Joe Dell and family would like to thank everyone for their hospital visits, cards, gifts, and prayers. Joe Dell,"I am truely blessed! I should be dead! I was T-boned in my Cadi on a side road by a 20 year old girl blowing through a stop sign doing 50 - 60 mph. I was driving to get gas before I was suppose to go with my wife Annie to visit my mother-in-law. It's my neighborhood. I have driven these roads for 20 years. It's amazing, you are in a car one minute, the next minute you are in the emergency room with a concussion with doctors hoovering over you telling you that you have a broken neck. The C-2 which I have been informed is the 'Hangman's Break'. I am here only by the grace of God. For those who don't know what a T-bone accident is, my car was struck dead center of the passenger side. My car was thrown into a tree across the street. The scary part is that all the protection in the car does very little when hit from that side. Your seat belt minimaly holds you because you are shot to the opposite side of where it is strapped across you. The airbags don't deploy because you aren't hit from the front. I am telling you, I should be dead! I had a spiritual experience through it all. I had went to church that morning and sat there praying to God for guidence and direction. I mean, I haven't had a candle apple life. I have lost alot of loved ones. My mother dies when I was a teen. You go through life hearing like, God has a good reason for this and that and you will see so and so in Heaven. It's all wonderful talk to help you through tough times, but you get to a point where you just get overwhelmed by it all and REALLY want to know. I got an answere in all that tragity. When I was hauled into the hospital, I kept going in and out of this "other world". Not that typical I'm in a tunnel and there is a bright light at the end of it and I hear my name being called. I actually was face to face with all my passed loved ones. It was REAL. VERY VERY REAL! I saw my parents, grandparents and all. I remember my aunt Frances very strongly. She was my favorite aunt, might not seem fair to say, cause they were all fantastic. I would tell people it was like having 7 grandmothers. I was blessed that way. But, They all looked young, 18 - 21 age I would say. Now, I would discount the whole experience if I saw one person who was still alive. I was in bed asking my wife, is dad still alive and she was like, no, he's dead, is Tony Dese still alive, no, he's dead, my cousin Mike, no he's dead. Because their presence was real. They didn't speak but had loving looks on their faces. When I tell this story I get teary eyed. It was a VERY moving eperience. I finally have seen what is waiting and YES it is as good as I was told, but ever better! Just peace, love and perfect health. I thank God for that on top of the fact that I am not paralized. I have been truely blessed. I now have what they call a "halo" on my head. it is drilled into the skull to hold the spine in place so it heals correctly. I have prayed for the girl who hit me. When I was on the table, and keep in mind, you are conscience when they are drilling this thing into your head. I was hearing the crackling and thought of Christ when they put the crown of thorns on His head and how he forgave them. I forgave her in my heart and spirit. It is truely sad. This young lady had a 2 year old child in the car as well. Who drives like that with a 2 year old in the car. I mean, like, my mom would drive 10 mph when we were in the car and there was ice on the road. This is because she loved me so much. I don't have all the details of now, but, I am guessing it is her child. I pray for guidence for her. I don't get this generation at all. It may sound funny, seeing that I am only 1 generation up on her, but all the women from my generation treat there children like precious jewels. But, I am truely blessed. My loving wife has been my best support and help through it all. I didn't go a day without at least 5 visits. Soldier told me that the girl at the desk asked, 'Who is he?' wondering if I was famous or something. I am just truely blessed with so many loved ones who came and cheered my up and gave me gifts. My baby sister flew in from Nebraska to stay the week I was in rehab. I will tell you this, this experience will definately be the driving force behind our next album. I will wake ever day until my last thanking God I am not paralized."