Camino Photo of the Day on Hold for a Bit

You may have noticed that we haven’t had a “Camino Photo of the Day” in the past few days. There’s a story about that.

On Friday, February 1st, at about 12:35 in the afternoon or so, while crossing 11th in downtown Tacoma in a driving rain, I was hit by a car that ran a light. I rolled over the hood and onto the pavement.

Your Humble Narrator in a neck brace in the ER waiting room, clearly looking and feeling his very best.

The driver, an EMT from the Seattle Fire Department, was lost in Tacoma and distracted. My head was down as I crossed the street. He skidded through the red light, and I didn’t see him until he was about a foot from me.

He made me comfortable and called 911 while I texted and then called Francine, who rushed right down the hill.

I was transported by ambulance to St Joseph hospital with symptoms of shock and possible concussion. I was dizzy and nauseated and had trouble thinking straight. No broken bones, no bleeding. Praise God for that! My Guardian Angel was clearly working overtime.

After eight or so hours in hospital, I was released with a diagnosis of mild concussion, a neck contusion, and assorted sprained ligaments. Although my body felt like a giant bruise, there was actually very little bruising and only one little scrape near my elbow where the car hit me.

Hopefully I’ll get back to posting soon.

Mirrored from Pilgrims on the Way.