My crash

Crashes suck!  Heal up quick, and you are absolutely right about the helmets.

Heal quickly!!!  Great reminder on remembering the helmet!

Wow that is scary, glad it wasn't any worse! Heal quickly. I've done those rides on my driveway without my helmet before. Won't be doing that anymore!!

You are the TOUGHEST cookie Marianne.....this will not keep you down for long.  
Now go stuff some garlic mashed potatoes in the hole before you lose any more weight!!    

OH MY GOD what an ordeal !! I wish you a speedy recovery, and thanks for the reminder to keep the helmets on !

I hope that you heal quickly and have a full recovery. I'm also glad that you had friends at your side, both when it happened and throughout your ordeal. Good luck!

Get better soon. Heal well.
2x on wearing the helmet. I have a 7 year old daughter and she is always annoyed when I bring up the helmet.
Such a basic precaution. And it really does help.

Get well soon! Thanks for the reminder about the helmets.

I am glad to hear that you are healing.  Tomorrow when I don't feel like training I am going to think of you and get out there and train hard for you! 

Hope you heal soon and that the bike was okay.

I hope you recover quickly! You're right regarding the helmet. It will save your life! I woke up in the back of an ambulance this weekend because I was wearing one. My injuries are minor compared to yours. Keep spreading the word!

Art

Yeah, Chad's a cool dude. I'm glad things werent worse, that could have been horrible! Hope you heal up ok, and if you get an inspire from slidell4life, you and he can share jaw stories, he ran into a sign a couple weeks ago and broke his face too.

john

I had a high-speed (~25mph) crash on June 13, swerving to avoid a car that backed out in front of me, and ended up with a separated shoulder and a lot of road rash.

HOWEVER - without a helmet, I hate to think where I would've ended up. Even though I don't keep the strap super-tight, it stayed on, and the only damage to my head were a few scratches and light scrapes where the helmet rubbed a bit on contact, and a few days of minor headaches and a general tightness along that side of my face.

The helmet I was wearing was a Rudy Project Kontact (yeah, bad choice for a model name), which is a fairly expensive item. It got dented pretty good, and the hard "foam" liner was cracked. However, it did everything it should've done, and it was a "no-brainer" (sick pun) to go out and buy that model again. HIGHLY recommended!

(If you are curious, photos of my helmet and road rash are posted in the Mentor Program Archives, page 157, of the stevebradley's Mentor Group.)

I hope your jaw improves soon, and that eating is not a colossal problem for you. I'm now close to 5 weeks into my 6-8 weeks of recovery time for the separated shoulder, so what might sound like a long time of reduced activity for you, for now, WILL pass pretty quickly. I have been able to run and ride since just a day or two after the crash, and have even done two duathlons. Full swimming is still not advisable, but I have started back doing sculling and one-armed swimming. So, whatever you can do to stay active, DO IT and keep working at keeping your thoughts positive and your body functional!





Edited by stevebradley 2009-07-15 8:47 AM

Marianne, i am sooo sad to hear this!!!!  You and the rest of the Mass Mafia need to be careful, too many stories like this lately.  I am sooo happy you are ok, and i totally agree on the helmet, and the next time i think about a spin around the hood without one, i will think of you.

Rest up and get well soon!!!  Hope you feel better!!

I'm so glad you're ok and hope you feel better soon! I can't agree more about the helmet. I've had two bad accidents and ruined two helmets. They do their job. I get so frustrated when I see a cyclist without one so thank you for the reminder, I hope it will inspire everyone to be more careful.

WOW! That's horrible! I hope you heal quickly!

Helmets are needed at all times. Great point! I know when I rode a motorcycle, I was fanatical about wearing one... even if I was driving it around the back of the house.

Thank goodness you are alive and have your brain in one piece still!

hope the recovery goes well.