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I posted this in the Turner Forum yesterday.
Yesterday's ride(sat)....... The temps were almost summerlike. We felt very fortunate to have these kind of conditions. Our descent started out in the standard fashion. We were playing and sessioning on the various stunts dotting one of our favorite trails.
Mid way down the ride, HucklerMark and I were stopped and waiting for JOD and Dirty D. Julee had gone back to retry a particularly chunky rockpile. The Rockpile was somewhat obscured by trees. I could hear her approaching. I looked back, waiting to see her pop out into the open, but instead, I saw her bike flying through the air, upside down.
It didn't look good. We ran back up and she was in a lot of pain. She had augered, head first, into the ground, hard.... and had sustained a bad neck injury.
I got onto my bike and pedaled quickly up to the small mobile home area and called 911. Mark and D stayed back and attempted to comfort her.
They had to Helo her out.
The good news is she had feeling and could move all of her extremities.
As of this time, XRays show a fractured C1. It's the top vertebrae in the stack. She is being transfered to another hospital. That's all I have for now.
Not a great way to spend XMAS Eve.
Please keep her in your thoughts tonight.
Sunday Update:
JOD's MRI's show no loose fragments, No ligament damage, no nerve damage, and most importantly, no brain damage.
They rigged her up with a halo, which is going to be rough. But, the best possible news is that no surgery will be neccesary!
She had a rough day today, she developed a severe reaction to the morphine, which caused her unbearable itching.
JOD is strong, she'll rally. It's just that these first few days are obviously very trying .
Thanks for all of your kind words. I'll make sure she sees this thread, when she is able. I'll be seeing her tomorrow sometime.
Thanks, peeps!
PS I'll get mailing addy for any of you interested in sending her a get well card. It's possible she will be released this week.SBG
Yesterday's ride(sat)....... The temps were almost summerlike. We felt very fortunate to have these kind of conditions. Our descent started out in the standard fashion. We were playing and sessioning on the various stunts dotting one of our favorite trails.
Mid way down the ride, HucklerMark and I were stopped and waiting for JOD and Dirty D. Julee had gone back to retry a particularly chunky rockpile. The Rockpile was somewhat obscured by trees. I could hear her approaching. I looked back, waiting to see her pop out into the open, but instead, I saw her bike flying through the air, upside down.
It didn't look good. We ran back up and she was in a lot of pain. She had augered, head first, into the ground, hard.... and had sustained a bad neck injury.
I got onto my bike and pedaled quickly up to the small mobile home area and called 911. Mark and D stayed back and attempted to comfort her.
They had to Helo her out.
The good news is she had feeling and could move all of her extremities.
As of this time, XRays show a fractured C1. It's the top vertebrae in the stack. She is being transfered to another hospital. That's all I have for now.
Not a great way to spend XMAS Eve.
Please keep her in your thoughts tonight.
Sunday Update:
JOD's MRI's show no loose fragments, No ligament damage, no nerve damage, and most importantly, no brain damage.
They rigged her up with a halo, which is going to be rough. But, the best possible news is that no surgery will be neccesary!
She had a rough day today, she developed a severe reaction to the morphine, which caused her unbearable itching.
JOD is strong, she'll rally. It's just that these first few days are obviously very trying .
Thanks for all of your kind words. I'll make sure she sees this thread, when she is able. I'll be seeing her tomorrow sometime.
Thanks, peeps!
PS I'll get mailing addy for any of you interested in sending her a get well card. It's possible she will be released this week.SBG
I love checking out what wild and crazy looking stuff you've tried and cleaned. Chin up! and Get well soon. Glad to hear it wasn't as bad as it could have been. Been there and it SUCKS.
