healing thoughts needed for fellow TE rider Helga

Hi everyone - today during a training ride for the Cinderella ride (out here in Northern CA) our fellow TE rider Helga (Frances) took a spill. She is in the hospital now and although she has some fairly serious injuries, there's nothing requiring surgery or anything like that. She is going to be under observation in the ICU for the next day or so, and I hope have an update tomorrow sometime.

I know she'd appreciate your thought and prayers - she's an avid reader (and infrequent poster) here, and we've talked many times about what the forum and all you gals mean to her (we're friends, neighbors and regular riding buddies). So any spare healing energy any of you gals have, please send it Helga's way!

Thanks,
BikerZ



(I just saw CindySue's post on another thread - here's a link with more info and some timely safety tips. Thanks Cindy.)

http://forums.teamestrogen.com/showt...?t=4885&page=2

Let Helga know there's lots of folks out here thinking of her and wishing her a speedy recovery.

/s

Sending best wishes for excellent care and speedy recovery. Lise

Healing thoughts and good wishes are on their way to you from me too. Once you're out of the hospital, please take it easy and give yourself the time you need to heal.

Wishing you a fast recovery.

--- Denise

Hey Ann... I'm so upset and shocked hearing what happened to Frances today. Is there anything we can do for her? Will she be in the hospital for a while? I'll most certainly be praying for her. Please convey my best wishes to her and her family. Thanks for being there for her and for keeping us posted.

Sending my thoughts and prayers to Helga for a speedy recovery and healing of all her wounds. May all who are caring for her provide the best care to support her healing.

Linda

it was encouraging to see Frances smiling despite how scared she must be right now. I know she will appreciate all the kind words and healing prayers that you all are sending her way.

Be careful out there!

Tell her she is in our thoughts and prays.

I truly hope she heals up quickly.

Much love and light and healing thoughts speeding towards Helga from Canada! Please let her know that we're pulling for her....and keep us posted on her progress, too, so we can celebrate with her, and send extra healing thoughts whenever needed!

Big hugs to you and to Helga,

Namaste,
~T~

OH NO thats terrible news. Please tell her Im thinking of her and sending wishes that she will make a speedy recovery.

Best wishes for a speedy recovery!!! I'm so relieved that it sounds as though all will be ok.

helga-some funky chick in perth, western australia is thinking of you. Here's hoping that you're out of that ICU quickly and on the road to recovery.

Take care helga. YOu'll be back on your bike soon enough.

cheryl

{{{Helga}}}

Helga--I'm thinking of you & sending lots of good thoughts for a fast recovery!! Make sure you get pampered and spoiled while you are off your feet---it'll be a good time to catch up on some DVD movie watching, good book reading, etc. Take care!

How scary, Helga! Heal fast!

Helga, I am sending good healing wishes your way and a speedy recovery, but also take the time you need to be back in tip top shape.

JoAnn

Be well soon, home soon, ready to ride soon; you are in all of our thoughts.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Sending Healing Energy to Helga>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
That had/has to be scarey having such a bad accident. I hope she can continue to stay away from necessity of surgery. Please pass on well wishes for a speedy recovery from Indianapolis
Mary

I talked to Helga's DH last night and he said they had removed the breathing tubes and she was talking a bit - so that's good news! I'm heading over to see her in a little while, and I'll post an update when I get back - I'll definitely tell her about all your good wshes!

Thanks everyone -

BikerZ

Wishing Helga a speedy recovery and safe riding from now on.

Best Wishes from the other coast...Heal Fast!!!

Hope you heal well and quickly. Please keep us posted on your progress back to health.

Update -

I just got back from visiting Francie (Helga) - I didn't talk to her because she was asleep, and I didn't want to wake her, figuring sleep and rest is absolutely what she needs.

The news is all good - as I said in an earlier post they've removed the breathing tubes, so she can talk. She hit her head very hard on the road (cracked the helmet!) and so got a bruise in the space between the brain and skull - but according to this morning's scans, that is resolving well and the neurologist says she'll be fine - so that is very good news! There's some damage to her liver that they're keeping an eye on, but all the signs are good.

Her DH told me the first thing she said when they took the tubes out was "I want to go home!", and knowing her, that is sure to be very soon.

So thanks all for your thoughts - I'm going back over to see her later this afernoon - hopefully she'll be awake and I can pass along your wishes to her.

Sending positive vibes your way. Here's to a speedy recovery.

Oh my goodness! I'm sending her warm healing vibes from AZ. WOW, it just goes to show you girls.... It CAN happen. Be safe and appreciate everyday that you peddle back to your driveway safe and sound.
Anything that involves a head injury is VERY scary. My prayers are with her and her family.

Hugs and Metta to you from the North.

Thanks for the update, BikerZ. We're thinking of her every moment. Our small group from church is getting together tonight, and I'll be sure we pray for her.

Thinking of you in Illinois, Frances/Helga :) Be good to yourself....

Thanks for keeping us updated Bikerz.

Best wishes to Helga for a speedy recovery and here's to many many happy and safe miles when she is healed up.

Positive thoughts and energy headed your way! Get well soon Helga.

Hope you're feeling better and back on your bike soon Helga!

Blessings -

snap

Good thing she had her helmet on! Head injuries are never pleasant, I'm just glad it wasn't worse. Thanks for the update.
Mary

I cringe whenever I hear of another cyclist being injured, it's so scary what can happen in a fraction of a second. Sending positive thoughts Helga's way.

How scary! Hope you're better soon. Give yourself plenty of time to recover. Like I keep telling myself, it's only January and you have a whole new year of biking ahead of you. So enjoy a little rest and you'll be back in the saddle in no time. :D BikerHen

PS: Hope your bike is recovering too!

I stopped by the hospital again today, but Frances was sleeping and I didn't want to wake her. The doctors confirmed what BikerZ reported earlier today; that she is doing better but will stay in the hospital a few more days.

I will try and visit her again tomorrow and will hopefully get to give her my well wishes in person, while she is awake. I'll be sure to tell her how much love is being sent her way from the forum. I know she will be touched when she reads all your thoughts and prayers.

take care!

Z and Cindy, thanks for taking care of our Helga, and relaying our virtual hugs to her. It's wonderful to see what a caring community we have here, both online and in real life.

Hope to see you back here soon, Helga, and I'll add in my wishes along with everyone elses' for your speedy recovery.

- Jo.

Sending speedy healing thoughts to you.
Looking forward to riding with you soon.
In sunny spring like weather!

Diana:D

Sending healing vibes her way.

V.

Helga

You are in my thoughts and prayers!! Get well soon...



karen

I stopped by to see Francie tonight and woke her up (her DH said to - that she'd be sorry to have missed the company). She is really doing so much better - it was great to talk with her. She has no memory of the accident, or of the ride we were on, for that matter. I filled her in on what happened - she's a little worried about being afraid to ride again, but also asked how many miles we had gone before she fell so she could be sure to update her miles on Bike Journal! We joked a bit about this and that, but laughing is a little painful now, so I said we should talk about politics instead! She's in some pain, but the good folks at the hospital can take care of that for her. She is getting great care.

She was really mad about the EMT people cutting her cycling pants, jersey, and especially jacket off - she said "That jacket was really expensive!"

Tomorrow I'll go by with a printout of your messages (and the ones from BJ as well) - I told her the posts were pouring in and it really meant a lot to her.

So thanks everyone!