That'll buff right out!
Seriously, though, Edward, I'm glad you survived with minor injuries. Given the severity of the crash, you could have been easily killed or badly maimed (amputations, 3rd degree burns, ruptured organs, brain damage). You've been given a new lease on life, and hopefully you'll relive the incident with an optimistic outlook. You will be able to go on living a normal life and now have a really amazing story to tell your grandkids. Very few people in similar accidents get that opportunity.
I know what it's like to survive a bad crash, and I feel for you. You probably have some PTSD - I know when it happened to me, I didn't want to drive for a while (even though I walked away from mine) - but it'll pass. Right now, focus on getting better. Once your back and stomach heals, you'll probably have to do several months of physical therapy. When you're done, try to strengthen your core muscles (lower back, abdomen, obliques) to compensate for the damaged areas - even if you finish therapy with normal usage, these injuries will come back to haunt you when you're older unless you address them with an engineering attitude.
I hope that the driver who hit you was insured, and that you're getting a decent settlement to compensate for the hardships you have to endure. I also hope that the driver who hit you survived with few injuries, and has learned a valuable lesson from her negligent driving.
Good luck to you and best wishes for a speedy and complete recovery! Keep your chin up and keep on truckin'!!!
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