Well, this is a memory i dont remember really well, but i still feel it's significant of the kind of character Paige had.
All i can remember is that Paige and i were driving in the station-wagon and we were in an accident. from what i remember, i think we just drove into a ditch or something like that. I actually slept through it, and paige was worried that something more serious happened to me since i didn't wake up until she shook me awake. i remember our walk afterward. it was dark and we were trying to get to the nearest house (which was quite a bit away since we were in the middle of no where)(actually i think it was somewhere back on nelson road??? if anyone else knows more details, you can fill in where i leave holes)... anyways, i do remember how awful she felt. while we were walking she kept apologizing, saying it was all her fault (which it kind of was), saying she couldn't believe what just happened, and she kept asking me if i wanted a piggy back ride so that i wouldnt have walk as far because of her mistake. but more than anything she was just sooo worried. worried about the car, and mostly worried about me. she just hoped i was ok.
But, what i can say about paige is that even though she was worried and nervous and scared, i wasn't. Whenever i was with paige i ALWAYS felt safe and comfortable. even in our little accident, i was not worried at all. i was not scared. i knew everything was going to be ok.
That's what i remember the most from this memory is that paige, who was in this broken down state, could still make me feel strong.
i can relate this experience to her cancer experience. even though paige was the one who was going through cancer treatments, chemotherapy, radiation, and surgeries... she was also the one who made me feel calm. like everything was going to be ok. she kept me strong. She was sooo good:)
Paige was driving to go to take care of someone's horse. She miscalculated the corner and ran the 1982 Chevy station wagon off the road and into a ditch and power pole. She was so worried she had hurt Caroline and scared about what she had done to the car. Brian Adams was a highway patrolman at the time and investigated the accident. He didn't give Paige a ticket, but talked to her about safe driving habits. (Brian is now a Justice of the Peace)
ReplyDeleteThe car was ruined, but Paige and Caroline were safe. We couldn't afford the loss of the car, but Caroline and Paige's safety were more important.
Diane and I were so lucky that this is about the worst that ever happened. At least that we know of, Jesse did some crazy things...