Member Down and in ICU

If you went to T Mac you probably know or at least met Mike Thomas from Atlanta, he just called me from an Atlanta area hospital where he's recovering from an accident that occurred near his home 2 days ago. Details are sketchy but a 61 year old motorist turned directly into him and there was nothing he could do to avoid her. As of right now, some of his injuries include a shattered pelvis, leg fractured in multiple places and plates will have to be put in his hip. Keep Mike in your prayers and be safe everyone.

So sorry to hear that. Hoping he has a good recovery.

Very sorry to hear that, my thoughts are with him.

Sad news. I hope he will make a full and speedy recovery.
C

Damn. Enjoy the morphine and pretty nurses.

Do keep us posted if you hear more. Give him our best wishes for a speedy recovery. Sounds like he'll need our prayers. Dang.. sad news. I don't know him but hate to see this happen to any of us.

Sorry to hear about Mike.  Best wishes for a speedy recovery.

Here's to a complete and quick recovery.

Hate to hear about any fellow cyclist that goes down. Hoping for a quick recovery.

Seems like I hear it on the news every couple of days around here. I hate to hear it and hope he has a speedy recovery.
If you could PM me the hospital  I'd be glad to drop a card to him from the group?

Thoughts?

Pertty severe injuries. Hope he can heal with as few complications as possible. +1 on the pretty nurses, make the most of it :)

Thanks for sharing and posting this up.  What is Mikes member name?
Let us know if we can do anything!

Stay strong Mike!
Here's hoping for your quick recovery.
Keep us posted.

Our thoughts and prayers are with Mike and his family.

Well wishes for Mike from across the pond.

Here's to a speedy recovery Mike!

Speedy recovery to him.

[image: View Post]Oh6PearlVFR, on 29 November 2011 - 09:06 PM, said:

Seems like I hear it on the news every couple of days around here. I hate to hear it and hope he has a speedy recovery.
If you could PM me the hospital  I'd be glad to drop a card to him from the group?

Thoughts?

:+1:    That sounds like a great idea.  It's surprising the positive effect something like that can have coming from people one does not know.

Get well soon!

My best to Mike.  Hope he recovers well and is strong like bull.

Sorry to hear that. Hope he could recover very soon. One of my friend has just down at a pass in the northern of Vietnam with his Kiwi Z1K, right leg has a big hole, and now, he just returned Hochiminh City with his dual Akrapovic crutches.

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(His message on Facebook)

Shoot if he was at Tmac I probably know him by his face and perhaps his user name, I remember most folks by thier user names - not so good remembering real names unless I spend all day riding together?  In any case Mike get well..

Slammer, he's MikeonBike. He and I came to T-Mac together. I hate to hear this. Ass soon as i get back from
Alaska I will be right there. Mike is really careful  I hate to hear this has happened to him. He's in my prayers.
I am truly upset that his has happened to him.

I remember meeting you now.  So get better quickly so I can annoy you at the next TMac.
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Yo Ed, let me know when you are back from Alaska and we'll go visit him.  Get well soon Mikey!!

Rollin

Yea I recongnized him as soon as Timmy posted that pic! I am hoping for the best

Get well soon Mike!

I remember Mike.  The nicest guy you'll ever want to meet.
Good rider too.

Let's get the mailing address and send some postcards.  Little things like this can go a long way.

Really hate to hear this.  Let us know what hospital he's in.

Chuck

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Very sorry to hear about this.  My thoughts extend to not only members who have been injured, but to all cyclists !  ...  Heal up quick, Mike and get back at it.   And DO NOT leave the nurses alone - free therapy ! ! ! ! :smile:

Thx for the pic Timmy.......... Best wishes for a speedy recovery Mike.

I may not know any of you yet but my prayers are added for Mike and his family and Lord willing I'll get to meet many of you in the near future. Jim

Chin up!

We all like to think we can get out of any situation but some times the sucky cager wins. Speedy recovery mike!

I hope you'll have a quick and full recovery :fing02:

Hope for a speedy recovery!
Get better soon

Always a shock to hear a fellow member down.

GWS Mike.

Prayers a plenty coming your way, Mike. Godspeed in your recovery.

Prayers for a speedy recovery!

Mike's currently at the Atlanta Medical Center in Room 564 and will be there for the next couple of weeks. All the major injuries have been addressed and as of now he's just waiting on the surgeon to finish the necessary work to his leg. I'm sure Mike and his Family greatly appreciate all the kind words and support from this forum.

speedy recovery :tour: Mike

Yeah  I know him from here and VFR World COOL GUY !!!!

