Another car hitting cyclists - this time, it's me!

[mimitabby]

Burst bursa? that sounds awful!

[MM_QFC!]

Burst bursa? that sounds awful!

he-he-he..."SOUNDS awful?" you oughtta feel it, Mimi! OWWWW!

[invsblwmn]

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!

[Red Rock]

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

[IFjane]

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

[short cut sally]

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. Best wishes and hope things are going ok for you and your partner too..

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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. 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.
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

[MM_QFC!]

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!

First, how are you doing (hey, I can do TD on my own thread, right?!)?
I picked up my bike (has been in the PD evidence room, and prosecutor released it after police photog took tons of pics) last Friday and brought it to my Seven dealer yesterday...whew, I hadn't seen it (full view) since I was last riding it and, to say it's banged up is an understatement...tough to look at, f'sure
I was able to salve my pain by sharing it when I met 7rider and jocelynlf at dinner last night and showed it to them too.
I'm one lucky ALIVE and UNBROKEN rider! Yeah, concussion and plenty of soft tissue painful injuries but SO much better than the alternatives!
Now to start the property settlement stuff...hopefully to order a new Seven and ride again later this year - that ditwad driver trashed my riding season and goals for this year though, so it'll help to just keep moving forward and plan for better days, eh?
Tailwinds TE riders!
Mary

[Trek420]

So the ditwad is paying for the Seven?

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well, ditwad driver is not the registered owner of the vehicle that killed my Seven (and my bike's value is 10+ x that of the car )...but the owner is insured and driver must be on policy too and since the property damage is complete, that process can begin now...so Zac (7 dealer) will state his expert opinion on the value of my bike when the crash destroyed it and attorney will educate the insurance adjuster on high-end custom ti/carbon bicycles (in other words, you don't find these on eBay or Craigslist, as I wouldn't choose to sell it!)...also, and amazingly, some of what I was wearing that day is unharmed (socks, shoes, jersey, vest worn under light jacket) so I just want what she destroyed restored to me...what a pain (literally) in the keester, oy!

[Trek420]

While not a vengeful sue-em all kind of gal but: she destroyed your season, your ride, your health (which you will get back) and almost ... your life!

I'd want more than the cost of the bike.