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cilla4progress

(26,457 posts)
Sun Mar 20, 2022, 02:48 PM Mar 2022

String of bad luck - close calls - how to process? [View all]

In the past 6 months my husband almost lost his thumb sticking his hand in a dog fight. He acted instinctively to protect our niece's dog when the two males went at it. Neither dog had a scratch; my husband's thumb has mostly recovered.

On 2/24 (as war broke out in Ukraine), my husband, a former professional ski patroller, hit a tree while skiing, breaking his sternum and dislocating his neck, requiring emergency spinal fusion. He's recovering Ok.

Last week we discovered a pinhole leak in a water pipe in a wall that ruined the sheetrock. Not too extensive, but a little black mold. So that's a fun insurance claim to fight.

This morning - 1st thing - our daughter called to tell me she'd been in a rollover accident on an icy road in Montana, where she works for a nonprofit that takes vulnerable youth on outdoor adventures, including skiing, to experience the joys of nature. Miraculously, she only sustained bruises to a forearm and the top of her head. She says she didn't lose consciousness and no concussion was diagnosed. She lives alone, though, so I'm worried about something latent?

So - how to process?

My rational brain says randomness. Also, we are active, busy, engaged people, with perhaps a higher degree of risk in our lives?

My reptilian brain says "I" deserved this bad karma for my many flaws and bad thoughts through the years.

Any wisdom and experience you can share to help me understand and cope?

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Randomness. n/t PoliticAverse Mar 2022 #1
😆 cilla4progress Mar 2022 #3
Has anything good happened during this period of random bad things? n/t PoliticAverse Mar 2022 #5
What a great question/framing cilla4progress Mar 2022 #13
Glad to hear everyone is ok / on the mend! SheltieLover Mar 2022 #2
Jeez... cilla4progress Mar 2022 #4
It sounds like you folks have had some serious challenges for sure! SheltieLover Mar 2022 #6
Considering how bad your daughter's accident was, and the extent of damage to your tblue37 Mar 2022 #7
My thoughts exactly! SheltieLover Mar 2022 #9
I feel a bit like Pollyanna, though. tblue37 Mar 2022 #10
Me too, but I also know what a cosmic pinata feels & how bad things could have been SheltieLover Mar 2022 #12
+1 Anon-C Mar 2022 #23
Yes. Luck is a funny thing. cilla4progress Mar 2022 #18
Your risk management is being stress tested bucolic_frolic Mar 2022 #8
Do tell? cilla4progress Mar 2022 #14
That's not very old bucolic_frolic Mar 2022 #20
Interesting! cilla4progress Mar 2022 #22
Randomness and a lot of luck! TexasBushwhacker Mar 2022 #11
Love it. cilla4progress Mar 2022 #15
I'm with you, it's been a shitty month. Happy Hoosier Mar 2022 #16
For real, Hoosier?! cilla4progress Mar 2022 #19
Thanks so much! Happy Hoosier Mar 2022 #37
NO! it is not bad Karma markie Mar 2022 #17
You are kidding, Markie! cilla4progress Mar 2022 #21
This plus 1K times, Cilla!! 7wo7rees Mar 2022 #24
Nice... cilla4progress Mar 2022 #27
When I have a string of unhappy incidents Marthe48 Mar 2022 #25
Your words are truly beautiful, cilla4progress Mar 2022 #28
You have many replies that are helpful Marthe48 Mar 2022 #36
Tell your reptilian brain "Thank you for sharing, now fuck off." vanlassie Mar 2022 #26
Love it! cilla4progress Mar 2022 #29
"we are active, busy, engaged people" ... I think that answers your question. eppur_se_muova Mar 2022 #30
Nice... cilla4progress Mar 2022 #31
You're welcome ! eppur_se_muova Mar 2022 #32
Life can be harsh when it lets you know lunatica Mar 2022 #33
Oh my gawd, lunatica! cilla4progress Mar 2022 #34
It's interesting what the human body does to help itself survive lunatica Mar 2022 #35
The only way to process it is to move on. Stuff happens. GoodRaisin Mar 2022 #38
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