GET WELL SOON MIKE  .....

Best wishes and get well soon.

Best wishes for recovery. If the nurses are hot, please share the pics. :smile:

[image: View Post]Park800, on 30 November 2011 - 04:36 PM, said:

Mike's currently at the Atlanta Medical Center in Room 564 and will be there for the next couple of weeks. All the major injuries have been addressed and as of now he's just waiting on the surgeon to finish the necessary work to his leg. I'm sure Mike and his Family greatly appreciate all the kind words and support from this forum.

Thx!

Heal quickly Mike!!!!

Atlanta General has this cool CHEER CARD service.  But it requires last name to get delivered...
I guess snail mail it shall be.

Sending prayers and best wishes. I too needed a pic to jog my memory.

[image: View Post]Rice, on 30 November 2011 - 08:24 PM, said:

Atlanta General has this cool CHEER CARD service.  But it requires last name to get delivered...
I guess snail mail it shall be.

from the first post "...If you went to T Mac you probably know or at least met Mike Thomas..."

Glad to see that all the major injuries are taken care of..........get well soon.   :fing02: for a full and quick recovery.

[image: View Post]Park800, on 30 November 2011 - 04:36 PM, said:

Mike's currently at the Atlanta Medical Center in Room 564 and will be there for the next couple of weeks. All the major injuries have been addressed and as of now he's just waiting on the surgeon to finish the necessary work to his leg. I'm sure Mike and his Family greatly appreciate all the kind words and support from this forum.

Thanks for the info, Matt. As you know Atlanta Medical is only about ten minutes from my place.
It's a good place for him to be.  I'll be checking with you soon.

Thanks for the heads up on his accident. Cheer card sent.

Bugger - that sucks and blows!  :-(

Get well soonest Mike and all the very best from your VFR mates in Oz.

Ouch!  Don't rush it but I hope you recover quickly and completely.

(And I hope that driver has insurance and loses her license).

Card sent.

[image: View Post]Rice, on 01 December 2011 - 10:19 AM, said:

Card sent.

Ditto...

I sent one as well and Ed - if you let me know when you are going to see him, I'd like to come with you as well (plus I know you miss me!)

Sorry to hear about your off, Mike !  .....  hang in there and get back at it soon, dude  !

Cheer Card Sent
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[image: View Post]Oh6PearlVFR, on 01 December 2011 - 11:44 AM, said:

I sent one as well and Ed - if you let me know when you are going to see him, I'd like to come with you as well (plus I know you miss me!)

I will be in touch as soon as I get home.  I am delayed in Salt Lake City. Won't get home until 8pm (6hrs late).  Looking at going on Saturday morning with Sy. I'll call this evening when I get home. I need to give his wife a call and see what's up.

You're in our thoughts Mike. Godspeed!

Dang sorry to hear this! HIm and Wrestler were the first two people i met at Tmac. Get well soon Mike. Card sent! Its very easy to do, lets flood him with cards!

Very sorry to hear about this. Get well soon and hope to see you at another Tmac.

Thoughts, prayers, and cheer card sent.

Heal up Mike!  We're thinking of you!

[image: View Post]Coastie, on 01 December 2011 - 05:44 PM, said:

.... Card sent! Its very easy to do, lets flood him with cards!

Yep, cheer card sent - it is indeed very easy to do!

Photo(card) sent!   :tour:









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Dang! This the second rider with pelvis injuries that were local to me. Its gonna be a long, painful road to recovery. Prayers to him and be wishes in rehab.

Get well soon Mike !!

All the best, Mike,   Don't know you,  but That accident is my worst fear, No matter how careful you are,  there is just nothing you can do when someone else does something completely wrong.
Get well soon.

Get Well Mike.
Card Sent, Did anybody else pick 'It's A BOY' :smile:

sent him the one of a tree lined farm looking place.  Reminds me of being out on my bike and pulling over to take it all in.

[image: View Post]rescue13, on 03 December 2011 - 08:37 PM, said:

Get Well Mike.
Card Sent, Did anybody else pick 'It's A BOY' :smile:


Thought about it  . . . but I chickened out.   :rolleyes:

Any updates?

Card Sent.

