how you doing today Mary? How's Linda?
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how you doing today Mary? How's Linda?
Greetings and salutations!
I saw my dr yesterday...will need to get MRIs for my knee and elbow...both really messed up and knee is infected too, so I got on antibiotics ASAP. Linda is going to her doc this morning; she's having lots of back and rib cage pain...she landed on her back and felt as though she skidded a bit too after the impact.
Our attorney spoke with 3 of the 5 witnesses last night (he had to coach a soccer game and he was bike commuting, so we met with him for most of the afternoon until he had to bolt; but he went back to the office after, last night so that he could call and speak with them). All gave similar statements about the driver's speed; one man who was walking his dog on the trail, remembered that Linda and I stopped and chatted with him and his cute little papillon dog...he heard a scream and turned around to see "1 cyclist doing a cartwheel in the air (most likely Linda) as he said the other was flying through the air and disappeared on the other side of the car (me)...
The driver was released from jail on Monday, but toxicology tests are happening per what the prosecuting attorney called and told me yesterday. That's the criminal part of the proceedings that he'll be pursuing...he said that our county doesn't prosecute as vehicular assault which is the felony if there are no broken bones and the ER x-rays taken don't show any.
He will discuss other misdemeanor charges with our lawyer, but that's apart from our medical and property (have I said how heartbroken I am about my precious Seven, yet??? :(:(:mad:) issues. The police took tons of pics of both the accident scene, have 5 statements from the witnesses and pics of our broken bikes too, so our attorney will be in touch with them as to when we can get our bikes back too.
Thanks again for your kind messages...I've been sharing all with Linda too and we're hanging in there...although we did have to cancel dinner plans to celebrate our 2nd anniv tonight ...yesterday was my son's birthday and tomorrow is actually Linda's birthday, so it's a very different week than what I had planned...had to cancel our plans to ride in the Little Red Riding Hood in Utah too :(:(:(
Tailwinds to all!
Mary
Hey, Mary! Let us know how it goes with docs and lawyers. Yikes! I'm hoping the butterflies are helping you heal well and feel as good as possible. You've definitely got the right attitude for good healing!
Last night during my time trial race, you were my first inspiration (and I knocked 1:07 off my time!) Thank you! :DQuote:
Originally Posted by MM_QFC!
If you'd like to get a motivational and pretty picture in your email each day, PM me with your email address.
Hugs and butterflies,
~T~
woo-hoo, you go girl! awesome race...you're your own inspiration surely, but I'm glad to help - from my comfy loveseat with propped-up leg! :pQuote:
Originally Posted by LBTC
Am telecommuting today and hoping that the antibiotics are starting to knock the poisons outta my leg - am warily watching it, f'sure!
damn! 1:07 knocked off - is goooooooood! right, Yoda?!
Amen to THAT! :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Trek420
Mary, so sorry to hear of your accident.
I hope you are both soon on the road to recovery.
Yup, that's a great improvement.Quote:
Originally Posted by MM_QFC!
You'll be improving that fast soon M. Let us know how the MRIs etc come out. (((((Hugs)))))).
That is one of the stupidest laws ever.Quote:
Originally Posted by MM_QFC!
And it sucks.
Two people hit, one cartwheels through the air and one is thrown out of sight and that's not an assault?
cheezus
Ah, but under civil law there are probably options.Quote:
Originally Posted by zencentury
I can't even imagine what goes through the mind at that moment :( and I've been hit myself but not like that.
I am sorry to hear this and that you are doing well. I/we all hope that you are able to recover well. Even more so, that you will be able to get a better Seven bike out of this.
Best wishes with all of the healing and dealing with hospital and legalitities.
well, time was suspended for me...felt like forever when I glanced over and saw her car coming so fast at me...I thought I was dead, f'sure...then the thought of being painfully mangled up in my bike took its place...neither very pleasant...but it turned out great as far as those 2 thoughts go!Quote:
Originally Posted by Trek420
yep, the prosecutor and I briefly discussed the options, but I'll let my knowledgeable attorney discuss it more...she's not the registered owner of the car - if her nephew was in the back seat and a woman's name is noted as the registered owner, I'm guessing that she's in big trouble with her sister or s-in-l too...one witness referred to her (in his statement) as the 'defendant' and said that she passed him (he stopped in the line of cars in the lane closest to us) about 1/4 mile back going @40mph, he estimates. Every witness mentioned her excessive speed and how she skidded into us and still either "sent those bikers flying" or "mowed down the cyclists" - both too true.
and Trek - per your auto-sig: I may not get to ride the Empire State AIDS ride, as I was training and hoping to do, but I AM GOING...Linda too. We're both still fundraising for it and we'll rehab and recover in lieu of training at this point, I guess. We'll rent a car and be road support for our rider buddies all week. Had to cxl going to the Little Red Riding Hood ride next month too :(
Going to my sports med doc at Univ WA tomorrow, as I'm concerned that per the cellulitis, they made need to open my knee up and clean it out, ya think?
