Featured Then---and Now. Thank You To My Forum Friends Who Helped Me Hang In There!

Sandi T
You are awesome. You know we all knew you would never be beaten and you proved us right. That's why we all love you so much.
Hugs
Joe

 

I’ve said it before Sandi, you’re an inspiration, keep on keeping on girl!

 

Glad you put it behind you. And the future looks positive. I think your result is evidence that a positive attitude goes a long way towards recovery.

 

What a lovey story from start to current. Didn’t follow it all but plenty have on here. Eric

 

Amazing recovery Sandi

 

Wow ! I never knew of your situation(s). Lots of empathy for you, I got a nice, 4-inch long, platinum(?), titanium(?) screw into my right olecranon (elbow) from a tobogganing accident in the Uinta Mts. along the Wy/Ut border. Doesn't bother me at all, but I have never been able to throw a ball w/my right arm since. Never flown an airplane, but tried to fly my 1974 Trident once. Just once. A bachelor at the time and wouldn't you know it the single Lady upstairs was head nurse at the hospital. No Foolin ! Did crash on a 20-inch schwinn bicycle as a kid while trying to bring home a bag full of groceries for Mom. Got my junk wacked and bleeding some but recovered soon after.
Probably good you were down some during this pandemic, not much else going on. I am also more than ready for 2021. Installed new (to me) footboards this winter and anxious to get some miles on them. So here we (all) go ! Stay Positive and Test Negative !

 

I'm an almost newbie on the forum, was not there while this accident happened.
It's really good to have someone like you there. One year after the accident only and here you are, fortified, with new bikes to ride on!
Amazing path from the wheelchair up to now

 

A while ago I had to have both my hips replaced, the consultant told me it was probably due to carrying lots of gear up and down hills / playing rugby / falling off motorbikes / falling off rock faces / being stupid.
Then after a year had a recall as they'd put faulty hips in.
Then had a few years, with hips being re-replaced again, where the consultant gave me a list of things not to do.
I gave my bike away to my B-I-L before the first ops as I couldn't get on it (or off it).
Last year, after five years, I was told I could start behaving as normal - all the bone had regrown where it was needed.
Guess what, went for a walk and came back with a Sprint GT.
I love it. Shame it's snowing / raining here now.

 

tend to regard it as a pain in the arse ( to use an anglosaxon term ).

 

Sandi T
God I got this all wrong all this time. I though it was your arm. Sorry.
Brotherly Love
Joe.

 

Peter B.
Yes like Sandi T says glad you conquered the pain and suffering and made it back to us.
God Bless
Joe.

 

May you have a great motorcycle riding year. Stay away from the skinny tire bicycles as two grains of sand on the road is all it takes. Big honking MTB tires are more flat resistant and offer better exercise anyway. Been on the rowing machine nightly at the YMCA in anticipation of riding weather. New GF is a rider and her BFF is a MSF instructor. Cheers!