Friends Hubby Was On The Fatal Tram

[Smowball]

He was injured - severe bang to head, lacerations and has had surgery to remove imbedded glass but major problem has been they couldn't discharge him as he is in such shock that he couldn't pass the memory/ question tests. He's literally blocked it all out. Thankfully today, almost a week later he has been allowed home but emotionally it's going to be a long haul. Darent even think what he witnessed.

[Mamyalynne]

Yes it will take time, shock is a dreadful trauma - sending them strength.

[silliemillie]

Oh that's awful Smow.

When I was working in A London law firm in 1988 we lost one of our Soliitors in the Clapham rail disaster, we all traveled to work by various rail routes, "but for the grace of God go out" many of us thought.

I often think of him. This brought it all back to me.

[Smowball]

Thankyou Mamya- I appreciate that. His wife, my friend, didn't know for hours whether he was alive or dead - she was in a dreadful state.

[Smowball]

Oh Millie yes I remember that x

[New Judge]

I lost a work colleague in the 7/7 London bombings. He had got off the tube because they had all stopped running and got on the bus that was blown up in Tavistock Square. We didn't know for two days that he had died.

Dreadful business. Time is a great healer but I think it never fully heals those close to the people lost.

[Smowball]

Oh that's awful NJ x

[Islay]

I had several colleagues injured in the 7/7 and lost one, I was very lucky on 7/7 and had not gone on my usual route due to a late drs appointment.

My friend and I used to travel on that tram every weekend when I visited her.

I missed the Woodgreen bombing by minutes too. (beginning to get paranoid now!!)

It does bring home how lucky we are and how others suffer. I hope your friend pulls through.

[Smowball]

Islay I know what you mean...,, there but for the grace of god..,

[237SJ]

I know a couple of people who were in the Kegworth crash (and other air disasters or near disasters). People can get over the trauma with the right treatment.

[EDDIE51]

I used to clean out underneath a huge fiber cement machine with 5 Tonne rollers . I did it every Saturday, one day I had the day off to go to a family party. The machine accidently started up while the person who was doing my job was underneath it cleaning the rollers. He was dragged into the machine and crushed to death !

[Hopkirk]

I was in an underground train that passed through the lower levels in King's Cross when the fire happened.

I remember hearing announcements that it wasn't stopping there due to an incident, but didn't hear about the disaster until next day.

At the enquiry they criticised that trains were allowed to continue, as they were acting like bellows, feeding oxygen to the inferno.

[237SJ]

Hopkirk - I think you used to work for an airline. Do you remember Kegworth, Airtours, the Staines crash?

[Smowball]

God EDDIE that's awful xx

[EDDIE51]

^ Yes it really shook me up! I knew the guy that died really well.