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Title: Esso
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Published: Nov 27, 2013
Author: C
Post Date: 2013-11-27 09:50:44 by christine
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I received an email from Esso (Jim) this morning. He was involved in a very serious car accident last night. It was a head on collision. Jim's car is totaled. He sustained a fractured sternum, lacerated spleen, the doctor's suspect heart damage and internal bleeding.

Jim is one of the most unselfish, generous, good hearted men I have ever met. I think the world of him.

Please think healing thoughts or prayers of a speedy recovery for him.

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#1. To: christine (#0)

Sorry to read this bad news. Hope he will be all healed up soon.

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James Deffenbach  posted on  2013-11-27   9:52:05 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#2. To: christine (#0)

Prayers up for our friend.

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Lod  posted on  2013-11-27   9:57:23 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#3. To: christine (#0)

Please think healing thoughts or prayers of a speedy recovery for him.

Amen.

"“Believe nothing merely because you have been told it. Do not believe what your teacher tells you merely out of respect for the teacher. But whatsoever, after due examination and analysis, you find to be kind, conducive to the good, the benefit, the welfare of all beings - that doctrine believe and cling to, and take it as your guide.” ~ Gautama Siddhartha — The Buddha

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Original_Intent  posted on  2013-11-27   9:59:26 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#4. To: christine (#0)

I'm glad he survived, and prayers for a speedy recovery.

Jethro Tull  posted on  2013-11-27   10:16:06 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#5. To: christine (#0)

Esso will keep the faith and all will be right.

Cynicom  posted on  2013-11-27   10:22:03 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#6. To: christine (#0)

Please think healing thoughts or prayers of a speedy recovery for him.

Here's to a miraculous recovery!!!

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Hmmmmm  posted on  2013-11-27   10:32:32 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#7. To: christine (#0)

Esso's comments never fail to make me smile. One of my favorite members of 4. Good that he's able to send mail.

Deasy  posted on  2013-11-27   11:03:37 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#8. To: christine, Esso (#0)

If he's well enough to send an email, then it could have been much worse. That's a good start.

Get well soon, Jim.

Pinguinite  posted on  2013-11-27   11:05:54 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#9. To: christine (#0)

Damn. Will do.

"If an angry bigot assumes this bountiful cause of Abolition, and comes to me with his last news from Barbados, why should I not say to him, 'Go love thy infant; love thy wood-chopper: be good-natured and modest; have that grace; and never varnish your hard, uncharitable ambition with this incredible tenderness for black folk a thousand miles off. Thy love afar is spite at home.'"
-- Ralph Waldo Emerson, Self-Reliance

Prefrontal Vortex  posted on  2013-11-27   11:15:21 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#10. To: christine, Esso (#0)

Thank you for the head's up Christine.

Here's hoping for a speedy recovery, Jim!!

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X-15  posted on  2013-11-27   11:19:45 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#11. To: christine, esso (#0)

get well soon esso, Gods love be with you as we praise his name that he allows us the pleasure of your company for awhile longer yet. Heal strong, we'll all be saying a prayer for you.

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titorite  posted on  2013-11-27   11:30:28 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#12. To: christine (#0)

one of my favorites, prayers for his speedy recovery. and thanks for letting us know.


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farmfriend  posted on  2013-11-27   11:58:39 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#13. To: christine (#0)

Wow, so sorry to hear this news ... prayers are in motion.

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The Dearborn Independent / Henry Ford

noone222  posted on  2013-11-27   12:02:19 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#14. To: Deasy, christine (#7)

Esso's comments never fail to make me smile.

Ditto for me.

Best wishes for a speedy recovery, Esso!

scrapper2  posted on  2013-11-27   12:03:25 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#15. To: scrapper2, all, update (#14)

I just spoke to Jim. He's been discharged as he's able to walk and they've done all they can do for him. His cellphone was crushed, so he's going to Verizon to get another. Jim said he's in much pain due to the horizontal fracture of his sternum. More later....

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christine  posted on  2013-11-27   12:55:31 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#16. To: christine (#15)

Thanks.

Do you know if the airbags deployed?

“The most dangerous man to any government is the man who is able to think things out... without regard to the prevailing superstitions and taboos. Almost inevitably he comes to the conclusion that the government he lives under is dishonest, insane, intolerable.” ~ H. L. Mencken

Lod  posted on  2013-11-27   12:57:09 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#17. To: Lod (#16)

Yes. They did.

To question is to value the ideal of truth more highly than the loyalties to nation, religion, race, or ideology.

christine  posted on  2013-11-27   13:02:58 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#18. To: Esso (#17) (Edited)

Do you have your new cellphone and truck yet?

Heal!

