Glad I am alive… REALLY

I was riding my bike Saturday and the unthinkable occurred. I still have not returned to the scene of the crime (really no crime, just a phrase) to work out the entire details, but long story short, I had a major bike crash. Not with a car, not with a truck, but I somersaulted over the handlebars and landed headfirst. The front wheel is totally crunched. My opinion is the proper fitting helmet definitely saved my life. I wish I had a better memory of all the details?

My trail running experience also saved me, big time. I quickly was in a tuck and roll position and hit right front head first, the right shoulder, then on down the body. My face has a nice lump on the right temple and some minor scrapes. The right hand had the most blood while the rest of the body was more of a scrapes and bruise issues. The most problematic result is a concussion. I was dizzy and lost sense of where I was after the accident. This had happened once before so now two concussions in my life… I do not want another.

I cannot lift my right arm but the ex-rays verified no breaks. I can not laugh without rib pain but no breaks there either. If I use my left arm to support the lifting, I can lift my right arm up with less pain each day, so far… I think if I could take Advil, I would not feel like I do but as I have surgery soon, no anti-inflammatory… Bummer.

I can only think I would be dead without that properly fitting helmet. In a post over a year ago I reported my friend Dana died from a bike accident and was wearing a helmet. What I did not report is her helmet was said not to properly fitted. So I guess in her death I learned something that I believe saved my life? I know we never can tell the future but the picture above actually makes the helmet look good… if you saw my helmet damage up lose, you would agree.

So now I have more than one reason to rest after my surgery Friday… I am lucky to only have a concussion…

Carry on…