<p>srw - as horrible as this experience is, I’ll bet it has not only reinforced the practice of wearing seatbelts for the rest of his life, but will probably influence others to do the same who might not have been. Some good will come out of it.</p>
<p>mythmom has a valid point that I’d like to add on to. The delayed anxiety might also surface with your son. Might not happen right away because he’s so thankful to be alive, but over time, be open to words or behaviors indicating he’s having a hard time processing the experience.</p>
<p>Thanks for all of the comments and advice, I really appreciate it. I have advised him to 1. not sing 2. don’t sign anything 3. Don’t confirm anything. They gave him Flexeral and darvocet at the hospital, so he’s not feeling any pain at this time. I just worry about his judgement that he is ok. I am very concerned that they did not xray back/neck at the hospital. I think I’ll get the name of the doctor he saw and call down there tomorrow and see if I can talk to said Dr. to see what his/her reasoning was. Overall I think he’ll be fine (will tune in to possible delay in reaction) but I do worry about the back/neck thing. He was a lineman in football and has a large muscular neck and a generally heavy frame, so maybe that helped. He broke his leg in football once and played on it for several days before it gave out on him, I guess that is why I worry about his judgement, if he’s really ok. Well I’m just rambling now, maybe I should consider that bubble bath (or a trip to Oklahoma!!) Thanks again everyone!</p>
<p>He seems to be fine, ah, youth! He is back singing, just sang an aria at the music school assembly. He doesn’t seemed to have missed a beat! He was very crankey for a couple of days and I guess just slept for 3 or 4 days, they excused him from classes and work. He wouldn’t answer his phone this week end. We thought we would go crazy, then we found out that one of his suite mates mom was down there over the week end and she looked in on him alot, I really appreciated that. The friend who was driving seems to be just fine also. I thank you for asking!</p>
<p>Well, that is about as good a report as we could pray for. Leaving out the part where he didn’t answer his phone while you were quite naturally still fretting about him, but I can just imagine how many people a day ask him to describe the wreck and how he is feeling. Now that you have an adult eye witness to his perking up again, that is reassuring. That was a serious wreck indeed. All of us know this is just random and all of our kids could have been there. Big Cyber Parental Circle Hugs to you and your husband that all is well with your boy and his friends.</p>
<p>{{{{{{{{{{{{{BIG HUGS}}}}}}}}}}}}} to you srw. Wishing your son a full and speedy recovery. In this season of thanksgiving, I know that this will be a very special one.</p>