Flirting with Death...

Yesterday afternoon, I was on my way home from the video store. En route, I thought about getting something to eat. At this point, I was at the city turn-about...at the last minute, I wanted to veer to the left. In those mere seconds, everything just unravelled so quickly..I hit SMACK right into an oncoming truck! The size of this little truck wasn't so large but combine the 2 speeds...my scooter was hitting a good 30-40 km/h...he was probably going around the same. I immediately was thrown from my scooter and tumbled...maybe even rolled over several times to a complete stop on the road..my body lay motionless like I was on the brink of death. Upon instant impact, my body met with extreme pain. In hindsight, it was like a body check from the side! The shock to my body prohibited me from getting up although my head kept telling me that I wanted to. I lay there for at least a whole minute or so. This minute seemed to be one of the longer minutes of my life. In fact, it seemed like eternity. All of a sudden, I saw a police officer hover above me and asked if I had a head injury. The man in the truck also wanted to see if I was okay. After the long minute, I tried to collect myself and turned over and went onto my knees. Taking a few deep breaths I got to my feet and took my scooter to the side of the road. The police officer kept asking if I needed an ambulance. I said, "no". These people kept speaking to me in Taiwanese. After a few more minutes of collecting myself, I got back on my bike and proceeded home. The injuries I sustained were a few bad scratches and bruises on the arm and knee. The rather serious part of my pain is in the left part of my butt and lower back area. I'm resting today and can only lie on my stomach to rest and sleep. Any added pressure on my backside, and I feel a lot of pain...The only reason why I'm not dead or seriously injured is because of my helmet & God's mercy and grace. Thank you to God for watching over me that afternoon as He does each & everyday!
UPDATE: I went for an x-ray on my neck and pelvic area Monday morning & my x-rays came out clean with no fractures, slippage of discs or broken bones. The orthepedic specialist made a funny comment saying that I had a "beautiful pelvic bone" as he pointed it out on my x-ray result. Ha! I got some ointment for the pain in my neck & butt. Other than that, I'm already walking, albeit slowly, like nothing happened. Wow...all I can say is that I believe in an amazing God!