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csmooth24
03-26-2001, 11:47 AM
i am happy to say that my friend joey is home after his accident...since you all were so kind with thoughts and prayers going his way...i wanted share with you his email to those who supported him...

thanks again...

chris

well, the hardest part is over. andy was right, i am out of the shithole
and back at home, finally. i don't think i could take one more second of my
crazy roommate's mouth, he's retarded i think. this has been a rough month,
to say the least. i am in huge disbelief right now. i thought i was a safe
person. God has taught me a ton of lessons through all this. like never to
forget anyone important to you. i can't stress how much you guys, my
friends, mean to me, and how much i missed all of you. never take your
friends for granted. i promise never to again. i also learned that life is
precious, it can shift on you like an earthquake. when you least expect it.
take it seriously. do fun things, but be careful and aware always. some
things just aren't worth the risk. i wish i wasn't in seattle that night,
but things happen for a good reason. all things. i am so thankful for all
of you, and the support that you have given me through this. it makes me
emotional. i wish i could give back ten-fold what you have given to me. i
love you all. a lot. and i am now able to realize it. i am going to be at
my mother's house until my broken leg, arm, and face are healed. then it's
back to work. i need to make some good money. while i'm still young.
please all of you be careful and take good care of each other. i love you
more than you could ever know. you all mean so much to me. your cards,
gifts, balloons, pictures, memos, everything. they truly helped me recover.
not to mention seeing one of you waiting for me or walking into my room to
see me. i don't think i could've done it without all of you. you took care
of me. and i will be there for you all, i swear. you can reach me by cell
phone or at my mother's house. i'll be loungin'. gettin' better everyday.
thank you so much. i mean it. i want to give back. only in time though.
call me if you ever need me. you are all the best.

love always and forever,

Joey "The Cripple" Dominick




~chris
http://www.culturedpearls.com/pearljam/images/alive2.gif

jamijams
03-26-2001, 12:51 PM
I'm so glad to hear that he is home, how nice that he has some really great friends to help pull him through...and the clarity to see how important people in our lives are. awesome

You bring about what you think about

jennie10
03-26-2001, 12:58 PM
This is so great/images/smile.gif/images/cool.gif

"The doctors are running out of patients. I ran out of patience a long time ago." Henry Rollins

reallygroovN
03-26-2001, 01:43 PM
good to hear that your buddy is home /images/smile.gif

you are a good friend /images/laugh.gif

yer ardy
03-26-2001, 01:45 PM
thanks for sharing his email message...
it should be read over and over and over by anyone
who thinks they've got it bad right now...

in the blink of an eye, it can be all over for you...



@>-->----
~there's still time to change the road you're on..

csmooth24
03-26-2001, 04:54 PM
hey thanks guys/gals!

your right...joey serves as an inspiration to all!

~chris
http://www.culturedpearls.com/pearljam/images/alive2.gif

_sysiphus_
03-26-2001, 08:48 PM
Omg, Chris, thanks so much for posting your friend's brave and inspirational words. We can all stand to learn a little something from him and approach life a little differently with that in mind.
One question though, I read the article that you linked us to last time about the whole accident and I was just wondering about the extent of his injuries. It seems that if he's up and at e-mail, he's been very fortunate, in an almost miraculous extent, to escape the accident with what he did.

"I thank you for helping me learn how to think, but I reserve the right to determine WHAT I think."

csmooth24
03-27-2001, 10:59 AM
thanks sys...

yes...his recovery has been kind of "miraculous"! he was in an induced coma because the docs worried about his brain swelling...but when they took him off the ventilator, he "woke up" and started answering all the normal questions! it was pretty amazing! he is at home now trying to recover from the broken leg/face but the docs say he should make a full recovery! and you can tell from his email, he is upbeat and has a great outlook which is very important!

thanks to everyone for the thoughts/prayers that were sent his way!

~chris
http://www.culturedpearls.com/pearljam/images/alive2.gif

_sysiphus_
03-27-2001, 07:13 PM
Wow, thanks Chris, this shows you the power of the human spirit.

"I thank you for helping me learn how to think, but I reserve the right to determine WHAT I think."

brokenarrow
03-27-2001, 11:12 PM
/images/laugh.gifWonderful News!/images/cool.gif

And a big hug to you for being such a good friend to him!

((((((((((((((((((((((((((~chris)))))))))))))))))) )))))))))))))

anescence
03-28-2001, 05:36 AM
I'm so glad he is going to be OK /images/smile.gifHe is very fortunate.

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My mind not only wanders....it sometimes leaves completely /images/crazy.gif

yelloledbetter
03-28-2001, 01:47 PM
It's so good to hear that he is home and it sounds as though he is in high spirits too, which helps out a great deal in situations like this. He is truely an inspiration.

takemyhand
03-28-2001, 03:54 PM
Chris,

I'm glad everything turned out well. Thanks for sharing this with us and keeping us up to date.

anne

take my hand, not my picture