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Oct. 3rd, 2006
Coworker car accident
Oct. 3rd, 2006 08:13 pmOne of my favorite coworkers was in a really bad car accident on the way to book club last night. She was right in Coworker Sarah's neighborhood, maybe even looking for parking. From what I can piece together from people who saw a clip on the news, and from Coworker Sarah who went back to the scene and talked to a witness, she probably should have been dead. Apparently a car ran a red light and plowed into her passenger side at a high rate of speed - fast enough to flip over her Toyota Corolla and push her into a street light and a parked car. They had to use the jaws of life to cut her out of her car.
I called the hospital tonight to get a status update and they told me that she was taking incoming calls in her room, so I took a chance and asked to be transferred. Kristine answered the phone and was a little out of it but said she was okay. She had two big cuts in her head and got a lot of staples and stitches. She said she felt "gross" because she wasn't allowed to wash her hair yet and it was full of blood. She didn't mention any other injuries, just that she was admitted because she'd lost a LOT of blood and her blood counts were really low. She said it was really scary.
Just to prove how cool and tight my coworkers are, I received a call from Coworker Funk at 8pm last night because I hadn't made it to book club, either (because I was still at my home visit and it was running way late) - she wanted to make sure I was still at the birthday party and also wanted to know if I'd heard from Kristine. A lot of them tried to call and text her all night because they knew she was on her way and she's not the kind of girl to not answer a call. They were so worried about her that they went to her apartment and left a note on her door, then called the Cambridge Police (in case she'd been abducted). Finally this morning, Kristine's mom called Coworker Kelly back to give us all the news. By the time she got admitted from the ER this afternoon, Coworker Sarah had raised $100+ dollars and had already sent a card and flowers.
The last thing Kristine said to me on the phone was, "I miss you guys. Make sure to tell everyone I say hi and thank you for the flowers."
I called Coworker Funk and Coworker Sarah to tell them I'd talked to her and she was okay. Everyone is much more relieved now. I will feel 100% better when she's back in my office again, closing the door to deliver some juicy gossip or bitter snark.
So scary.
I called the hospital tonight to get a status update and they told me that she was taking incoming calls in her room, so I took a chance and asked to be transferred. Kristine answered the phone and was a little out of it but said she was okay. She had two big cuts in her head and got a lot of staples and stitches. She said she felt "gross" because she wasn't allowed to wash her hair yet and it was full of blood. She didn't mention any other injuries, just that she was admitted because she'd lost a LOT of blood and her blood counts were really low. She said it was really scary.
Just to prove how cool and tight my coworkers are, I received a call from Coworker Funk at 8pm last night because I hadn't made it to book club, either (because I was still at my home visit and it was running way late) - she wanted to make sure I was still at the birthday party and also wanted to know if I'd heard from Kristine. A lot of them tried to call and text her all night because they knew she was on her way and she's not the kind of girl to not answer a call. They were so worried about her that they went to her apartment and left a note on her door, then called the Cambridge Police (in case she'd been abducted). Finally this morning, Kristine's mom called Coworker Kelly back to give us all the news. By the time she got admitted from the ER this afternoon, Coworker Sarah had raised $100+ dollars and had already sent a card and flowers.
The last thing Kristine said to me on the phone was, "I miss you guys. Make sure to tell everyone I say hi and thank you for the flowers."
I called Coworker Funk and Coworker Sarah to tell them I'd talked to her and she was okay. Everyone is much more relieved now. I will feel 100% better when she's back in my office again, closing the door to deliver some juicy gossip or bitter snark.
So scary.
