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Skipjack Joe
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Wishing and hoping the best for Manolo!
A reminder of how dangerous a place with almost no traffic can be to baja travelers.
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venus
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Thoughts & prayers are with him... 
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Skipjack Joe
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If it's not too personal I would like to know what happened.
There are crosses and wreckage all along the highway. It would be helpful to know how these accidents happen. That is, what type of accidents are the
most common and on down to the least likely. For example:
being clipped by an oncoming truck
driving at night
intoxicated driver drifts into your lane
not seeing approaching car on blind curve
driving too fast on a blind curve
cattle crossing or asleep on highway
not wearing seat belts
It would help to know when danger is approaching.
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Iflyfish
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How is he doing?
Iflyfish
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shari
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Mood: there is no reality except the one contained within us "Herman Hesse"
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I want to thank all of you from the bottom of my hurting heart. Manolo is a devout catholic who never drinks a drop of alcohol, smokes or drives fast.
The accident happened at 7:30 in the morning on that nasty pot holed road coming into Vizcaino from Asuncion...best we can understand was the driver
swerved to miss a pothole and somehow flipped over...they were not going fast either. Don't know yet if they had seatbelts on or not. So you see folks
bad roads=dead people another reason why we want better roads...now..Manolo was flown to La Paz and wasn't expected to see the new dawn...but he
did...he has a punctured lung, internal bleeding and is on life support...our phone rang about 20 times today and each time my heart dropped...well a
few minutes ago, I heard news that he started responding...this is very good news...so it looks as if all our healing energy and prayers are
working...keep up the great work amigos...I love you ALL
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DianaT
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| Quote: | Originally posted by shari
I want to thank all of you from the bottom of my hurting heart. Manolo is a devout catholic who never drinks a drop of alcohol, smokes or drives fast.
The accident happened at 7:30 in the morning on that nasty pot holed road coming into Vizcaino from Asuncion...best we can understand was the driver
swerved to miss a pothole and somehow flipped over...they were not going fast either. Don't know yet if they had seatbelts on or not. So you see folks
bad roads=dead people another reason why we want better roads...now..Manolo was flown to La Paz and wasn't expected to see the new dawn...but he
did...he has a punctured lung, internal bleeding and is on life support...our phone rang about 20 times today and each time my heart dropped...well a
few minutes ago, I heard news that he started responding...this is very good news...so it looks as if all our healing energy and prayers are
working...keep up the great work amigos...I love you ALL |
Thanks for the U2U---so glad to hear that Mimi and Ismael are with him and soooo glad to hear he is responding.
We are afraid that we will have to live and deal with those nasty potholes for many years to come. They keep filling them and it does not last long.
It will be easy for some to analyse all the ways maybe the driver swerved too quickly and or too sharply, but hindsight is of no value. But it
sometimes convinces one how the accident that happened to another, won't happen to them. We have come too close too many times to not understand.
Just sending more positive thoughts Manolo's way.
Diane and John
[Edited on 3-29-2008 by jdtrotter]
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Bajagypsy
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I am so releived that his family is with him, and that he seems to be doing ok. I sent every ounce of energy I had in me to him. Send his family,
the gypsy family love. Please keep us posted.
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Iflyfish
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Thanks Shari,
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Timo1
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Oh No !!!
I just read this thread Shari
I remeber Monolo well and recall a very kind and gentle man.
You know that he and his our in Barb and my thots and prayers
Glad to hear he is responding
Keep us updated will ya ??
Timo
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shari
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I want to pass on this story related to me this morning. Manolo was on life support, cold, blue, bloated...corpse like...and his family couldn't bear
to even look at him. His wife last night was by his bedside softly telling him all the people who were pulling for him and suddenly some color came
into his face and he started sweating!!!! She was overwhelmed with happiness...it was like he came back...doctors say the response is a positive
one...very slight but positive...lets hope he can hang on and stay with us now. They also determined he doesn't seem to have a head injury which is
great news too. We all finally slept last night and I feel Manolo is in there somewhere and striving to remain in this world. Thanks to all of you
praying for him...it feels like a tug of war with God...WE need Manolo with us! Thank you Tiomiguel for your thoughtful action...I'm sure assistance
will help with travel expenses, food, lodging etc.
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Kell-Baja
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| Quote: | Originally posted by shari
I want to pass on this story related to me this morning. Manolo was on life support, cold, blue, bloated...corpse like...and his family couldn't bear
to even look at him. His wife last night was by his bedside softly telling him all the people who were pulling for him and suddenly some color came
into his face and he started sweating!!!! She was overwhelmed with happiness...it was like he came back...doctors say the response is a positive
one...very slight but positive...lets hope he can hang on and stay with us now. They also determined he doesn't seem to have a head injury which is
great news too. We all finally slept last night and I feel Manolo is in there somewhere and striving to remain in this world. Thanks to all of you
praying for him...it feels like a tug of war with God...WE need Manolo with us! Thank you Tiomiguel for your thoughtful action...I'm sure assistance
will help with travel expenses, food, lodging etc. |
That does sound like improvement. I will continue to send healing thoughts his way.
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Sharrone
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Our thoughts & prayers are with all of you. May they all heal quickly.
Sharron
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