Saturday, August 7, 2010

Trooper Hunt

As soon as I walked in the door at home this evening, my phone rang. It was Gaylord, so I panicked. The nurse began the conversation with, "everything's okay," and I thought, "obviously not, or you wouldn't be calling me."
Rob was having some kind of attack of paranoia. He apparently needed to talk to me. The nurse put Rob on the phone and he asked me where I was. He said, "I don't know if I'm going to live through this." I talked to him for a few minutes, assuring him he will live, and that I would be back there as soon as I could. I also reminded him that his fuzzy little best friend would be coming to visit tomorrow, too. He seemed okay, so we hung up.
I felt an immediate sense of guilt. I've been his constant and he was needing me. :( I honestly wanted to head right back to Wallingford, but I also knew my body would not hold up if I did. So, I called Rob back.
The nurse said he was just hanging out in the hallway with everyone. He also told me that when I talked with him. He added that he peed all over his room and the nurse was in there cleaning it up. I don't know how true that was. I didn't talk with a nurse again to ask. Rob wanted to come home. I felt horrible! He seemed to be worried about me. I promised him that everything at home was well and once he seemed satisfied that things were okay, we ended the conversation.
At 11:30 pm, Mei-li started barking with her "something's going on" bark. I was too afraid to get up at first, but I peeked out the bedroom window and saw a State Trooper's car parked in front of my van. I think I said outloud, "Oh no!" :S
It was Trooper Hunt, the investigating officer on Rob's accident. Okay, at least nothing NEW was happening. She asked some questions on Rob's diagnosis and prognosis. She requested the bike's insurance info. She told me the investigation's going to take a while because they want to be sure they have as accurate information as possible. She wanted to know if Rob would be able to give a statement. I explained that he needs to be constantly reminded that he was in a motorcycle accident, so he's unable to give statements. She mentioned that witnesses said Rob was driving quickly and she has NOT determined fault yet. She asked me what time he had to be at work that night. I'm not going to lie to her! The accident happened at 10:55 pm and he had to be in work for 11 pm. So, yeah, I'm sure he wasn't doing the speed limit.
Now, I got into an accident leaving work one day. This lady came flying down the road as I was pulling out of a side road. All the witnesses said she was flying. I never saw her. The accident was determined to be my fault because I was the one pulling onto the road. I don't see what the difference in Rob's case would be. Speeding or not.
It's 12:30 am now. I haven't gotten any calls from the hospital, so hopefully Rob's doing all right. :)

1 comment:

  1. i know that you feel the need to be there as his constant hun and right now it's needed but he'll need his independence after a while and then maybe you can start to shorten your visits. the kids need you at home more and you should get back to the meetings with them soon. i hope all works out with the investigation but if rob can't remember anything it will be a while.

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