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Sorry I vanished off the face of the earth, guys. I had ... gosh, saying a bad few weeks is a serious understatement!

I was in a catastrophic car accident last month. I swerved to miss something in the road—I wound up getting a concussion, so my memory is super spotty and I can't remember exactly what it was, except that it was alive—so not a paint can or whatever—and tall and pale-colored; I lost control, drove up onto the embankment (because naturally I was on the freeway on my way home), and flipped my truck three times. It came down on its wheels—thank God—but facing the completely opposite direction.

To give an idea of how catastrophic, when I knew we were going to crash, I flung myself sideways to shield my dog (whom I'd taken with me, since I'd intended only to go up to Fry's Electronics and come home); the first responding officer on the scene said that if I'd remained upright, in the driving position, the way that the roof of the truck had crumpled, the windshield would have been in just the right position, and under enough stress, that it would have decapitated me. My dog, Jade, a German shepherd, saved my life ... but lost her own in the wreck. (And now I'm crying just talking about it. ;___________; )

After the accident, my best friend, @Danichu, stopped speaking to me altogether. My support system consisted entirely of her, and I literally haven't spoken with her since maybe four, five days since the accident, on July 9th. As a result, psychologically and emotionally I'm kind of a mess, so I've been avoiding the computer like a plague. I've been going to see a trauma surgeon, though, and he's helped a lot—he doesn't think that avoiding socialization is a good idea, even if Dani, for whatever reason, decided to choose this particular time to completely and utterly abandon me, which just absolutely shattered my proverbial rock and stripped away my support system, resulting in a particularly enjoyable bout of suicidal ideation, so ... I'm beginning to get better, seeing a counselor that specializes in trauma victims and sufferers of PTSD—but again, I'm sorry for there being such a long period of radio silence, but I'm back now and intend to catch up!

(I LOVE EDELWISE I HAVE MISSED HER SO MUCH ALKDJAKHDG)

I hope I'll still be permitted to play! This was one of my favorite RPs here on PokéHeroes. ))