On Thursday the 22nd of December we were on our way to the doctors, then we were off to finish the shopping for Christmas. We were only two blocks from home and in a school zone where one has to do 40k I doubt I was even doing that, when out of the blue on my right-hand side we were T boned by a four-wheel drive. The driver went through a give way sign, she hit us so hard we ended going up the street she came out off. I was trapped in the car and had to be cut out of our lovely car. Thankfully my husband was not injured. We were so lucky the car behind the four-wheel drive, gave a witness statement to the police and the people in the house on the corner also gave a statement. There were police, firemen, and the ambulance, I think our car will be a right off, the four-drive had oil and petrol running everywhere, so the firemen had to spray the road and stop all the traffic, all this was told to me later, also the four-wheel was not in good condition, thankfully it was insured. At the scene the police charged the woman with reckless driving.

I was taken to hospital and had every test imaginable. After many hours I was told that I was very lucky and had no serious injuries. At the moment we are both aching in just about every place one can think off, we have some very bright bruises, in the most unusual places.

Both of us are so grateful to so many people we possible will never get the chance to say thank you. It may seem strange, but we are mourning our lovely car, we bought it new when my husband retired, it was in perfect condition, we had only just filled the petrel tank and booked it in for a service in the New Year, it only had 30,000 on the clock.

Reaction has only just set in, I am usually a very confident driver, but right now I am so unsure of myself, I am back driving and hope to overcome and conquer this fear. Our lovely family have been so very supportive, they stayed at the hospital until I was discharged, drove us home and even made sure we had something to eat. The next morning our son had been very busy phoning the insurance company and they have given us loan car for a couple of weeks. It was so nice to read the email from the insurance company, telling me we had not lost our no claim bonus because I was not in the wrong.

We keep hugging each other saying thank goodness we are ok and alive.

Have to say when son said on the Friday that we were off to pick up the loan car I was really worried. I drove that car home with my foot on the brake and doing barely 40k's, by the time we got home I was a mess.

Our lovely DIL organised for us to go over their place for a rather late lunch, it was only then that we both realised we had not eaten since breakfast the day before.

We celebrated Christmas with our son and DIL and it was while driving over there we both suddenly felt so very tired, and all we could think of was if only we could have stayed home and gone back to bed. LOL

I was interviewed by the Police on Friday, I really did not have to tell them very much, because they already had enough people telling them that I was not speeding plus the other driver went through a give way sign. Also, the woman said that I was speeding, and it was my fault, she lied about her speed, what a silly thing to do lie to the police. I told the sergeant I could have punch her lights, at the time I could not knocked the skin of a rice pudding. They said my reaction was normal.

Now to stop seeing the accident every time I close my eyes, yes, we are so lucky it could have been worse, which does not bare thinking about.

Thank you for letting rabbit on, I know that you all understand just how I am feeling.

Wishing all my lovely friends on one of the best sites going, Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year