Hit by a Drunk Driver

I don't like having to ask for help from other's, but I've found myself in a spot I'm not sure how to recover from.

A little bit about me- My name is Chelsie, and I'm a mother of 3 beautiful children who are my whole world. I have a 6yr old daughter, a 4yr old son, and a 9m old son. I work a full time job as a Department manager at a local restraunt, and I'm a full-time student at University of the Cumberlands. In my freetime (Which isn't a lot) I like to read and write. I'm a nerd, and big hello kitty fan. My favorite color is pink, and most importantly I believe in God, and know that he has a plan for everything.

Saturday evening around 8pm my entire world got flipped upside down. Literally. Me and 2 of my friends had went and got our nails done earlier in the day, and I'd just dropped one of them off and was heading back to the other's house. I was the driver, and this was my vehicle. My other friend was in the passenger seat and all I remember was her screaming my name before the impact. Everything happened for me in slow motion as the car began flipping, and I thought it would never stop. My mouth was full of glass, and I'd raised my arms up to my face. Letting go of the wheel I'd briefly thought, "Jesus take it." because I knew there was nothing I could do. When the car stopped I just remember staring straight forward at my broken windshield, and down at myself covered in glass and dirt. I was in shock that I was still alive, I was waiting for death to take me away each flip the car had made, so I hadn't been expecting to still be here after. My friend was able to get out of the car with her adrenaline up, but I knew when I'd looked over at her that something was wrong with my neck and chest. I was able to release my seatbelt, but my door was caved in. It wouldn't open, and I had to be cut out of the vehicle. At the hospital I was lucky enough to only have a broken sternum, and whiplash. My friend was able to walk away with whiplash and some pretty bad bruises. We are very thankful to still be alive. And not a day goes by that I don't thank God none of my children were in the vehicle and that we had been wearing our seatbelts.

It took awhile for the police report to come back, and we found out that the person who hit me had been underage and drunk driving. On top of that they did not have any insurance. I'm not going to release their name because I'm not that kind of person, but if they see this I hope they feel a little bit of guilt for what they have done, and will seek forgiveness with God. I hope this was a lesson they won't forget, because they could have very well killed someone. Just imagine if I'd had my children in the vehicle.

I unfortunately had let my insurance lapse during this time as well, because I'd just bought a home and was remodeling it for me and my children, and I'd needed every bit of extra money to make the home livable before we moved in. I'd payed the bill completely up, but had never called the company to have it reinstated. But I never imagined I'd be in an accident. I never drove over the speed limit, and always thought I paid close enough attention and drove responsible enough to avoid this happening.

This experience has caused me a lot of physical and mental health problems, and I've racked up medical bills that I'm scared to find out about. I'm still responsible for paying off the car I was driving through Nissian, and may have to file bankruptcy. But I'm not asking for help with any of that. All I'm hoping to do, is to get enough for a down-payment on another vehicle at a buy here pay here so that I can continue to go to work to support my children. I will try to figure out the rest on my own.

Thank you to anyone who is able to donate. Also thank you to everyone who responded to my wreak. The bystanders, the first responders, the emts, to whoever cut me out, the Drs and nurses who cared for me, and anyone who's asked about me after this wreak. I'll be thinking about this wreak for the rest of my life, so thank you to anyone who'd tried to lesson the trauma of the entire thing.