Brandon's Puppy

PSA

Sorry for the lack of blogging. It's been quite the week of ups and downs. The ups I shall share later, but I wish to share the major down first.
We found out on Tuesday that a very close family friend was killed in a car accident Monday morning. She was with her husband and daughter driving home from spending Thanksgiving weekend in North Carolina, and were approximately an hour from home when she lost control of the car. She was not wearing her seatbelt and she was ejected from the car. The car began to flip, ended up on the opposite side of the road, and eventually landed on her. She died instantly. Her daughter was also not wearing her seatbelt, but was luckier. She was in the back seat sleeping; she tossed around a bit in the back of the car, and somehow ended up with a cut two inches wide along her face, from her forehead to her left cheek. Luckily, it went around her eye, so she had no major issues outside of stitches to close up the gash. Her husband suffered some injuries, but was the only one wearing his seatbelt: four broken ribs, fractured collarbone, trauma to a kidney and lung, a bump on his head requiring a few stitches, and a bruise on his jaw. They were released from the hospital yesterday.
I don't want to sound like a PSA, but I cannot stress enough how important it is to wear a seatbelt. The police, rescue workers and my friend's family all concur that if she had been wearing her seatbelt, she would be with us today.
I am at times cursing the seatbelt, especially now with my big belly and it tightening around me every so often, but I'd rather be a bit uncomfortable during my ride than put myself and my baby in danger. It's the law for a reason, people, and yes, injuries may occur if you're wearing it, but it can be much worse if you don't.

Rest in peace Maritza. We miss you. I know that I speak for the rest of my family when I say that you will live in our hearts forever, and we will cherish our memories always.