Here's some pictures of the van:






Here's some pictures of Terry's arm:




My husband's sister and brother-in-law live in a town near the accident, so we met them and they took our son on to his group home, while my husband and I rode with our friend back to her house. We got our pickup there and went home.

I'm going to call my son's house parents in a little while and ask how his knee looks. I'm sure it is fine. He wasn't limping or anything, and they would have called us if there had been any question about it in their minds.

We're waiting for our insurance adjustor's estimate of damages, but we're pretty sure they'll total it out. It is a 1995 Ford Windstar. It had a lot of miles on it, but still ran good. We just had new brakes, new front tires, and a new battery put in about a month ago. It gets serviced regularly, and we had paid it off last December. I don't know how we're going to afford another vehicle if they won't pay to get this one fixed.

We've just started making payments on a 2000 GMC Sonoma pickup, after our 1990 Ford Ranger was hit by an uninsured driver in April. The guy that hit that failed to show up for his court hearing last month, so now there is a warrant out for his arrest. He was driving his mother's car, with expired plates and no insurance. At least our van was fully insured!

The main thing I am keeping in mind here is that my husband and son were not seriously hurt. It isn't very often that people who are in accidents on interstate highways are able to walk away without requiring medical attention. They were very, very lucky. It could have been much worse. I feel like God is keeping that "protective shield" around my son that I constantly pray for. It might have been a good lesson for my son, in that he saw how fast something like that can happen. He learned first-hand the importance of wearing a seat belt, and he experienced what it's like to have the air bags deploy. All without getting hurt!

Deb