Mary, it's so good that you're writing all this down here. It may come in useful later, when memory fades (which will be a blessing, btw). I hate that this happened to you, but your descriptions are riveting. The slow motion speeding car coming towards you is spectacularly frightening. I'm so glad you're okay, and hope she pays dearly, and most importanly, loses her license and NEVER drives again.
Thanks, Eden - I'm sure you can appreciate that I already had my dream bike and didn't want nor need anything else. IMHO I had the nicest custom Seven already...and it's still being held in the PD's evidence room. Turns out the driver who hit us has a "long history of traffic infractions and criminal cases", according to my attorney, who had his paralegal do a search and make copies for the car's registered owner's insurance adjuster...hmmm!Quote:
Originally Posted by Eden
Mary, good to see you checking in. I hope you are feeling better. After reading your last post, i am thinking that your good condition is a MIRACLE!
Hopefully they'll put that gal away for a long time (yeah right) because she's a danger to society.
I am so glad that you are alive! Thank God for that! How are you feeling, pain wise? I am sorry that you had to cancel Little Red - I was looking forward to meeting you - I hope that the road rash and bruises are healing quickly. Haagen Das Dark Chocolate Chocolate Ice Cream bars should help with that!
It is remarkable that you had so many people witness the car "mowing" you down - I say with a cringe running up my spine - for that you can be thankful. Please let me know if there is anything that I can do!
You nailed it, (as usual!), Mimi: miracle is very apt and I'm both very aware as well as very grateful to have survived it - f'sure! You know something else? My 'native New Yorker' um creatively worded vocal expressions didn't surface at all! In other words, no cussing or foulmouth, by me at all - amazing!Quote:
Originally Posted by mimitabby
I don't know what'll happen to her, and the criminal proceedings will probably take time (toxicology results returned, etc), so I'll continue to work on my own recovery from the injuries and rehab to ride again as soon as I'm able.
I did get a few kidding invitations to be on some Bike to Work month teams - arrrgggh!
Had the MRI of my knee last night and should hear from the doc today...my elbow is too banged up, full of fluid to scan right now and so doc's not sure what all is going on in there, but she mentioned - after palpating and I almost came up off the exam table! - that I may have "busted the bursa" - catchy term, eh?!
Burst bursa? that sounds awful!
Thanks, Flybye...yeah, it was a big disappointment to cancel as I was looking forward to it...have a goal to ride a century in every state and that was on the schedule for early this season; however, it was a no-brainer to make the decision per the shape I'm in currently.Quote:
Originally Posted by Flybye
Yes, am very thankful and have asked my attorney to please thank each and every one of the witnessed he contacts, for staying around and for cooperating; it's a big help and very supportive. Every one told him that they thought there would be at least 1 fatality, if not both of us, based on what they saw...and were so happy that we could communicate our gratitude to them via him. I have their contact information so I can write them when I'm less sore too...
Thanks and enjoy the LRRH for me, willya?!
Mary
he-he-he..."SOUNDS awful?" you oughtta feel it, Mimi! OWWWW!:eek:Quote:
Originally Posted by mimitabby
Mary,
Best thing to do is to work on feeling better. My bike is still in "jail" from Sept. 26th when I got mowed over. Proceedings can take a long time. TEers are great support. Let yourself feel whatever you feel, it is such a process. I am sending you all the healing positive stuff I can muster. If we can do anything, ask. These people are amazing!
Mary-good to see that you and the attorney are working well together. I hope your pain subsides soon so that you can function more "normally".
It is unforunate to have to cancel for LRRH. The good thing is it will still be there along with Flybye. Concentrate on healing and somehow working though this mess.
Ellen
Mary - {{{{HUGS}}}} - I just discovered this thread and am so sorry I was late sending my good wishes. I hope you will recover quickly and that you have some restitution from this awful experience. -jane
Hey Mary, hoping things are getting a easier for you, all your bumps, bruises, and boo-boos healing. Your elbow does sound painful..owie. Just wanted to let you know that I was telling Dh about your incident, he wanted me to give you his regards and said "that sucks" when I was letting him know that because there was no broken bones per say, the law was a little more leniant. I also told him that you might not be riding in the AIDS Empire due to this injury, which kinda bums me too as I planned on greeting you at a rest stop again. BUt, you might be a flag car so there is always a chance. :D Best wishes and hope things are going ok for you and your partner too..
Thanks, Shelly and hi to your DH too...and re: my elbow - I'll get it MRI'd next week on the same morning I go to the surgeon re: my knee. It's still really painful and very discolored, so something must be going on in there.Quote:
Originally Posted by shellyj
Correct and sadly, this impacts all of my riding plans and goals for the near future and I agree wholeheartedly: it sucks! I had some health issues last year - re: hypothyroid as well as overtraining/exhaustion, so my sports med doctor was already carefully monitoring and coaching me to train for this years rides and I was progressing very well, thank you :(
My beautiful Seven is lying in some police evidence room along with Linda's broken Cannondale (but the driver got back her impounded-at-the-scene car the very next day? wtf??!).
