Jason's ER Visit

So we had a "freak out" incident on Monday night. I had gone to bed shorty after Jason left for work. Completely passed out. I was in a deep sleep when suddenly I felt a hand touch my arm. The room was dark. As I groggily looked up all I could see was a large male figure standing over me- as stiff as a board. I thought it could not have been Jason because if he ever needs to awaken me, he leans over, gently touches my hair and whispers my name until I take notice. This encounter was not very gentle and I freaked out. Letting out a shriek I flung myself to the other side of the bed, away from the figure, only to hear Jason's apologetic, but strained voice. "Sorry...sorry...sorry," was all he could say. Despite my shock and exhaustion I could tell something was not right. He was still in the same stiff position. "What's wrong?" I asked him. He told me he needed to go to the ER. Wow- so many thoughts ran through my mind at that moment. "Why does he need to go to the ER?" "Was he okay?" "What happened?" "Was I going to lose the only man I've ever loved?" He was acting so wierd and abnormal. I asked him what had happened, though he didn't seem like he was in position to talk. He slowly told me that he had been at work (UPS) when a 46Ib box had fallen on his head from 10 feet up. He said his head wasn't in pain but his neck was killing him and he was starting to lose feeling in his arm. Wow, this scared me- especially since I'm close to a lady who is paralyzed from the neck down due to a neck/spine injury.

We rushed in to the ER, escorted by his supervisor since it was a work related injury. They had Jason take several tests, including an MRI, CAT scan, and other nerve related tests. We were in the hospital for close to 9 hours, Jason wearing a neck brace the whole time which he hated. We got in at 4am and did not get out till 12:30pm. Talk about being exhaustion! We had prayed on the way there that nothing too serious would be wrong and God answered our prayer! He did not have any fractured bones or ligaments- just several pinched nerves in his neck.

He's doing okay but his neck is still in a lot of pain. Please pray that it would heal fast. We are so grateful that it was not more serious than it was. God is great! :)