I am so sorry to hear about David, Nancy. Thank you for letting everyone know. Please let him know he and his family are in our prayers. I pray for a complete and speedy recovery.
Dorothy
Thanks for your words of sympathy. I will forward them to David.
Heard from another friend who saw him Sunday in the hospital that he has been fitted with a removeable hard plastic body cast and will probably go home today. I think the doctor said about 6 mos. to heal.
I just spoke with David on the phone and he is just now leaving the hospital, Tuesday at 9 p.m. He said he didn't start feeling better until about 4 this afternoon, but is doing much better now. Will not be back at work until at least this time next week. Will be in a removeable cast for 3 mos and no biking for 6 mos. Still he considers himself very lucky. He is very thankful for all your concern and I know he would love to hear from you.
Thanks, Nancy
You guys are more like a family than a bike club!!
I so much appreciate the well wishes.
Just to give a few gory details, hopefully some element uf useful information. Nancy and I were headed east on Liberty Pike just east of the Factory in Franklin, a nice open section, lightly travelled at 7:30AM, and I was a few yards ahead of her, doing about 15 MPH on the way up to Mack Hatcher. I am pretty sure I was in the correct place in the road. With no warning, I received a nice smack to the lower back and decided that getting up was not a good idea.
From what I can tell, the maind amage is sort of like whiplash (compression fractures in T12 and L2), since the only impact evidence is a little road rash on the knees and back of the left shoulder. Not even the helmes was hit. I don't know if a mirror would have helped, but possibly a backlight might have.
EMT people must have been there in less than 2 minutes.
I will be brace for 3 months and off the bike until next spring. You won't kick me out for non-attendance, will you?
I don't know what each of you do for a living, but the care I received from professionals and friends is a stong reminder of how we (I) ought to behave all the time, not just in times of stress.
Also a reminder of what blessings we all receive even when we don't think to ask for them.
Izzy,
Sorry, but I will miss your ride too. I have a weekend class, so I will be in class tonight and all day Saturday. I know it will be a good one and I will be thinking of you all having a terrific time while I am stuck in a classroom! Have fun and be safe!