I talked to Mike on the phone last night.  He is having a hospital bed delivered to his home and will be released from the hospital today.  The entire left side of his body was pretty much destroyed and has been rebuilt with screws, rods, and plates.  He did not have any head or internal injuries but suffered several compound fractures to his leg and pelvis areas as well as torn ligaments in his left shoulder.  His injuries are obviously going to take a long time to heal and there is the possibility he will need additional surgeries before beginning a long stint of rehab to learn to walk again.  For now he'll be confined primarily to his hospital bed which will occupy his living room and he will also get limited time in a wheelchair.  Overall he was in good spirit and was obviously happy to be able to go home and spend time with his wife and 3 kids.  It will be a long challenging road ahead but Mikey is a trooper and will pull through it all.

According to Mike he was riding home with one car several hundred feet in front of him and another car several hundred feet behind him.  There was also a car traveling in the opposite direction waiting to make a left turn into a neighborhood.  The driver making the turn yielded to the car in front of Mike but as soon as it cleared she made immediately turn in front of him and hit him directly on the left side.  He thinks she was too focused on the car that was behind him and didn't see him.   I hope to visit him some time next week and I'll keep you guys posted on his progress.

Rollin

I trust the hospital will forward to his home adress any cards that arrive for him after he left for home...............   :huh:

Thank you Rollin. Good to hear he is heading home.

[image: View Post]Dutchy, on 03 December 2011 - 09:16 AM, said:

Photo(card) sent!   :tour:

Cool Dutchy, you got Mick Doohan to send a GWS photo!

[image: View Post]RollinAgain, on 09 December 2011 - 06:37 AM, said:

I talked to Mike on the phone last night.  He is having a hospital bed delivered to his home and will be released from the hospital today.  The entire left side of his body was pretty much destroyed and has been rebuilt with screws, rods, and plates.  He did not have any head or internal injuries but suffered several compound fractures to his leg and pelvis areas as well as torn ligaments in his left shoulder.  His injuries are obviously going to take a long time to heal and there is the possibility he will need additional surgeries before beginning a long stint of rehab to learn to walk again.  For now he'll be confined primarily to his hospital bed which will occupy his living room and he will also get limited time in a wheelchair.  Overall he was in good spirit and was obviously happy to be able to go home and spend time with his wife and 3 kids.  It will be a long challenging road ahead but Mikey is a trooper and will pull through it all.

According to Mike he was riding home with one car several hundred feet in front of him and another car several hundred feet behind him.  There was also a car traveling in the opposite direction waiting to make a left turn into a neighborhood.  The driver making the turn yielded to the car in front of Mike but as soon as it cleared she made immediately turn in front of him and hit him directly on the left side.  He thinks she was too focused on the car that was behind him and didn't see him.   I hope to visit him some time next week and I'll keep you guys posted on his progress.

Rollin

Ugh!Hearing about these injuries makes me sick.Good thing as they are recoverable, albeit painful.
I'm sure his family is happy he is home for the holidays.Couldn't ask for a better present.
Here's to a speedy recovery Mike   :fing02:

Glad to see he's going home. Time back with the family should help with the healing.

As for the driver, it just goes to show that we do not live in a motorcycle culture and even though we're right in front of someone, they just don't see us.

Prayers continuing to go out for a strong, steady, and speedy recovery.

that sucks - get well soon.

Best wishes for a rapid recovery.   This last happened to me 36 years ago and I still think about it when I'm in traffic. The driver who hit me was 101 years old at the time.  Be vigilant everyone!

Our family's prayers and best wishes go out to Mike and his family for a speedy recovery to health.  As always, home is the best place to be.

[image: View Post]RollinAgain, on 09 December 2011 - 06:37 AM, said:

...He thinks she was too focused on the car that was behind him and didn't see him.  
Rollin
I don't know what we need to do to get seen... I was hit 15 years ago while stopped at a stop sign by a lady in a rush to get home because she had a headache.  It's one of the reasons I have the lovely yellow Y2K... helped get wifey to green light the purchase!!!

WOW!  What a great bunch of friends I have at VFRD.  The nurses and social workers at the hospital brought me cards every day, and kept saying "you get more cards than anybody here!".  And yes, I'm still getting cards forwarded from the hospital to my house.  Thanks so much guys and gals.  I don't mind telling you how touched I have been - especially during the many depressing times I've had.  Sorry it took me so long to get onto the site and see all the kind words and prayers - brings tears to my eyes (no- I'm not as tough as I used to be).

