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[A_ROOKIE]

Tried all weekend to get ahold of a good friend of mine, Saturday morning his wife called here looking for him. Saturday afternoon we found out that he had wrecked his motorcycle Friday night. He was life flighted to the hospital an hour away and was placed in ICU. He is doing better and sounds like he was pretty lucky, considering. fractured skull, broken color bone, and a lot of road rash. Planning to go see him when he gets out of ICU and will keep you up to date. May God be with him.

[Lamron]

Was there another vehicle involved? Sounds like he wasn't wearing a helmet or leathers, I know those accidents can do alot of damage. Let us know how he's doing.

[desmo2]

Hope he finds the road to recovery as easy as possible. I'm thinking the same thing as Lamron...his injuries point to no helmet or riding gear. Never ride without it!!!

[Herr_Monk]

SORRY ABOUT YOUR FRIEND ROOKIE,I HOPE HE RECOVERS FULLY I WILL BE PRAYING FOR HIM 2.

[popeye]

hey rookie..i obviously dont know your friend,but being a biker makes him one of the "family"i truly hope he has a speedy recovery buddy! please let us know how he progresses..and wish him all the best from pop..

[RedRock]

admin said:

Was there another vehicle involved? Sounds like he wasn't wearing a helmet or leathers, I know those accidents can do alot of damage. Let us know how he's doing.

Sounds to me like an ejection over the handlebars after hitting something with the front wheel, helmet or no. Closed head injury can be very devastating/debilitating, even with minimal fracturing. I hope he does well immediately and in the long run.

[A_ROOKIE]

Thank you all very much. No helmet, we don't have to wear them here so we don't. No matter how stupid that is. Only time we put a helmet on is when we cross the state line, and that's when others coming into the state take theirs off. Yes he was wearing riding gear little to no road rash. Only on his knuckles were it wore through the glove, and on one of his ears. He has been moved out of the ICU which is good news. He stood on his own two feet today. He says "funny" things like "I can't hear out of my eye." and "my elbow hurts" While he grabs his shoulder. He can remember his 4 kids names but not their age. Little things like that. They hope to move him back to a hospital in our city for in patcient therapy. His head looks normal, so things are looking up for him. Again thank you all.

[RedRock]

That's an expressive aphasia, he knows what he wants to say and is trying, but it's not coming out right, sort of a crossed-wiring phenomenon in the brain, all the result of closed head trauma. The good news is that when the swelling all goes down, if the tiny brain bruises and tears (that go with the trauma leading to the swelling) are not in crucial areas and are not in total affecting too much brain tissue, the aphasia frequently goes away too. Unfortunately, a seizure disorder often follows head trauma, sometimes requiring years of anti-seizure medication. Best Wishes for your friend, and I will definitely put him and his family in my prayers, too.

[A_ROOKIE]

Well he's home now, so things are looking up. Still in alot of pain but got good meds for that. They found some different paint on the engine and it looked as tho it had been hit, they think he might have been hit by a car. We will know more later about that tho. For now he's stuck in his house and has to go to therapy twice a week. Just an update thanks again guys.

[daffy_duck]

well lets see, i've had a few accidents on motorcycles, 3 i recall and they all hurt, some road rash a sprained ankle injured an elbow when i landed on it, but nothing as bad as your friends accident. so i wish him well and will be praying for him.

[slimey weasel]

i'm a wussy weasel! i gave up the bike when my kids were born 20 years ago. you see? i was born to fall!
god bless your friend rookster! may he have a speedy recovery. our little rhodey prayers are with you! oh... before i forget... WEAR A FREAKIN HELMUT BOZO! we still have a lot of playin (and prayin) to do!

[A_ROOKIE]

LOL I will remember that slimey. I also gave up my bike when my son was born. Could not get the car seat to stay on it, and he cried about the cold. Jeez what a baby lol. Was thinking about getting another but since this am starting to reconcider.

[madmonkpunk]

hey rookie, wish ur m8 our best please, oh and if he gets too bored, GET HIM SET UP ON LAMRONS DUDE. lol

[A_ROOKIE]

He's alot better now. Wanting to go back to work. good idea maybe I will set it up for him. Hell what am I talking about I'm still trying to set it up for me LOL.

[Pvt._Michaels]

God Bless him and hope he heals completely....

I'll be wearing my new Kevlar armored leathers ALL the time.....

Best Regards
Pvt. Michaels