kristine, spaceman's girlfriend, got ran over by a semi this morning. i talked to billy earlier and he said that she's up at oshu in pretty bad shape. the word is broken pelvis, ribs, punctured lungs but her spine and head are okay. she was alert when she got to the hospital but they're going to keep her sedated for the next couple of days.
i don't know if she's got insurance or what'll happened on that end of things but the icu isn't cheap. to me, the thought of having to pay for it almost as scary as the actual injuries. instead of helping people deal with real catastrophes like this, we'd rather worry about the practically non-existent risk of a terrorist attack. my girlfriend krista's almost done with school, her big concern is finding a job with health insurance so she can keep her thyroid straight. i'll try to stay off the soap box but i'm really upset about the way the whole health care/insurance issue is being ignored in this country.
anyway, i hope everyone can keep kristine in their thoughts.
update 2005-06-29: fuck. i ran into dabby as i was coming back to the house. he told me that kristine had died this morning. i really don't know what to say.
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