“The most dangerous man to any government is the man who is able to think things out... without regard to the prevailing superstitions and taboos. Almost inevitably he comes to the conclusion that the government he lives under is dishonest, insane, intolerable.” ~ H. L. Mencken

Lod  posted on  2013-11-27   17:11:25 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#19. To: christine, Esso (#15)

He's been discharged as he's able to walk

Thanking God.

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"They're on our left, they're on our right, they're in front of us, they're behind us...they can't get away this time." -- Col. Puller, USMC

GreyLmist  posted on  2013-11-27   18:20:37 ET  (1 image) Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#20. To: GreyLmist, Esso, 4 (#19)

Amen.

“The most dangerous man to any government is the man who is able to think things out... without regard to the prevailing superstitions and taboos. Almost inevitably he comes to the conclusion that the government he lives under is dishonest, insane, intolerable.” ~ H. L. Mencken

Lod  posted on  2013-11-27   18:24:46 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#21. To: christine, Esso (#0)

Thank you for keeping us informed, Christine.

Esso, get well soon my buddy, there are many more battles to fight.

corruptissima re publica plurimae leges - Tacitus

Dakmar  posted on  2013-11-27   19:18:37 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#22. To: christine, Esso (#15)

He's been discharged as he's able to walk

Wow, that's amazing. Esso's blessed.

I was in the hospital for nine months after a traffic wreck. I can imagine what Jim's going through.

Best of luck & I know you'll really have something to be thankful for tomorrow.

Happy Thanksgiving, old paint!

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randge  posted on  2013-11-27   19:51:23 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#23. To: scrapper2, Esso (#14)

"Aus der Kriegsschule des Lebens. - Was mich nicht umbringt, macht mich stärker." --Nietzsche

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Deasy  posted on  2013-11-28   7:08:47 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#24. To: Esso (#0)

Best wishes.

Looking forward to having you back online as soon as you're up for it.

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Buzzard  posted on  2013-11-28   10:30:05 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#25. To: randge (#22)

9 months??? what were your injuries?

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christine  posted on  2013-11-28   11:19:41 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#26. To: christine (#25)

Smashed femur, near fatal blood loss, nerve damage, concussion covers most of it.

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randge  posted on  2013-11-28   12:17:22 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#27. To: christine, James Deffenbach, Lod, Original_Intent, Jethro Tull, Cynicom, Hmmmmm, Deasy, Pinguinite, Prefrontal Vortex, X-15, titorite, farmfriend, noone222, scrapper2, GreyLmist, Dakmar, randge, Buzzard, 4um, All (#0) (Edited)

Thank you, everyone, for the kind words.

Here's what happened: At about 6:00pm on Tuesday I was travelling northbound on Maplecrest Road in the company 2007 Honda Fit wagon. I approached the stoplight at Lake Avenue which was green to continue on northbound. The turn arrow for northbound traffic to proceed west on Lake was also activated. The northbound turn arrow went to solid green (yield for turn) and both southbound lights went solid green (proceed straight, yield for turn eastbound).

When that happened, the driver in the southbound lane turning east must've thought it was a green arrow and darted into the intersection directly in my path about 30 feet in front of me. I was travelling 40-45mph (speed limit 45) and slammed directly into them head-on.

The event probably lasted about a quarter of a second. I didn't even have time to lift my foot off the gas. The last thing I remember was the initial sound of the crunching metal then I was out.

When I came to, the police, fire trucks and ambulances were there. I knew I was hurt pretty badly. The firemen removed my coat in the car and slid me out onto the backboard and strapped me onto it and taped my head down. A cop got in my face and told me it was pretty obvious that the other driver was at fault and not to worry, I would be taken care of. Into the ambulance I went.

Enroute to the Parkview Trauma Center, they went to work on me cutting my clothes off, right down to my boxer-briefs, hooked up their electrical DooDads to me and worked me over with their tools of the trade. At that point, I was alert, lucid and able to answer all of their questions and monitor my vital statistics.

My blood pressure was running about 200 systolic, pulse was in the high 100s, glucose was high, cardiac rhythm was OK. The high readings were probably caused mostly by shock and fright.

They got me to the hospital and did their hospital stuff. Bottom line: Fractured sternum, lacerated spleen, just about all my internal organs showed signs of stress from the impact, but not too much internal bleeding. The only visible injuries were a small scrape on my left pinky and my right knee. They took me up to the room, hooked up their monitors, IVs, etc. They started me on pain killers and Pepcid. Trying to sit up caused me much dizziness but it passed. I tried to sleep, but they had pressure cuffs on my lower legs that would inflate and deflate every minute or so which kept me awake all night.

