Husband was in a car accident & I think I am making this about me - Update xx

Anon Imperfect Mum

Husband was in a car accident & I think I am making this about me - Update xx

Update about husband hit by drunk driver - making to about myself.

I am overwhelmed with the response of love and kindness. I cried for hours yesterday for the first time since the police were at my door telling me my husband was on his way to the hospital.
I feel like I need to clarify a few things but I don't want to go into too much detail for mine and my families privacy.

My husband was actually walking home ( his colluege drops him at the end of the main road near our house and would walk maybe 250m to our street) he was hit as a pedestrian so while TAC is beginning to help us now we also cannot go through my husband's insurance from his car as he was walking. He was on the footpath and was hit from behind. The person also tried to drive off leaving my husband on the road nut his windscreen was too smashed to see and thankfully husband's phone automatically called police after the impact. We aren't allowed to know if the driver is being charged, what he is being charged with or how the case is progressing right now and it makes me really quite angry.
Our families offer to help as much as possible and while they came from interstate when the accident happened they quickly needed to return to work, which is understandable. Friends stopped messaging my husband and friends of mine never even messaged about how he was, only weeks later when it required I do something for them.
It all feels a bit backwards.
My husband telling me I am working so hard, I think I'm trying to do it all to let him rest because part of me sometimes thinks "he will get better" I'm struggling the reality of acceptance.
As suggested I have booked a doctor's appointment to get a mental health care plan and I have spoken with tac about on going counciling for myself my husband and our children. My husband's wage has finally started to be subsidized by TAC, no where close to what it was hit it's absolutely helps the essentials and taking some financial pressure off. My husband has retained a lawyer for the legal proceedings regarding compensation but that is atleast 18 months away at this stage.

Thankyou for the kind words of support and encouragement, they mean more than you all know

Posted in:  Relationships & Marriage

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Anon Imperfect Mum

I’m so sorry to hear all this!
I would have thought the green slip would have kicked for your husband. Maybe a different state. So sad to hear that the reality is that’s it’s slow to gain compensation

Wishing you strength and love and healing!

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Anon Imperfect Mum

I don't think anyone judged you. You're allowed to have a reaction. Bit help for you may stop your marriage and life from irrevocably changing by helping you process too. Xx

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