# Happy anniversary to me **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 7, 2004, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-anniversary-to-me/233025 "2004-03-07T22:17:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![percypercy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8baadc/32.png) [@percypercy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/percypercy)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2004, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-anniversary-to-me/233025/1 "2004-03-07T22:17:02Z")
A year ago today I ran my car into a telephone pole. I mean, really smashed it. There wasn’t much left of the hood and I cracked the front axle. The airbags went off and the windshield shattered. I don’t remember much of it. I think that’s what haunts me the most. I ran into the telephone pole because I was having a seizure while driving. My medication was way out of whack, and I just lost it, apparently. This struck me especially because of **Persephone’s** death. The few times we had ever interacted were in threads about epilepsy, but even with that I could she was a wonderful person. I’m not sure where I’m going with this, just sort of rambling I suppose, my brain is a rambling kind of mood. -Lil ---
**Author:** ![BarnOwl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e95f7d/32.png) [@BarnOwl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BarnOwl)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2004, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-anniversary-to-me/233025/2 "2004-03-07T22:33:17Z")
After a year’s worth of thinking about your accident, you’re entitled to ramble. I’m glad you survived, and I hope your outlook gets a little more positive as each day passes. ---
**Author:** ![odd-socks](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/c67d28/32.png) [@odd-socks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/odd-socks)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2004, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-anniversary-to-me/233025/3 "2004-03-08T14:43:34Z")
As weird as it sounds, sometimes it’s good not to be able to recall things - part of a self defense and healing mechanism that humans have? I’m glad you made it. 🙂