My daughter and I logged on and found a newspaper article with a photograph. The few new details helped us feel more plugged in. The next day we traveled to see my father. My mother showed us a videotape of the television news. There were images of the accident's aftermath.
Real life is strange sometimes.
I am curious. I am interested. And I am detail-hungry. In the case of my father's accident, his age changed from story to story, and the initial radio reports of the severity of his injuries frightened my mother on her drive to the hospital. In my circle of neighbors and friends, there have been many stories that made headlines.