The scare of a lifetime: My story

Hey Bloggers!

Wow, I've been really slack! I haven't been on here for ages. Well, don't worry because I have stories to tell you!!

So, for all new readers, I will start by saying; Hey, my name is Peyton Richardson. I'm 25 years old and have a disability known as Osteogenesis Imperfecta so basically, brittle bones. I was diagnosed with O.I when I was 6 weeks old. Right now, I have broken my bones over 200 times and lost count. Seriously, it's kinda hard to keep count all the time. Especially when you have so many operations and hospital visits, you end up knowing the hospital staff very well at the end of each visit and which staff and doctors to avoid.

So now the real story begins;

I was sent to Nepean Hospital's emergency ward on Thursday 27th of February, 2014. 

My accident, I was at Blaxland McDonalds and was walking to the car in the wet and rain when I suddenly slid and slipped on the tactile pavement (for the blind) and fell on my lower back and pelvis. As I screamed out in utter shock I tried to sit up but couldn't. I was in so much pain, until I realised I couldn't feel my legs, apparently I could move them a little but I couldn't feel them. The sudden urge to panic and cry out in pain, screaming out "help me!" and "call an ambulance". I had to lay there for almost half an hour, soaking wet from the rain and being stuck in one position on the ground, barely unable to move.

At this time, a staff of McDonalds has come to try and help by just putting her hand to support my back. The other staff member takes her time and comes out basically demanding me to fill in an accident report, a customer who has been by myside says that it was not a real good time right now. The staff member did not give up and asks a 15 year old who was with me at the time of the accident but did not really see how I fell, so her discription she gave to them was actually inaccurate. 

I was so angry and scared also in pain, how was someone able to give them detailed discription of what happened when fearing for their life that they could loose the ability to use their legs.

When laying there I found out by other customers that I was not the first to slip and that the tactile pavement was glossed over - apparently that is not allowed. Well, I can see why that isn't allowed. Some say I should sue, leave your comments and tell me your opinion.

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