"Going to hospital. You should come."
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A phone call you never want to receive.My daughter in law called, to say my son had been working on his car, it had slipped off the jack and fallen on him. She had heard him screaming, from inside the house. She was able to lift the car enough to enable him to pull himself out. He is lucky....although he's badly bruised, nothing was broken. His blood supply to the brain was compromised, and he has burst vessels in his eyes and around them...but he's okay. Thank God, and I mean that.....God, thank you so much.
The worst thing was this: they live on the main street of their little town. Not a lot of traffic, but enough...it was what passes for rush hour. But as she stood there struggling to pull that car off her husband, and screaming to passers-by for help, no one...NO ONE...came. People going in and out of the post office across the street, turned and walked away. No one stopped, no one offered to call 911...she did that herself...no one did anything.
I want to scream. And cry. But tonight, I will just get on my knees and say thanks to God that she could lift that car alone, and that the ambulance came quickly, and that he is okay.
by accidentaltourist in Six-Word Memoirs on Mar 04, 2013 | 
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Loon says,
this is fucking surreal...twilight zoneShellDeFelice says,
This brought tears, of relief and gratitude. So sorry for your son and for you! What a powerful reminder to stay present and watchful. It is sad how lost in our own worlds we are. I hope you are o.k.!!!!!Mourningdove says,
OMG! I am so glad to hear that your son will be okay. I am not suprised that no one helped, people are so self absorbed. So glad this had a happy ending.TheUnknownComic says,
Maybe it was your daughter-in-law's green skin and bulging biceps that were scarring away everyone! (I can't be the only one that read this and thought - holy crap, she lifted a car!)Glad to hear he is ok but I'm not really surprised that people suck.
Staraj says,
Once upon a strange time, there was a strange world where strangers were not afraid of strangers. Strange phenomena such as common courtesy and respect were strangely rampant. My memory is strangely foggy, but I seem to recall that it was the strange world of my youth. Oh, how I wish that strange world could be resurrected. Along with all of its strange inhabitants and their strange manners.Here's hoping that a strange love envelops you and yours in strange healing power.
accidentaltourist says,
My friends....I thank you. I'm still shaking, and I may cry myself to sleep...but he is whole and alive, and I am blessed.MO_Thoughts2 says,
Wow.... thanks goodness for adrenaline. I'm glad he's OK. And shame on those people for not helping.maryjane31 says,
I would have been on that in a half a second! Cannot believe that people are such idiots!!!! Hope you feel better and how well I know about those phone calls as I also have sons. If you like wine, have a glass. Glad your son is OK as this could have been much worse. Angels and adrenaline saved him. Great daughter-in-law.NumbrOneAunt says,
AT, just added my prayer of thanks to yours . wishing your son a speedy recovery!marymc says,
My prayers were answered by halfway through your second paragraph. My god, I hate people sometimes. Ok. Most of the time.canadafreeze says,
First, I want to say how glad I am that he is Ok. Second, I can't believe people did nothing. What is wrong with this world ... It breaks my heart to hear about it. Many hugs to you, my friend.jl333 says,
If there was ever a time for angels to show up...this was the time. Whatever it was that gave your daughter in law the strength to lift off a car enough for your son to get out is more than amazing. This goes down in the books as a miracle. So glad your son will be okay. Sorry that they were surrounded by oblivious people. Absurd that somebody wouldn't come to aid of a woman's screams.notjustagirlintheworld says,
Horrible story, happy ending.DynamicDbytheC says,
Wow. I live in a big city and I can't tell you how many times I have helped, been helped and have witnessed people helping one another. Surprising because one expects more from a small town.