My Vision For This Site ...
Years after the collision, I attended support group meetings, hoping to
offer help to someone who might be going through what I went through. I
felt out of place, as I was the only survivor of a drunk driving collision
in the room. I could listen as the others talked of their grief, but I
could not participate in the discussion. I could not talk of myself,
or my injuries, feeling humbled that at least I was alive. I am sure,
every person there would rather have an injured family member, compared
to what they were dealing with.
Some of the larger Against Drunk Driving groups tend to concentrate
on victims who were killed by drunk drivers, and with good reasons. When
a person is killed, it is more devastating to more people.
This site is not intended to be a "against drunk driving" site, but
rather, a "pro living after this trauma" site.
It is important for injured victims to have a forum of our own, where we
can talk about our feelings, concerns, emotions and what has happened to
us.
Contact With Others
I remember, while I was healing, both physically and emotionally, one of the
things I realized, was nobody really knew what I was going through.
Yes, I had family and friends around me at all times, but I still felt
lonely. Nobody I knew had ever been through the everything I was enduring.
I would like to utilize the Internet to allow contact with others who are
going through simular situations, through email, listservs, newsgroups, and
chat.
Resources
I often wondered about my options. What is next? Most of my doctors
were wonderful at explaining why, when and how. However, sometimes I left
the office and thought of questions on my way home.
The Internet is rich in resources. I would like to provide links to as
many of the best sites there are available.
Your Input
I've found some links and have idea's, but would really like to hear from
anybody and everybody who has (at anytime in their lives) or is healing.
I would like to hear what happened to you, and what you would like to
find on the internet to help you. If you know of any sites that have been
helpful, I would like to know about them.
This site created and maintained by Lucinda Wales
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