mrs fud
27-04-05, 12:31 PM
Hi Guys and Girls
As some of you may or may not know on the way to the annual ride out last year my dad fell of his bike on the motorway and made a bit of a mess of himself.
So here is an update just to let you all know how he is.....seeing as Peter has asked.
He is now on the mend, the plastic surgery to his face has gone really well.
The plates and screws that were placed in his arm after the open break (ooh, still makes me cringe thinking about it) are still there and the hospital have said that they will have to stay there. The movement in his hand is getting better very slowly, shoulder has very little movement but that is also improving by the day too.
The hospital have told him that he can not ride again as if he falls off again he will actually loose the arm as they would not be able to do anything with it due to the amount of metal inside it.
As for the bike, well they have eventually fixed it and he has now got it back. So if anyone knows of anyone who wants to buy a Magni 1200 Sport (only 4 in the country, I think) that is in tip top condition now with all the new bits on. Give me a shout.
My dad is now retired from the post office on medical grounds as there is no way that he could ever go back driving the arctic wagons and hopefully he will learn to slow down a bit.
As for the cause of the accident in the first place, it has turned out that the doctors now think that it was a stroke so he is still taking the "rat poison" on a regular basis. :shock:
That verdict would tie in with why he was aware that he was heading for the central res and he couldn't react, but it also did him a favour because when he hit the central res his body was relaxed.
Anyway, he is improving all the time, and thanks for asking about him.
Jo.
As some of you may or may not know on the way to the annual ride out last year my dad fell of his bike on the motorway and made a bit of a mess of himself.
So here is an update just to let you all know how he is.....seeing as Peter has asked.
He is now on the mend, the plastic surgery to his face has gone really well.
The plates and screws that were placed in his arm after the open break (ooh, still makes me cringe thinking about it) are still there and the hospital have said that they will have to stay there. The movement in his hand is getting better very slowly, shoulder has very little movement but that is also improving by the day too.
The hospital have told him that he can not ride again as if he falls off again he will actually loose the arm as they would not be able to do anything with it due to the amount of metal inside it.
As for the bike, well they have eventually fixed it and he has now got it back. So if anyone knows of anyone who wants to buy a Magni 1200 Sport (only 4 in the country, I think) that is in tip top condition now with all the new bits on. Give me a shout.
My dad is now retired from the post office on medical grounds as there is no way that he could ever go back driving the arctic wagons and hopefully he will learn to slow down a bit.
As for the cause of the accident in the first place, it has turned out that the doctors now think that it was a stroke so he is still taking the "rat poison" on a regular basis. :shock:
That verdict would tie in with why he was aware that he was heading for the central res and he couldn't react, but it also did him a favour because when he hit the central res his body was relaxed.
Anyway, he is improving all the time, and thanks for asking about him.
Jo.