Since the purpose of this blog is to keep everyone informed: Dan took a tumble off his bike this a.m. -- He is doing OK, but he fractured three ribs and punctured his right lung. He went over a water bar too fast -- his foot came out of the clip, and he went over the handlebars. He sliced the visor off his helmet but apparently didn't hit his head otherwise. Astonishingly, he drove home from Green Mountain in Lakewood. His buddy Ron called me from the trail in the interim to tell me he thought Dan was injured pretty badly. So ... when Dan got home and said he was having trouble breathing, I got him in the car and took him to the ER. He's at Littleton Hospital with a chest tube to reinflate the lung; he'll probably be there 1-3 days. He'll be out from work for awhile because of the ribs. Extremely painful, but he's fine as long as he keeps still. I'll keep you posted.
In other news, Jake also had a bike mishap on Wednesday. A car clipped him making a right turn when he was crossing the intersection on the north side at University and Orchard, coming home from work. He had the walk sign. The car was going pretty slow, and Jake is totally OK -- just a few scrapes and bruises on his back/hip from landing on the pavement. Paramedics came to the scene and checked him out. He was not wearing a helmet, so he was very, very lucky. He took one day off from work because ... well ... wouldn't you?
Anyway, good Father's Day all you newer and older dads, and everybody, please WEAR A FREAKIN' HELMET.
2 comments:
Hope everyone is feeling okay. Jeez.
oh my goodness - poor dan - what is a water bar? i would ask you to give him a hug from me but he's probably not up for hugs right now.
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