I just found out that one of my friends from high school got hit by a car on Tuesday. 
She graduated in the same year as me, but went to JMU so I haven't seen her in a while...but my sister is still at the school, and the news is being passed around there...she just called me to tell me.
Apparently she was walking across the street of the campus when it happened, and the accident left her in critical condition. 
She's in the hospital now and I think she's stable...but my sister told me something that the newspapers haven't said, which is that she'll almost definitely have lasting severe brain damage when/if she recovers. I can't get any more details, though, which is really frustrating. From what I've heard, she should live, but her condition is still listed as critical so I don't know...critical but stable? The "critical" part just sorta sticks out in my mind...
It's just so surreal...she was a dancer, always so energetic and alive, and now she's laying in a hospital bed...it just seems so random and out of the blue. Why did she deserve that? I'm just having trouble grasping everything. I mean, she signed my yearbook telling me she wants to see me soon...not knowing what would happen...*sigh* The world is just so mean and unpredictable. Apparently, the teachers were all crying in school - she's the daughter of one of the math teachers, and everyone loved her there.
Sorry for the depressing blog, but I can't talk to people back home who knew her, and I'm away from everyone now. I just had to get all of this out.
I promise a happier blog soon...
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I know that happened to a user here, she got hit by a car I mean, and was in very bad condition as well. But she's fine now, so there is definatley hope for your friend.
Lizzie: You don't have to say anything to comfort me, it's just nice that you left a comment.
And you're right, life is unpredictable...just how it is I guess... Big hug back! 
Lucy: Thanks for the comment.
I didn't know that another user got hit by a car - wow, how incredible that she made it through completely fine! I know there's hope for her - doctors have been proven wrong, after all! And all signs point toward her surviving.
So I really hope your friend comes out okay.
between all your classes and work you have enough stress. But to find out that a friend was hurt, without fully knowing the extent of injuries, is just so frustrating and painful. I am so sorry you are going through this, and you don't really have anyone closer by to talk to.
And never apologize for needing to speak your mind, or getting some emotional upheaval off your chest. True friends will support you in good times and bad. I'm just extra sorry that there have been more bad times than good so far this year.
Take your time to work though this. And I HOPE that you do not have mono. Unfortunately, if you experience it, you'll know what I feel like every day with the chronic fatigue and fibromyalgia, and I don't wish that on anyone. But if it turns out you do indeed have mono, just try to take it easy and know that you WILL feel better. Try your best to rest it out (that's really all you can do).
::: sigh ::: Life is indeed unpredictable, but I truly wish only the best for you, and for those you care about.
**** hug hug hug **** sending all my love your way!
I appreciate the comment, and thanks for the well wishes - I hope she comes out okay too. Shazz: You always leave the best comments!
You're right - not knowing the full extent of her injuries is the most frustrating part. I'm doing okay though, at least now, because I've been reassured by someone else who knows that the chances are that she's going to pull through. And gah, I really hope I don't have mono too - that would be the last thing I need now, in addition to everything else. I feel better today, though, so hopefully it was just a false alarm. **huge hugs** Thanks so much for the comment!supering: Thanks SO much for your comment.
And yep, some good news would be nice right about now! But I'm okay.
Yep, mono is short for mononucleosis, and it's called the kissing disease - but haha, I haven't been kissing anyone! 
You can also get it by sharing glasses with someone, which I thought might have happened. I'm sorry you got CFS, that sounds awful! It also sounds really similar, as mono is pretty much unrelenting fatigue and muscle aches...so yeah, I hope I don't have it either! But I feel better now, so hopefully not.
I hope you are feeling better and that maybe you just had a cold and not mono. Just rest and take it easy and your body will heal.
Yes, it is really hard knowing that she's in the hospital now, in a coma, when before she was always so vibrant. She went to college on a dancing scholarship and was immensely talented, so it's awful to think that she may never be the same again. But thanks, I am feeling better, and it's looking like I don't have mono - so woohoo for that!
Lizard971
Unfortunately not much to say to comfort you... first I suck at that and 2... not much to say I guess.
The question "why" has no answer that we know. Life is life and unpredictable, that's why you have to make the most out of it. big hug