Spouse hit by car! First time rider, Loss of biking time.

[Adventure Girl]

Ohhh ouch! I guess the best way to look at it is that he's going to be ok and it could have been much worse! That's really too bad that it happened on his first ride! That's not a good first impression of the world of cycling!

I was in a similar situation last year. My husband was in a very serious motorcycle accident. He spent 2 weeks in the hospital and took several months to recover from a collapsed lung, a broken foot and 8 broken ribs (etc. etc. etc….). He recovered fully, but it was pretty tough for a while. I had to adjust my priorities and put my cycling life on hold. My life during that time consisted of working and taking care of him. I was happy to do anything I could to help him; I wish I could have done more! I knew it was a temporary change in my schedule, and I was just thankful that he survived and recovered. But with my elevated stress level, I sure could have used a nice long ride!!

So what can you do to get a workout in now and then? Do you have a fluid trainer? Indoor training isn’t much fun, but sometimes you have to take what you can get. You say that you rented a wheel chair. Can you go for a walk pushing him in the wheel chair? It might be a slow stroll to start with (I don’t know if he could handle rolling along as you power walk!!). He might enjoy getting outside a little bit.

You probably will lose some of the strength you have built, but you can build it up again. The more important things is his recovery, isn’t it? Good luck to you and your husband.