I guess you'd like to hear the details - straight from the horse's mouth.  On Friday, Nov 25, I hopped on the 2004 red VFR (in showroom condition by the way) and rode out to Athens to look at a 2010 Ninja 250 to purchase so my teenage kids could learn to ride with dad.  I offered for my wife, Sandi, or my 14-year-old son, Jay, to hop on the back and ride with me.  They both declined, which likely saved their lives.  Obviously, my kids aren't getting a Ninja 250 anytime in the next 20 years.

So after checking out the Ninja, I called home and spoke to my wife: "Sandi, can I take you and Jay out to dinner to celebrate his wrestling victories this week?  Let Jay pick the restaurant".  Thirty minutes later, I'm cruising down 2-lane Hwy 81 heading towards home at dusk - about 5:45pm.  I'm riding in the flow, about 200 feet behind a car, and another car was behind me.  The speed limit is 55 mph, and we're doing probably around 60 mph.  I saw a car coming towards us, and after it passed the car in front of me I noticed the front corner of the car crossing the yellow line.  Within 1/4 of a second, and before I could react, the next thing I saw was the driver's-side headlight exploding onto my left fairing in front of my left foot.  I didn't have time to turn, hit brakes, lift my leg, or even think about what was about to happen.

The lady was 63, and was turning left into her road.  I believe she initially saw the car in front of me and the car behind me, and thought she could shoot the gap between the two cars and turn into her road.  I think I was probably blocked from her view by the column between her windshield and her side window.  It was as if she was aimed at me.  She turned while still traveling probably 30 mph, and I was doing 60 mph.  Here's the scary part...

Everything happened in slow motion, and I was acutely aware of everything from crash to surgery center.  The initial collision was a loud crashing sound, with headlight glass exploding by my left leg.  I saw it and heard it, but did not feel my leg being crushed yet.  Then the bike and I went flying into the air.  With my left leg pinched between the bumper and the bike, and my body continuing forward at 60 mph, you can imagine what that will do to a left leg.  My next sensation was flying for several seconds (200 feet) through the air.  I separated from the bike, and I actually went further than the bike.  So I'm tumbling though the air, seeing sky then ground then sky then ground as I was airborne, and I'm saying to myself "oh no, oh no, oh no".  I knew I was about to hit something.  Luckily I hit in the grass on the side of the road, and I thought "that wasn't so bad".  Then I bounced again, and again, and again.  At this point, I was just watching the ground go by, thinking "I can still see, I am still alive, when will I stop".  I had still not felt any pain... I was just thinking that hitting the ground and bouncing was not as bad as I thought it was going to be.

I came to a stop on my right side, and was looking at cars and grass very clearly - so my first thought was "I am alive, and my head is fine".  Then I tried to roll to my back, and the first pain hit.  I realized that my left leg was nearly removed from my body.  It was bent strangely, and didn't move when I moved.  From that moment forward, it felt as if my leg was inside a furnace being burned.  This was triple the pain of anything I have experienced in my life.

The 17-year-old guy who was driving the car behind me was first to arrive to speak to me.  He saw the whole thing.  He said "are you alive?".  I was starting to scream, and breath very fast, and he called 911.  Then I asked him to call my wife, and gave her cell number.  I was still thinking very clearly, but in intense pain.  My wife could hear me screaming over the phone as he was trying to tell her that I was OK.  My wife, Sandi, and son, Jay, were there within 15 minutes.

So all the traffic was stopped, 3 ambulances, many police cars, state patrol, fire trucks, etc all arrived within 4-10 minutes.  As they gathered around me, I knew exactly what was wrong with me.  I told them my left leg is destroyed, and my left shoulder is broken.  The femur, tibia, and fibula were all sticking out of my leg. They were taking all the appropriate precautions, but I kept saying "my spine is fine, my neck is fine, my brain is fine, my organs are fine, my right leg and right arm are fine".  However, I was screaming in pain and begging for morphine.  They would only give me 5mg on the side of the road, and said they would give more when I get loaded into the helicopter.

What was I wearing?  AlpineStars boots, blue jeans with long johns underneath, leather jacket, armored SPIDI gloves, and Scorpion 700 helmet.  The boots might have helped a little, but my lower leg from ankle to knee was crushed by the impact.  Leather pants would not have helped either, as all the bones were snatched out of my leg.  I think the first impact with the ground broke my shoulder.  I'll say the helmet performed flawlessly!

