The fear of this drive was intense. I remember feeling that same fear getting back out on the road again after my accident. For me the fear was walking by and open road after I had been hit as a pedestrian. To this day I still I'm a little nervous if I approach the berm of a road. My boyfriend, kindly, understands this and walks on the outside. You did a wonderful job of maintaining your calm and composure and spite of the deep trauma that you had just suffered. I'm just so sad that you had to go through this ordeal and I am thinking and praying for you and for the young woman who was cut out of the car.

I'm so happy that you have your person who talked to you through that initial drive through the tunnel. It's like entering into a hell hole!You are much stronger for having continued on and even driving for 5 long hours through desert and no cell service! I've known what that was like until just last week when I went to visit Arizona and we drove from Phoenix to Las Vegas with a stop at my dad's and Parker Arizona. I've never seen so much open dry land and Sagebrush, cactus and Mesquite trees.

I'm glad that writing is cathartic to you and please know that we are all here cheering you on through your healing! Prayers!