Wednesday, February 04, 2009

Four hours . . .

That's my estimation of how much sleep I got last night, so my apologies if I am not quite coherent.

Yesterday actually started as a good day for me and Pea. He had a big meeting at work and needed to wear a suit. He got a lot of compliments on how nice he looked and he felt great. I just was feeling really good all day too.

A little after 5:30, he called me as usual to let me know he was catching the train home. We live a mile from the train station, so it works out good. A shuttle runs from work to the train, and then he walks the mile down Main Street and is home about an hour after he leaves work.

But last night, things went really wrong. As I was making dinner, he called from his cell and asked if I could drive around the corner and pick him up. Everything after that is a bit of a blur. As he was walking home, on Main Street in the early evening, three teenagers knocked him down from behind. They punched him several times in the face and reached into his pocket to steal his wallet. He tried to yell for help, but there were no other pedestrians around and no cars stopped or even called 911. I have a really hard time believing there were no cars on Main Street at that time of day, so I'm sure someone must have seen this happening and chose to ignore it.

We are both a bit numb today. We are trying to understand how something like this could happen in our quiet little town. We did give a statement to the police and cancelled all of our credit cards and our bank card. We took him to the ER for a cat scan, and it came back clean.  (No, I didn't bring my knitting for the ER wait - he needed my full attention.) They gave him a prescription for the pain. His nose is swollen (it had bled at the time) and he's got a bunch of red bumps and a cut on his face. I'm sure he will be very sore from being pushed down too. He was told not to go to work today, and luckily he's still sleeping.  We didn't get home from the hospital until 1:00 am, so it was a really long night.

Just thinking about this still brings tears to my eyes this morning. But we are trying to look on the bright side and count our blessings. I shudder to think about how much worse this could have been. They could have had weapons. They could have beat him even more than they did. I can't let myself think about anything beyond that - but yes, it could have been so much worse. So today, we will start the process of putting this behind us. I'll get new bank cards. I'll take him for a new license and buy him a new wallet. I'll be dropping him off and picking him up at the train station from now on. We'll fight the urge to hide away from everything (as demonstrated by K.C. and her Kitty Kondo).

And I'll hug him a little closer from now on.

39 comments:

Lynn said...

OMG!!! I"m soo sorry to hear this!!! Yes it could have been so much worse, and I'm glad it wasn't. Snuggle on the couch today, deal with the world tomorrow.

At Home Mommy Knits said...

Oh....that is just awful! I am so sorry!!!

Estella said...

Karen,
I'm so sorry for both of you! Hang in there for the next few days...I'm sure you both will be reliving this terrible event. Take solace in each other and get lots of love from KC.

Sonya said...

I'm so glad you guys went to the hospital and got a CT scan. And I'm really sorry that this happened. I hope Pea's injuries heal quickly. ((hugs))

JelliDonut said...

It is truly horrible that no one stopped to help. I hope they catch these thugs and I hope anyone who saw the incident and did nothing will know they made the world just a little bit worse that day.

I wish Pea a speedy recovery--both physically and emotionally.

Anonymous said...

Oh, I am so, so sorry that this happened. I hope he heals quickly, though I am sure the emotional trauma will take much longer to heal (for both of you!). You are right to be thankful that it was not worse. How scary to think about...

Lisa said...

Oh my goodness! I'm happy to hear that he's all right physically. Emotionally it will take time for both of you to heal.

Unfortunately small towns are not immune to problems we tend to see in cities.

Jennifer said...

Oh no! Poor Pea. I'll be thinking of you guys.

Anonymous said...

Oh no! I'm so, so sorry. I wish you both speedy healing. My thoughts are with you both.

Chelle said...

I'm so glad he's physically okay. And glad you are there to take care of him. That is so frightening to hear.

Take care of each other as best you can. I'll be thinking of you both....

Anonymous said...

Oh my goodness- Poor Pea! I'm so sorry Karen, that is just horrible!! I'm glad he wasn't hurt worse physically... emotionally I'm sure you are both beat up... You are both in my thoughts.

Trina said...

Karen, that's awful, its not nice to think that these things can happen in quiet little towns. I hope the wounds heal quickly.

bmom said...

That is just awful. I hope Pea is recovering from his physical injuries. It will take some time for the emotional scars to heal though.

I'm sending comforting thoughts to you, Pea, and KC.

knitseashore said...

