A ride that changed my life…..

[chickwhorips]

hugs to you sliver. i do hope that helps with your healing. thank you for sharing.

[mtkitchn]

Wow, Silver. Thank you for sharing. That you are thinking of someone else while going through your own pain touches me.

[CyclChyk]

Silver (Elaine) - I wish there where words that I could say to you to help ease the turmoil that is so apparent for you right now. And though you have not shared words of your own accident to this extent as of yet, I am sure it adds to the weight you already feel.

Writing I have found, has a way of offering solace, and on occasion, a type of closure. Whereas I feel you probably have not found complete closure on the recent events that have taken part of your life, I certainly hope it offers you some peace.

My thoughts and prayers are with you.

~Petra

[wavedancer]

Elaine,
Thank you for sharing with us your story of Sam. Sometimes it is the people who come into our lives for just a short time that have profound meaning for us. I hope that his memory will help you to heal also.

Linda

[emily_in_nc]

Elaine,

Thank you so much for sharing your essay about Sam! I agree with others that it should be shared with Sam's family if at all possible. If he was a member of a bike club, it could also be posted to their newsletter. I am sure it would mean a great deal to all who knew Sam to see what an impression he made upon you in such a short time.

Your situation really affected me because of the things I've been through in the past year and a half (my own serious bike accident and losing my dad in a car accident) so I felt like I could empathize completely with your fear of riding again and the tumultuous emotions you've been experiencing. Glad I could be of some small help in articulating some of what you have been grappling with. You've been through a couple of very significant and difficult experiences of loss, and allowing yourself to express your feelings will go a long way towards your healing process.

Emily