I got that awful phone call

[jelee1311]

This afternoon as I was getting off work my husband called me(he never calls my work) and asked me what hospital to take our 9yr old to because she was in a bike crash. My heart about stopped. They were out Mt biking & going down a hill into a blind corner at about 18mph,she missed the corner flipped over the handlebars and fell down a 7ft embankment into blackberry bushes. DH watched it happen and couldn't do anything. He ran down to where she was and had to leave her laying down until he could asses her injuries and calm her. A nurse was riding by and stopped to help him figure out how badly she was hurt. Amazingly she was scraped and bruised and her shoulder hurt but that was about it. When she could get up two other couples walked their bikes about a miile bake to the car for them. She's so tough she walked that whole mile back (which is good DH probably couldn't have carried her the whole way). We went to the emergency room and got x-rays her collarbone is completly broken in one place and maybe another we will see an orthopedist tomorrow. I'm proud of how tough she is,she never complained while we waited at the hospital. She's sleeping now and I'm so relieved she's all rght. I'm thankful for the kindness of strangers,and for her now broken helmet(no concussion thank god)

[badgercat]

What a tough little gal! I'm glad she wasn't hurt worse, and I hope she's back to feeling 100% very soon.

[VeganBikeChick]

Healing thoughts for your daughter. What a tough cookie!

[hebe]

How brave! I hope that she's on the mend very soon.

[Catrin]

Such a strong little girl - glad to hear that it wasn't worse and it is so nice that people stopped to help.

[shootingstar]

Glad to hear she's ok. May she take time to heal well!

[Bike Chick]

How scary for her and for you! She's a tough little cookie. Hope she's back on the bike soon.

[Bike Writer]

So glad to hear she is resting and did not have more serious injuries. Wishing her a speedy recovery!

[emily_in_nc]

So glad it wasn't worse! Kids do heal pretty quickly, so I bet she'll be back to all good in almost the blink of an eye. Scary, though...hope she doesn't suffer with too much pain. My DH broke his collarbone (also on the bike), and it was a long road back, but he was in his 40s at the time.

Best wishes!

[Chile Pepper]

how scary! A fractured collar bone is very painful, but they do heal (though mine is no longer straight). So glad it wasn't worse.

[bikingbets]

I'm glad it's not worse than it is, and happy for you all that there are still good samaritans in the world! Speedy recovery to your daughter!

[zoom-zoom]

Owie! What a tough cookie! I'm glad she wasn't more seriously hurt. Wow, 18mph on a mountain bike. What a little athlete! And now she has a crazy story to tell!

Hope she heals up well and is back on the saddle soon!

[runningteach]

Your poor daughter. It sounds like she is one tough little girl. Sending healing vibes her way.

[Velocivixen]

Wow, what a frightening call to receive. I hope she heals quickly and that this accident doesn't keep her off a bike in the future. When she's older she'll have some cycling "bragging rights" about how "hard core" she was at the tender age of 9. Take care.

[jelee1311]

Thank you all for the well wishing and good thoughts.We went to the doctor today and he only found one clean break and no other fractures,so no surgery.DD is resting and mending. Already she's talking about how cool the crash was. I've gotten that phone call a few times when DH has crashed I just hope I never get it again.