So then they started cutting things off of me.  More intense pain.  Even had to cut the AlpineStars boot off my left foot, which killed me.  Then they cut off my pants, my leather jacket, shirt, removed the helmet.  A medic started pulling my leg and was saying "tell me when it starts to feel better".  I was just yelling "stop!! give me morphine!!"

The helicopter landed in the field right beside me, and they got me onto a stretcher board, and loaded me.  I was still completely aware, with intense pain, and begging for more morphine.  They gave me only 5mg more.  So I continued in pain for 15 minutes, until we landed in downtown Atlanta at Atlanta Medical Center.  They are the best trauma center in GA.  I was unloaded, and rolled into the hospital, feeling every bump in the sidewalk.  My last memory was rolling under the X-ray machine, as they snapped many shots as they moved me through.  Then I'm knocked out for surgery.

SURGERY 1
The injury to my left leg was severe, and I almost lost it.  The femur was sticking out, and a few inches were actually missing from the middle of the femur.  The hip socket was blown through.  The knee was ripped open.  The tibia and fibula were both crushed, and sticking out.  Below the ankle to the toes seems to be OK.  My left shoulder scapula was broken, upper ribs broken, and rotator cuff was ripped loose.  Friday night, they did surgery for 7 hours, to insert rods into all the leg bones.  They actually put a rod as big as your pointer finger inside the femur from hip to knee, and screwed it in place on top and bottom.  Because the middle of the femur is missing, the rod is the main thing keeping my leg straight.  They also put a rod inside the tibia, from knee to ankle, with screws.  Then they had to pin the fibula, and re-connect it to the ankle.  Then they stitched up all the holes.

SURGERY 2
A few days later, they brought in a hip specialist who rebuilt my hip socket.  He had to wrap metal around the outside of the hip socket to hold it in place.  I can rotate my hip OK today, so I think they did pretty well with this one.  They just say that arthritis will be a problem in future years.

SURGERY 3
During the initial surgery on the leg, they could not close the wound above the ankle because much meat and skin was missing.  They left the 3" wide / 8" tall wound open, and inserted a tube into the cast with a wound-vac that sucked out all the fluids.  Surgery 3 was plastic surgery 1 week after the wreck, where they took some skin from my right leg and used it to cover the open wound on my left leg.  This went well, but man it is very ugly!!

SURGERY 4
After an MRI, they decided to repair my rotator cuff.  So 10 days after the wreck, they fixed my shoulder.

NOW WHAT?
After 2 weeks, they let me go home from the hospital.  So here I sit in my hospital bed in my living room.  It's been a month, and I cannot do much of anything.  They said don't lower the left leg to the ground for 2 months, because the skin graft has to grow in, and the bones and nerves and muscles have to heal.  Also, after rotator cuff surgery, you have to keep your shoulder stationary for about a month.  It will be difficult to use a crutch or a walker to rehab my left leg, when I cannot use my left shoulder.  At least I have my great wife here to help me, plus my 4 children are all home for Christmas break (ages 9, 14, 18, 19).  I am able to get into a wheelchair about once every day or two, but it takes 3 people to get my dead leg moved over on a pillow into the leg lift in the chair, and then belted down so it won't fall off.  Then after 45 minutes, my hip gets a little sore from sitting up straight.  It is a humbling experience, using a bed pan every day, but the wife has been amazing.

LESSONS?
**Thank God for every day.  Acknowledge him.  I am thankful to be alive today.
**Treat your family like angels - you can't imagine how important they can be.
**Today - add UN-INSURED and UNDER-INSURED MOTORIST to your insurance policy. It is very cheap.  I didn't have it.  The lady who hit me had only $50,000 personal injury on her policy.
**Today - increase your liability limits on your cars and bikes - don't be under-insured.
**Watch out for idiots
**Please don't take unnecessary risks in those curves!

I hope to see you guys at T-MAC this year, but I promise it will not be on a motorcycle.  I'll be lucky if I am walking by May.  But I really enjoy everyone at T-MAC.  If  you have read this far, you deserve a prize!  I'll try to stay on the site and keep in touch with you guys as I improve.  I might post some gross pictures soon on my page.

