Yeah, that first call was not fun at all. I think my wife likes to be in control of her emotions, but in this case, she just lost it, @bigsweed. I can't say that I blame her at all. It's just really difficult to try to figure out what's going on when you can't hardly understand what's being said.

re: perspective

I like to think I have that perspective on a regular basis, but then something like this shoves it to the forefront and I realize that maybe what I've been holding onto as 'that perspective' was something else. An abstract concept, rather than something something rooted in reality. I don't know. The trick now is figuring out a way to keep it front and center without having another accident or some other potentially life threatening event take place. :)