It is just absolutely terrible that this happened with no one to help. I am glad that Pea is physically OK and hope you both heal mentally soon. Taking him to and from work sounds like a good idea to ease both your minds.

Petting a kitty definitely helps with the healing process. K.C. arrived right on time.

Danielle said...

So sorry to hear that this happened. I hope for both physical and emotional healing for both of you.

Kerry said...

How absolutely horrible! I'm so sorry to hear about this. I hope you're both doing better really soon. I'll keep you both in my thoughts and prayers.

Qutecowgirl said...

Oh Karen I am so sorry that this happened. My thoughts are with you both.

Jenn said...

My goodness! I'm so glad he's OK. Hugs.

Zonda said...

Oh I am so sorry to hear this and so thankful that Pea is ok, albeit hurt though. Yes, hug him closer for us! ((hugs to you both!))

Heide said...

Poor Pete! Poor Karen! Holy crap this is scary. I feel like crying for you both and I hope your sense of security recuperates from this awful ordeal. The very idea of witnesses not bothering to stop or call (assuming there were any) is terrifying. People have to take care of one another. Hugs and scritches all around (scritches are for KC)

cpurl17 said...

Oh Karen, how awful and shocking. I started to tear up but I'm glad he'll be okay and that KC is to there to snuggle you both.

jessica said...

Oh my goodness Karen... that is just horrible. I actually have tears in my eyes. Poor Pea, I hope he recovers quickly and i'm glad that nothing worse happened. You two will be in my thoughts and prayers as you put this behind you, though i'm sure it won't be forgoten. (hugs)

Anonymous said...

Oh my goodness! That's terrible! I'm so glad you're both recovering and will have you in my thoughts.

kathy b said...

Karen and Pea

Somehow you will find the strength to put this violent attack to rest. it will take time.. I will pray and pray for you.

They say that after such an event, you should work out very very hard to get the built up adrenaline out of your system so you can sleep etc. Don't know if that is even possibe.

Will email you later. Huge hugs

The A.D.D. Knitter said...

This is so horrible, I am so sorry to hear about this and hope that you find a way to get back to feeling normal sometime soon:(

Noey D. said...

Oh, Karen! I am so sorry! What a horrible experience for both of you! It makes me so mad and angry, and sad that people could do that! Hope you both recover and feel better soon. Our love and hugs to you both.

sheep#100 said...

Poor Pea! And poor you, too.

And I think it is kind of harder when it happens in a small town: it is less common in such places and so seems all the more heinous because no one is inurred to it there.

Anonymous said...

Oh my god, I am just glad he is okay...take time to be with each other this weekend, he'll need you...my thoughts go out to both of you...

Ya-Ya said...

Karen, I hope Pete is doing alright and I am so sorry to hear about what happen. I hate the way the world can be. Wish there weren't people like the ones that hurt him.

Anonymous said...

amen to the hugs. same thing happened to my honey. only difference--he's an ex-green beret & the attackers got a big surprise when he sent THEM to the hospital. seems they'd been preying on old people for a long time. they won't be doing that any more. there is some justice sometimes.

Kym said...

Oh god, i'm so sorry you both had to go through that. poor pea! i'll be thinking of you both *hug*

Jessica said...

OMG. I saw your twitter and knew something was up (I'm so behind on blogs). Thank goodness he is basically ok and only has a few minor injuries. It could have been so much worse. I'm in shock! I don't know exactly where you live but I know the general area and I never would have thought that something like this would happen around there. Big hugs to you both!!!

Anonymous said...

WHAT!!!???!
Oh my!!!!
That is not an easy thing to recover from. :-(
I hope you two are doing alright!

Anonymous said...

oh my gosh! I am so sorry this happened to him! He must have been so freaked out! I am so glad he is ok and the cat scan came back ok too. It is hard to believe teenagers would do this! Shame on them!

Anonymous said...

holy crappola hun!! sorry i didnt check in sooner to see this post! i feel really bad now

biggest hugs to you and Pea.

how could anyone going past just ignore it?

labibliotecaria said...

I'm so sorry this happened. I hope he heals in body and mind (because something like that can be really emotionally traumatic). Take care. Take good care.

Anonymous said...

OMG that is awful, I'm so sorry. *hugs* to both of you

Sourire11 said...

How AWFUL!!!!! What a scary thing to have happen...

Christine said...

So glad he's OK!

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