The next morning some young cocky punk doctor came in and I told him I wanted the hell out of there. He told me I couldn't even walk and needed to stay longer. I told him of course I couldn't walk with all their tubes and wires hooked to me and to take them off and I'd walk. He did and I did. Then he said I wouldn't be released until I ate something and was able to keep it down. I ate and was fine. I was released about 1:00pm Wednesday.

I am one, hurting sumbitch. Any upper body movement causes a shearing pain in me that about makes me pass out. Mundane tasks such as putting on my socks is a lesson in pain. Bending, twisting and lifting are out for awhile. Walking isn't too bad. The painkillers they gave me don't seem to help the pain much, but they sure make me feel crappy and tired. I'm going to try to get into my GP tomorrow, my fingers started going numb today, that has me a little concerned.

All-in-all, I'm doing OK. Your kind words mean a lot to me.

Thanks,
Jim

Edit: I saw the Honda yesterday and recovered my belongings out of it. The car is totaled. The entire front end of the car is destroyed and twisted badly. The engine is pushed into the firewall, windshield is broken from the unibody distortion. Driver's side front airbag is deployed. The driver's side B column is distorted and the seatbelt is destroyed. There is a lot of damage to the inside of the car from the G forces. The impact turned my reading glasses into a pretzel, and my fancy new metal e-cigarette which was sitting on the passenger seat was broken in half and badly dented. My cellphone which was clipped to my belt was nonfunctional. And I just filled up the goddamned gas tank that morning. Dammit.

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Esso  posted on  2013-11-28   18:04:26 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#28. To: Esso (#27)

Jim, we're sending over a lap dancer ASAP.

Get well soon, man ... the best place is any place that ain't a hospital.

"The amount of our National Debt is the measure of our enslavement to Jewish World Finance. We live in a democracy, yet loans are contracted that always cost more than the amount of the loan, and no one has a word to say about it. We Americans do not know how much interest we pay every year, and we don't know to whom we pay it."

The Dearborn Independent / Henry Ford

noone222  posted on  2013-11-28   18:10:32 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#29. To: Esso (#27)

Thanks for the update. Hope you heal up soon and all this will just be a bad, but passing, memory.

Americans who have no experience with, or knowledge of, tyranny believe that only terrorists will experience the unchecked power of the state. They will believe this until it happens to them, or their children, or their friends.

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James Deffenbach  posted on  2013-11-28   18:26:20 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#30. To: Esso (#27)

Thanks for the information.

Good idea to see your GP asap.

Continued prayers, lod

“The most dangerous man to any government is the man who is able to think things out... without regard to the prevailing superstitions and taboos. Almost inevitably he comes to the conclusion that the government he lives under is dishonest, insane, intolerable.” ~ H. L. Mencken

Lod  posted on  2013-11-28   19:12:35 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#31. To: Esso (#27)

Iron man.

Glad to hear you're home in one piece.

Just goes to show that you never know how fate may turn when you get up out of the sack in the morning.

Have you heard what happened to the putz that pulled out in front of you?

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randge  posted on  2013-11-28   19:16:54 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#32. To: noone222, Esso (#28)

Jim, we're sending over a lap dancer ASAP.

In case Esso is not up to a lap dance, I would be willing to sub for him.

Thats what friends are for.

Cynicom  posted on  2013-11-28   20:15:24 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#33. To: Esso (#27)

They got me to the hospital and did their hospital stuff. Bottom line: Fractured sternum, lacerated spleen, just about all my internal organs showed signs of stress from the impact, but not too much internal bleeding. The only visible injuries were a small scrape on my left pinky and my right knee. They took me up to the room, hooked up their monitors, IVs, etc. They started me on pain killers and Pepcid. Trying to sit up caused me much dizziness but it passed. I tried to sleep, but they had pressure cuffs on my lower legs that would inflate and deflate every minute or so which kept me awake all night.

good grief. this is the first ive seen this. Sounds like quite an accident. Im very sorry that happened, but glad you are ok enough to post and be on the internet. Me & my wife will be praying for your continued recovery, take good care.

Ive always heard of a 'ruptured spleen.' im gonna have to look up & see what a 'spleen' is. ;-/

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Artisan  posted on  2013-11-28   20:37:37 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#34. To: Cynicom (#32)

lol - take a number on this one.

“The most dangerous man to any government is the man who is able to think things out... without regard to the prevailing superstitions and taboos. Almost inevitably he comes to the conclusion that the government he lives under is dishonest, insane, intolerable.” ~ H. L. Mencken

Lod  posted on  2013-11-28   20:39:06 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#35. To: Cynicom (#32)

I was once thrown from a Jeep when I was 18. I rolled across the highway, across the meridian, across the other side of the highway, and came to rest in the ditch. I wasn't hurt but when I stood up my socks and boots were gone. I never found them.

