My best wishes to your friend.
Oy, sorry I didn’t show up till now, I don’t have internet at home anymore, so I can only dope at work.
I’m sorry Sarah, this must be awful, especially after what happened to your other friend. You know I love ya, take care.
::hugs, cuddles, and anything else that might make ya feel better::
At least her baby is alright. I’m glad your friend is going to make it, lots of people don’t. They should seriously throw the book at her for hitting your friend and endangering her baby like that. There is no excuse for that type of brain dead behavior.
A member of my mom’s church just had their 30-something year old son killed by a drunk driver. I’m glad your friend is okay.
There is a law firm in my town that has a billboard that says, “Drunk Driving Charge? Protect Your Rights!”, (ie, they are criminal defense lawyers). Allow me to be radical here, but if you drive drunk and kill someone, you don’t have any rights!
Hang in there Silver. Glad to hear your friend seems to be doing better. I hope they punish the drunk driver suitably.
Wow. Thank you all so much. So, I went to the hospital today. There’s my very good friend, laying on a hospital bed all drugged up, looking awful, telling me I look like shit! 
Worrying over my own sleepless nights. What a guy! After telling me how bad I looked, he said, “I got a helicopter ride.” LMAO! He’s taking this all very well, and recovering quicker/better than anyone expected he would. We still don’t know when he’ll get to come home, but we are all (obviously) hoping it is very soon.
After some joking (and bitching from him…he LOVED his car), we got serious and wound up having a very emotional visit. We talked about our late friend (who’s funeral was mentioned in the OP) and how scared he was in the instant he thought he might die. He believes that she was there with him. I hope he’s right. I made sure to tell him how incredibly important he is to me. He told me he loves me.
It’s funny how near death experiences bring you closer to the ones who have been important all along. Why people can’t be more open with their feelings until it’s too late (or almost) is beyond me. Lessons. I’ve learned a lot since April. I’ve learned that those you love can be with you, laughing and having fun one day, and gone the next. And you don’t always have the chance to say good bye, and let them know how much they mean to you. I’ve learned that death knows no age. Until I was 14 years old, I assumed my parents would live forever. Until this year, I thought my friends would too.
Live today like there’s no tomorrow? I plan to.
Glad to hear your friend is getting better. That was a wonderful post! You’re so right. Everyone assumes that tomorrow will always be there but there is no guarantee. I’ve had a couple of close calls that have really made me re-evaluate my life. I make sure I never go to bed angry at a loved one and I make sure that “I love you” are the last words my loved ones here before our visit or phone conversation ends.
My thoughts and prayers are with you, SF, and with your friend.
I do so hope that the girl that hit him isn’t getting off lightly.
SF, I can only extend my prayers to you and your friend–as well as this woman’s child–and tell you that I’m thinking about you. If you can come away from this horrible experience with some bright ray of sunlight, you’ll have accomplished a great thing. Take care of you, struuter
Thank you all so much! I’m very happy to report that my friend is being sent home sometime tomorrow. I’m going to be staying with him for a while, taking care of him until he feels a bit better. Good thing he has internet or I might not! (That’s a joke, BTW.) Anyway, thanks again.