Thanks for the support,
MikeOnBike (actually, not anymore)
Mike Thomas
530 Flowering Trail
Grayson, GA 30017
cell 678-361-2108

Glad you're home and healing.  Your post is a tough "read" for anyone that rides, but it's great to see you're alive and typing!!!  Merry Christmas Mike!

Now how the fook did you just type all that Mikey?   :tongue:   

Glad you are ok and we all hope you feel better soon.  Let me know if you are up for a visitor and maybe I can stop by.  You really are one lucky dude!!  What are your thoughts on riding again at some point in the future?  Oh and one more thing....don't worry about not being able to ride if you come to TMac.  I'll just bring my new Cycle Hill tire changer with me and you can be the official "TMac Tire Change Boy"

Rollin

Sent a text to mike [not] on bike.

Hi Mike,

I unfortunately haven't had the pleasure of meeting you.  Your crash is heart wrenching but your outlook and optimism are awesome.  Keep up the positive attitude and work hard through rehab.  I hope you are back on your feet as fast as possible!

- Bill

Mike,

Man you've been through a lot but it sounds like you've got a great family to help you recover.

My son had a similiar accident in 2003.  He had a opening on the top of his ankle that would not heal shut.

The "Wound Vac" saved his ankle.  That thing was amazing.  It allowed his skin to grow back and cover the wound.

Your in  my thoughts and prayers.

Mark

Mike,
Glad to hear from you
I hope to see you at TMack even w/o a bike.
Get well!

OK.  Guess I gota start being nice to my wife now.  When I bought the first bike, she mentioned something about only going to the hospital to pull the plug...  Who knows what she meant. :huh:

Holy Cow I just saw the post surgery pics in the gallery.  Ouch and Ouch Again!!

Rollin

I'm not having a great day but reading your update has made all things good.
Glad you are making such great progress. So good to hear from you!!!!

[image: View Post]MikeOnBike, on 27 March 2012 - 02:08 PM, said:

I joined the YMCA last month,



I prefer TL.......








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[image: View Post]MikeOnBike, on 27 March 2012 - 02:08 PM, said:

I am doing much better 4 months after my accident. ... Tia Leonne worked on everything this morning, so I'm feeling pretty loose today!

..., but he said I have nothing to worry about.  The heartrate is getting a little better week by week, and I'm feeling fine. ....

:happy: Am i the only person that picked up on your amusing Tia comment?!  

Anyway mate, really great to see that you're doing much better and, importantly, that there's nothing to worry about with your ticker ... awesome news.

Re the gold bed-pan versus another MC in the future, that's clearly your call (no doubt heavely influenced by your loved ones) but I still say "NEVER say never". :)

Cheers mate,

Tex

Good to see you're limping along faster now. I tried running down a long hallway in a hotel last week. Wasn't pretty.

step-lump-step-lump-step-lump-step-lump-step-lump-step-lump.......

[image: View Post]TexOz, on 07 April 2012 - 02:36 AM, said:

[image: View Post]MikeOnBike, on 27 March 2012 - 02:08 PM, said:

I am doing much better 4 months after my accident. ... Tia Leonne worked on everything this morning, so I'm feeling pretty loose today!

..., but he said I have nothing to worry about.  The heartrate is getting a little better week by week, and I'm feeling fine. ....

:happy: Am i the only person that picked up on your amusing Tia comment?!  


Tex


Euh....   no

http://www.vfrdiscus...180#entry824066


:tongue:

I still feel bad that Mike won't be able to ride at T-Mac.  Anyone got a spare sidecar laying around?

Rollin

[image: View Post]Dutchy, on 07 April 2012 - 05:15 AM, said:

[image: View Post]TexOz, on 07 April 2012 - 02:36 AM, said:

[image: View Post]MikeOnBike, on 27 March 2012 - 02:08 PM, said:

I am doing much better 4 months after my accident. ... Tia Leonne worked on everything this morning, so I'm feeling pretty loose today!

..., but he said I have nothing to worry about.  The heartrate is getting a little better week by week, and I'm feeling fine. ....

:happy: Am i the only person that picked up on your amusing Tia comment?!  


Tex


Euh....   no

http://www.vfrdiscus...180#entry824066


:tongue:

Ummm ... yeah, after your original post I meant :)

We EXPECT frivolity from you Dutchy, but not necessarily from Mike :-)

[image: View Post]WestOfBen, on 27 March 2012 - 02:24 PM, said:

Maybe VFRD could start a Golden Bedpan award for Admirable Endurance Through Extreme Adversity?