"Have Brain, Will Travel

Turtle  posted on  2013-11-28   21:28:36 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#36. To: Esso (#27) (Edited)

Prayer for Healing

Lord, look upon me with eyes of mercy, may your healing hand rest upon me, may your lifegiving powers flow into every cell of my body and into the depths of my soul, cleansing, purifying, restoring me to wholeness and strength for service in your Kingdom. Amen.

Prayer for Healing

O God who are the only source of health and healing, the spirit of calm and the central peace of this universe, grant to me such a consciousness of your indwelling and surrounding presence that I may permit you to give me health and strength and peace, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Prayer for the Sick

Omnipotent and eternal God, the everlasting Salvation of those who believe, hear us on behalf of Thy sick servant, N., for whom we beg the aid of Thy pitying mercy, that, with his bodily health restored, he may give thanks to Thee in Thy church. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.

This one is also very interesting:

http://www.catholichealingprayers. com/

Healing Scriptures

The following scripture passages have the power to bring healing and strength to your heart, mind, body, soul and spirit. Meditate on them day and night. Allow God to speak to your situation through his written Word. Accept the Word of God as if the Lord himself were speaking directly to you. Take what is being said deep into your heart.

Allow your faith to grow to the point where you can command the mountain of sickness, hardship and despair out of your life. For according to Mark 11:23– 24, Jesus says, “Truly I tell you, if you say to this mountain, ‘Be taken up and thrown into the sea,’ and if you do not doubt in your heart, but believe that what you say will come to pass, it will be done for you. So I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.”

Exodus 15:26

Exodus 23:25

Deuteronomy 7:15

Deuteronomy 28:1–14

Deuteronomy 30:19–20

I Kings 8:56

Psalm 91

Psalm 103:1–3

Psalm 107:19–20

Psalm 118:17

Proverbs 4:20–22

Isaiah 41:10

Isaiah 53:4–5

Jeremiah 1:12

Jeremiah 30:17

Matthew 8:1–3

Matthew 8:17

Matthew 18:18–19

Matthew 21:21–22

Mark 11:23–24

Mark 16:17–18

John 10:10

Romans 4:16–21

Romans 8:11

II Corinthians 10:4–5

Galatians 3:13–14

Ephesians 6:10–17

Philippians 2:13

Philippians 4:6–7

II Timothy 1:7

Hebrews 10:23

Hebrews 10:35

Hebrews 13:8

James 5:14–16

I Peter 2:24

I John 3:21–22


Books of the Bible (online Bible)

"Even to the death fight for truth, and the LORD your God will battle for you". Sirach 4:28

Artisan  posted on  2013-11-28   21:32:23 ET  (1 image) Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#37. To: Turtle (#35)

Driving by the median, I found one sock.

“The most dangerous man to any government is the man who is able to think things out... without regard to the prevailing superstitions and taboos. Almost inevitably he comes to the conclusion that the government he lives under is dishonest, insane, intolerable.” ~ H. L. Mencken

Lod  posted on  2013-11-28   21:32:33 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#38. To: Lod (#37)

Driving by the median, I found one sock.

If there was a foot in it, then it's not mine.

"Have Brain, Will Travel

Turtle  posted on  2013-11-28   21:46:34 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#39. To: Esso (#27)

And I just filled up the goddamned gas tank that morning. Dammit.

Bummer Dude! ;-)

Glad you're around to relate the experience.

Now hurry up and finish healing before you get me to telling "Sea Stories" about my visit to the Cardiac ICU last year. :-)

"“Believe nothing merely because you have been told it. Do not believe what your teacher tells you merely out of respect for the teacher. But whatsoever, after due examination and analysis, you find to be kind, conducive to the good, the benefit, the welfare of all beings - that doctrine believe and cling to, and take it as your guide.” ~ Gautama Siddhartha — The Buddha

Any sufficiently advanced stupidity is indistinguishable from evil. ~ Unk (Paraphrase of Clarke's 3rd Law: "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.")

Original_Intent  posted on  2013-11-28   22:47:39 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#40. To: Cynicom, noone222, Esso (#32)

Jim, we're sending over a lap dancer ASAP.

In case Esso is not up to a lap dance, I would be willing to sub for him.

Thats what friends are for.

You sir, have a hard heart of gold. :-)

"“Believe nothing merely because you have been told it. Do not believe what your teacher tells you merely out of respect for the teacher. But whatsoever, after due examination and analysis, you find to be kind, conducive to the good, the benefit, the welfare of all beings - that doctrine believe and cling to, and take it as your guide.” ~ Gautama Siddhartha — The Buddha

Any sufficiently advanced stupidity is indistinguishable from evil. ~ Unk (Paraphrase of Clarke's 3rd Law: "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.")

Original_Intent  posted on  2013-11-28   22:50:06 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  



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