Thanks for the kind thoughts, everyone. Strangely, except for my left wrist, I am doing better today. The EMTs told me to expect substantial pain in my chest where the air bag hit me, but there is no pain at all there.
I had a lot of Vicodin and Oxy left over from the elbow injuries a few months ago, so I got through the night just fine. With the wrist splinted, I can even do my chores. One neighbor is coming over at night to help me clean litter boxes. I can't lift them right now.
One of the County Sheriff's dept saw the whole thing happen, so the other side is not going to dispute fault. They agree that it was all on the truck driver.
I'm not going to sue them. I'll take what the insurance companies give me and just get a new car. Believe it or not, except for the evil developer, I've never sued anyone. Got run over once ... didn't sue him. Was in a plane crash with an impaired pilot ... didn't sue him either. It's just not me to do that sort of thing.
I did tell the insurance company that they should impress upon the other guys that I lost about $1700 worth of computer equipment (including my iPhone), and that I expected them to reimburse me for that.
I doubt that medical expences will be much over $1000.
The truck driver just did a really stupid thing. I feel about it more or less the same way I did back when I was raped. Better it should happen to me, than to someone who couldn't handle it. I've faced death plenty of times, and I just relax ... go zen ... and let what I can't control happen. Then, when it's over, I let it go and move on.
If you ever get a chance, watch the movie "Unbreakable." I'm one of those types. I've always been the one that crawls out of the rubble, and says "Wow!! Now that was interesting!"
I have to go to the wrecking yard today to get some more stuff out of the car. I'll try to remember to bring my camera so I can post a picture. I wish my iPhone hadn't broken ... the shot I really wanted was with the car stuck under the semi's gas tank and the fuel leaking all over it. Would have been so much more dramatic.
OK .... must stop typing. Wrist is starting to argue with me.