In a strange way.  That's a good idea!  I have read stories here that inspire me.

We will see if we can coach some frivolity from Mike at TMAC..........


Or one better, see if he can persuade his TL into coming along to sooth our aches... :-)
I heard that the BRP is tough on inner thighs????

Mike.
Really happy having you back in here.
Awaiting to see your photo at TMAC with all the bad guys.

FIY, total cost to fix my collarbone is roughly less than $1,500 in comparison with your $500,000.

Mike, I wish I had the time to commit to the gym just for my own good however I could do without the injuries that set this all up. On the golden bed pan idea. Gold may look bad in the eye of the courts. Maybe we can find a good powder coated pan until after everything settles. :rolleyes:   Best wishes on breaking the "80% back to normal" threshold.

I'm booked for TMAC!  The wife will join me for the dinner on Saturday night as well.  Hope some other wives will be there who don't "talk motorcycles" the whole time!  Sorry Dutchy, my wife only gives massages to me, and I don't think I can bring two women.  Dutchy, in America you can just go to Craigslist.com and search for "massage" and a lady will meet you at the hotel (group discount?).

We're driving up from Atlanta Friday afternoon and I have a room Friday night and Saturday night.  I signed up to get myself a T-shirt too, because TMAC shirts are my favorite.  I still wear my TMAC shirts when I go to PT, or to see my surgeon, or to church, and I always enjoy the reaction.  I'm still a part of my biker gang!

Congratulations Mike! I wish I were able to come, it would be my pleasure to shake your hand sir, You are truly an inspiration! Enjoy! I am sure that you will


Gary

Wow Mike, I'm so glad to read your road to recovery is going well... due no doubt to your wonderful family and your hard work.  I'm looking forward to meeting you at TMAC and I think we need to make an award for your wife!

Sorry to hear vfr rider. :sad:

Hey VFR friends!  It's been almost a year since my head-on crash, and I'm healing well.  I am getting closer to a normal life again.  No I'm not riding motorcycles yet, but I am playing volleyball, riding mountain bike, golfing, and working full time and traveling.  I can't run or jump yet, but I walk almost normally now.  My leg and shoulder still have limited range, and are very stiff and tight and sore, but I push through it and work out frequently to keep building my strength.  My leg still swells around the skin graft, so I have to wear a compression sock every day.

I am looking forward to having dinner with Ed (Wrestler) and Cy and Cu Bond tomorrow night in Atlanta before they head out to the mountains for the weekend.  I sure wish I could go!  Here are a few pictures of milestones in my recovery:

[image: Walking Claire down the isle May 2012 - Finally no crutches!]Walking Claire down the isle May 2012 - Finally no crutches!
[image: Riding mountain bike Sep 2012 - Back on two wheels!] Riding mountain bike Sep 2012 - Back on two wheels!


[image: Riding SeaDoo Sep 2012 - Metal leg is getting strong!]Riding SeaDoo Sep 2012 - Metal leg is getting strong!
[image: Golfing Sept 2012 - You ain't COOL unless you wear a compression sock!] Golfing Sept 2012 - You ain't COOL unless you wear a compression sock!

You are a stud among men!!!!

AWESOM MIKE!!!!!

Fantastic!

BR

Heal soon and steady, Mike. It will be hard and suck, but you can do it.

I lost my left leg to an idiot, druggie motorist with ~20 prior *convictions* (armed robbery to drugs to all kinds of stuff) just 36 days ago while on my way to WDGAH 16 (hit / skip, kinda like a hit & run but he stopped long enough to see the carnage before taking off).  He was caught in 10 days thanks to a Crimestoppers reward and great work by my brothers (LEOs) in Cleveland. He's awaiting trial with a half-million dollar bond.

Leg was severed immediately at the scene. I had to fashion and hold my own tourniquet, as nobody else would help (until about 15 minutes into it.  Longest ~15 minutes of my life, staring at my Sidi boot sitting 2 feet away, still filled with the rest of my leg, foot, and fresh tibia and fibia.

But, like you, I was alive and there was hope I would survive to be there for my wife and daughters.

I'm still in the hospital, but hoping to be released soon.

You and your family will be in my prayers. Get well!

Didn't realize this was an older thread. Sorry!

See you tomorrow Mike. It's me, Cu Bond :tongue: .

Best to ya', Mike. Get well soon. Sorry to hear of your accident.