13th October 2011

Hiya,
Monday evening we attended the local clinic so that Steven could see his doctor. However, as we approached the front door of the clinic, we were met by a woman who said “Steven?” We both said yes (in Spanish). From now on the conversation was in Spanish. The woman said “Steven, accident?” Again we said yes. She then went on to say that she was the main witness to Steven’s accident. Steven swore quite loudly, and immediately apologized. The woman became very emotional and was hugging Steven as she cried. Steven didn’t know her, and has never met her. She had recognised Steven purely from reading this blog, and seeing the photo’s on Facebook. Even though she had read this blog, she couldn’t believe she was actually seeing him. This was an important meeting for Steven because there are huge sections of the last year which he knows nothing about. She said that she saw the offending car travel at speed through a red traffic light, and was able to think at the time, that she hoped nothing was coming from the other junction. She saw the horrific collision and saw the cars spin round. She saw a man get out of the offending car, and she thought, that’s good at least one person is okay, but this person just walked up to Steven’s taxi, he looked in, brushed himself down or checked himself, then ran away, much to her disgust. She saw the Police and ambulance arrive and saw Steven being dragged out of the taxi, and saw the emergency services reviving and caring for Steven. The accident was upsetting for her as she had lost her father in a road traffic accident. She was totally overwhelmed at seeing Steven, and I had to comfort her a few times. We knew some of the facts of the accident, but not people’s thoughts and feelings, which can be just as important. Steven will keep in touch with this lady as an aid to his recovery. A remarkable meeting.
We continued to see Steven’s doctor, however when we reached the surgery, the doctor wasn’t Steven’s doctor, and he knew nothing about Steven. I later found out that for an unknown reason Steven’s doctor had too many patients, and Steven has been given this new doctor, who also didn’t know what was going on!!. The doctor was able to give Steven a prescription for his medicines, but Steven didn’t discuss his case any further because at the time he was hoping to see his own doctor at a future meeting. This will not now be the case, Steven will have to start all over again with his records with the new doctor.
Best regards Terry