thing is first though. the trip down didn't seem long at all. i think that's because we switched off driving responsibility between the three of us. on the way down, i'd say about 40 minutes out of atlanta, we ran in to an accident that had just occurred. there was an suv that had come from the opposite way that was turned over in the median and had thrown all the passangers out. though we didn't see it happen the wheels were still spinning and no ems had arrived yet, so we stopped to help. it was one of the first outside of my profession emergencies i've ever had to deal with. at the same time though, it made me feel helpless. the victims were three girls, probably seniors in high school. i could do nothing to help them immediately because i suspected possible spinal injury. two of the girls were laying down including the driver while the other was able to stand but was very shaken about the whole incident. the driver was totally unaware of where she was, what day it was, or what her name was. she had serious trama to the head and was complaining of back pain. the other girl that was lying down was aware but when i asked her if she could feel her toes, she said no. in all the chaos there were people there that were both trained and just nosing around. there was alot of chaos that i and a few of the other certified folks around were trying to calm. one of the people actually called the parents of the driver and let her scream in pain into the phone some unaudible sentences. that was horrible. i couldn't immagine what it would be like to be a parent and to hear your child crying like that on the other end. it was also that girls birthday. after the ems got there, there was nothing more we could do so we packed up and went on our way. we got to our destination about 1am eastern time. it is beautiful down here. it looks just like a village off of pleasantville. the weather is suspected to be clear for the entire break down here, it's just the right temperature (80's), and i'm thus far having the time of my life. i hope all of you are having a wonderful spring break as well, and agian. i'll keep you posted on my return to belmont wednesday night. i also suspect that i will be updating my pembroke website before school starts back with all the pictures from here and the fraternity. i'm going now. we're about to watch joe vs the volcano after a long day at mgm. peace and love...

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