An accident

Blogging will come to a halt for a while!

I had a blackout while driving back from the shops last Saturday week, the 17th, swerved and hit an oak tree. Jean and I were both taken to hospital but I was discharged at the end of the day; Jean is still in hospital, the Asante Regional at Medford. Plus the DMV cancelled my driver’s license and the car was declared written off.

Jean is getting better all the time but until she is back home and we can put our heads together about a variety of things I shall not be blogging.

I’m very sorry but that is the way it is at the moment.

25 thoughts on “An accident”

  1. Afternoon Paul

    please can you let me know your current email address so I can write direct

    Sounds like the sort of event you only hear about. Glad you are back home, and Jean is improving.

    Love to you both

    Bob Derham

    rjderham@aol.co.uk

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  2. Dear Paul… My thoughts are with you both during this time…. Sending lots of love your way… Please give Jean my best wishes also… You certainly must put yourselves first and foremost Paul
    Sending Much love xx ❤ ❤ ❤ 🙏

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  3. So sorry to hear this news Paul. But grateful to know that Jean is home. Also grateful to know that you have such a wonderful neighbor! Don’t worry about the blog. It can wait. Just focus on taking care of yourself and Jean.

    You are both in my thoughts and prayers.

    Blessings,
    Paul Kruse

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    1. Paul, Jean is not yet back home. Hopefully she will be transferred to therapy; first at Medford and then in Grants Pass. Yes, our neighbours are brilliant.When Jean is ready for it I will go to see a specialist. I will first see my doctor and follow her advice. Your recommendation will be mentioned to her.

      But all the locals are so friendly. You know about Dordie but yesterday late afternoon close neighbours, Mike and Hannah, came to offer me home made vegetable soup to last several days plus packet food (vegetarian) that just needs a few minutes in the microwave to be ready.

      I found this very touching; living on one’s own is pretty tough but this help from all our neighbours is quite remarkable (to an old Brit!).

      Thank you for your kindness!

      Paul H.

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      1. Hi Paul,
        My apologies for misunderstanding about Jean being home. No idea how, but I thought I read that somewhere..

        I also live alone, and I understand the challenges all too well.

        I’m so grateful to hear that your neighbors are so supportive.

        You will both continue to be in my prayers. All we can do is take one day at a time.

        Blessings,
        Paul

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      2. That’s alright, Paul.
        Whereabouts do you live? Years ago I was much more independent but since meeting Jean in Mexico in 2007 I have embraced living with her 100%. When we met, Jean’s husband had died in 2005 and Jean was continuing to rescue street dogs and after having them spayed or neutered was finding homes for them in Arizona. But she also had 23 dogs at home together with 7 cats. I went out there from England in 2008 and in 2012 we moved to Payson, Az., to be married. We came across the US border with 16 dogs and 7 cats! Then we moved to Southern Oregon in 2012. We are now down to just two dogs; Cleopatra and Oliver!
        So what do you do on most days?
        Kindest wishes,
        Paul

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      3. Hi Paul,
        Thanks for sharing how you met Jean. Quite amazing that you met her in Mexico… Far from home in England!

        I live in northern Vermont, about a 20 minute drive south of the Canadian border. In fact, I just woke up to our first snow of the year. Not a lot, just a dusting. It’s very late arriving. Often we get our first snow around 1 November. I live in a small town of about 10,000 people. So it is only a very short drive for me to get out in the country where I can enjoy the beauty of nature and undeveloped land.

        As far as how I spend my days, it’s not a very exciting story. I spend a lot of time reading both fiction and nonfiction. Actually, I should clarify and say that I do my “reading” via audiobooks much of the time. It’s nice to have a voice to listen to. I have a very small circle of friends and family, and none of them live close by unfortunately… So I communicate with them often using my computer in various ways: text messages, emails, and occasionally a video chat.

        I also spend a fair amount of time on the computer researching topics that I am interested in, and I know you do that as well based on your various posts about global warming, etc.

        Today is Thanksgiving, which is not always a lot of fun for those of us living alone. But it is also just another day, and I will stick to my normal routine and find things to do that interest me.

        I suspect that this holiday season may be difficult for you since Jean is not home. The best advice I can share is the following: First, be gentle with yourself. And second, focus on the things that you have to be grateful for, like the company of your dogs, and the fact that you live in such a beautiful home in the country.

        I hope you will have time to see Jean today, and that her recovery continues to go well.

        Take care, Paul… And please remember to be gentle with yourself. I will keep you and Jean in my prayers.

        Blessings,
        Paul Kruse

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      4. Thank you Paul, especially for your advice to be gentle with myself; I need to be better at that! I am missing Jean not being at home in spades.
        I’m just very grateful for our dogs and for feeding the wild deer each morning just yards away; that’s very special!

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  6. Oh my goodness!!! I’m so sorry!! I knew you had an accident but didn’t realize you had blacked out. Did the hospital tell you what caused it? So sorry about the DMV and your license!! How will you be able to get around to do all the things you need to do every week?

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    1. Hello Laura again. My priority is seeing Jean. Usually each day Dordie is taking me to the hospital but today Dordie is going to a large Thanksgiving party. I shall be returning tomorrow.
      When I get settled I shall follow up on my own mental health plus probably use either Uber or Lyft to get around.

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      1. That’s right!! I completely forgot about Uber. Several years ago I read some of the richest men in this country don’t own cars. They just call an Uber. Wild, isn’t it? They say it actually costs less every year than owning and maintaining a car. Please keep us updated on Jean. Saying another prayer for her right now! 🩷🙏

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  7. I’m so sorry this is still ongoing. I had hoped things would go better for you both. Having good neighbors is essential which is why I live where I do right now. Very different from my life before. Does Jean’s Parkinson’s make her recovery harder? Blacking out was something I missed on the previous post as well so I understand how tricky life is right now. I’ll keep you in my thoughts for a good outcome and update us when you feel so inclined. A full blog post is a lot of work. I had to take several months off last year as well. Hugs to you both.

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    1. Marlene, my sense is that Jean’s Parkinson’s is making her recovery much harder. Tomorrow I want to explore this aspect more fully and try and get the facts from the hospital. Thanks for your reply.

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  8. Just know Paul, I am thinking of you and Jeanie… Sending you well wishes and much love…. I know you have been through a difficult time of it recently.. I sincerely hope that 2025 brings you both better health and healing, along with harmony and peace…
    No need to answer… Just know I am thinking of you… Happy New Year, I really hope it brings Good things to both of you xx ❤

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