So, I want to get my property replaced as I work on recovering and rehabbing from all of these injuries and changes in my life.
However, Linda and I are still going to NY in August - only, instead of bringing our bikes and riding, we'll rent a car and provide outstanding road support to our rider buddies. The Empire State AIDS ride route is a bit different this year, so I'll let you know if we're still stopping at Penfield on Day 2 or where else we can catch up with you, ok?
Tailwinds!
Mary
Mary -- it must be a disappointing setback after making so much progress . . . if nothing else, it's a good thing you already had a team of docs & PTs in place, that know your history and have been tracking your progress.
Looking forward to more updates, and hoping that your tests provide you with some good, useful information. Hope it's all just a matter of giving your body time to heal.
{{{{{{{{{{Mary and Linda}}}}}}}}}}
I just saw this and wanted to send prayers and good healing vibes to you both. I know how much you both like to ride and how hard this has got to be.
Remember to eat well, take good vitamins and don't let the pain get out of hand. I hope you are able to enjoy some things you normally don't have time for.
A quick recovery to you both.
Love,
Carole PS Such a weird irony that you were on a trail too
All my sympathy!
Just started road cycling, but I've already experienced mad drivers, I'm just glad to hear that you got away alive at least.
Take care!
Hi all - thanks some more for your kind messages...all is going along well as can be...I had my sutures removed on Monday and went in for an MRI on my elbow this morning, followed by a consult with the orthopedic surgeon re: my knee and, he said that, besides 'dodging death' and amazingly, not breaking any bones, that he doesn't think that I'll need anything "more invasive" aka surgery! I'm release to heavy duty PT care ie 2-3x/week for 8wks, so that I can rehab my quads and get treatment for my several sprains/strains, but my patella is tracking ok and only shows mild bruising - oh joy!
MRI report on elbow to come...keeping fingers crossed on that too...
be careful out there!
Mary
Mary-
That's great news!!! (at least under the circumstances). Crossing fingers for you on the elbow.
CA
Wow!! That's amazing. You are doing so well. Keep it up.:D:D
That is nothing short of miraculous.
Hey all -
I hope all of you are well...it was fun to meet CC and her DH and see our other TE friends, when we gathered in Seattle recently. I was sure tired by the time I got home, though! Seems like most activities take lots of extra effort...I haven't been able to work full days, as my concentration is off and I get so tired so easily, so I've been pacing myself and just kinda moving along here...s-l-o-w-l-y...as all is healing at a glacial pace it seems! I've had follow-ups with docs and have started working with my PT too. Also, both Linda and I have each received a concussion diagnosis, which didn't come as much of a surprise to either of us...I'm still getting headaches, fatigue and other symptoms, albeit mild in nature, they're still challenging for me! I've never been hit by a car before, and all of these injuries and the aftermath are new and unwelcome intrusions into my life!
Also, I think I'm doing surprisingly well in not sulking when I watch everyone else enjoying their rides! :( I wonder how I'll feel when I finally am able to ride again?? Of course there's still the huge issue of not having my bike, broken as it is, as yet either; the prosecutor contacted my attorney the other day to say that he wants the police evidence photog to take more pictures of it, before he releases it to me...now THAT's going to be an emotionally tough moment...sigh :(:(
Enjoy your rides and will someone please have a 'whooping, hollerin' gleeful downhill for me?? :D:D
Tailwinds!
Mary
and don't do it again. That's an order :mad:Quote:
Originally Posted by MM_QFC!
Glad to hear things are progressing, but sorry it's slowly:( That sucks:mad::mad:
Hopefully they'll release your bike soon. Any update on what the charges will be for the driver??
Thinking healing thoughts...
CA
I'm glad you're healing so quickly! I know it seems slow to you, but it sounds like you're making huge strides.
I'm sure you'll have some fear geting back into riding, but think of all the miles you rode without incident. This crash was an anomaly, and it would have happened whether you were on the bike or not.
Have you started thinking about your next bike yet? I know you loved your bike, but there will be a new bike soon! What are you going to get? 5+2=:D
Thanks for updating and glad to hear that the healing is progressing . . . it never goes as fast as we would like, does it?
Take it easy, and I hope you get your bike back soon!
Hi Mary,
thanks for the update. Not riding today!! i was going to but...
it kept trying to rain. then it got serious. ew...
Hey M. Glad to hear you're slowly getting better. I'm not surprised about the concussions. I used to do an acupuncture treatment (when I was in Canada) for fatigue etc resulting from side inpact collisions. The treatment was called an energetic vital alignment and seemed to work really well for about half of the people I tried it on... You might want to think about an acupuncture.
Please keep coming with the updates.
There won't be a next time but if there ever is, I'm going to hit the car back harder!Quote:
Originally Posted by Trek420
MMQFC: So glad that surgery won't be necessary... now it's just up to your body (and mind) to do the healing. Take it easy. You'll be back soon enough. I'll think of you on my downhill today. I'll even "woo--hoo" once or twice for you!
Jes
Raleighdon dedicated his miles to you on Sunday "red cross" miles.
fyi, 31 miles.