On the road to recovery...

I'm approaching the 72 hour mark (okay, still about 7 hours off) and things are looking pretty decent. I haven't experienced any excruciating pain like they thought I might. There's been a lot more bruising show up, and it turns out my left arm is kind of messed up. I can't really lift anything, and it hurts to move it, especially to lift it over my head. The bruise on my hip now extends around to the back, and my stomach has swollen out and how has a hefty purple bruise that matches the hip.

I had a physio-therapy appointment today. Turns out my insurance covers up to $3500 in medical stuffs, so that's going to help. They figure I'll be on a 12 week, 24 visit recovery program for the issues with my arm and the pain in my neck from the whiplash.

My insurance company has been fantastic through all this. They ruled in less than 24 hours that I was not at fault, and so everything is being paid for. They're covering a rental for me, and I get the rental up until five days after they provide me with their first offer for money for my car. So I do need to do a bit of research there.

Dad took me to the Toyota dealership today to see if there was anything I could afford to finance, and depending on how much I get back from the insurance, it looks like we've found one. I'll of course give more details once everything is finalized, but if things turn out as we're hoping, this accident might be a bit of a blessing in disguise.

And of course, since my sister is gone this weekend, I get the best companion to cuddle with and night to help me forget my pains and nightmares... and that is my sister's little dog Piper, whom I love with all my heart, because she's adorable.


Tomorrow Today (since it's after midnight as I write this) is Canada Day, and though I'll probably be doing it alone, I intend to partake in our lovely small-town festivities for it. While I may not be proud to be a Canadian as I don't really know what being one means, I am more than thankful to be a Canadian. And for that reason, I do believe celebrating this great country's birth is a very good way to show that thankfulness.

Happy Birthday Canada! Thank you for another year of beautiful scenery, free health care, and a legal system that has done it's job many times over.