Featured A "little" Detour--after A Bicycle Crash And Two Broken Bones

Thanks for daily your check-in @joe mc donald! Steve is a really good cook so that might work out quite well when we try to get across the pond to GMU 2021. Maybe we can even smuggle some fritters into the country. Thank you for your diligent search for a safe vehicle for me. But as I said, I'm not ready to throw in the towel yet! In fact, stay tuned for the new vehicle I just purchased. Being laid up is a dangerous proposition for my pocketbook.

 

Thanks for bring a smile to my face, Joe! And for making me laugh. So glad your 675 is back in action and it sounds like you're having fun putting it through its paces. Hope you didn't get a ticket--and that it ws worth it if you did!

 

Thanks, @John M. I really appreciate your encouragement and yes, I have great caregivers! I am on the mend and on my way back to riding and driving like the dickens!

 

I took a proper excursion in the car this morning with Mr. Sandi manning wheel. We drove up to a favorite restaurant to meet up with our motorcycle riding group. It was great fun to get out of the house and to eat a proper breakfast. And I didn't have to use the wheelchair...progress! The breakfast apple fritters will resume tomorrow. I did break my streak at nine days in a row.

The turnout was good and we got to see our friend' new motorcycle that they purchased a couple of weeks ago. It was a perfect day for riding and although I'd like to have been on a bike, I was happy to be out at all! And walking! Well, my current version of "walking". I had eggs, French toast, bacon! Everything is better with bacon.

Here we are gabbing and gawking after breakfast before our riding buddies hopped on their bikes to go for a post-breakfast ride. I'm the one with my arm in a sling.

 

Is that because British women are in the habit of crashing things, @elevensies? If so, Mr. Sandi and I may change our plans about motorcycle touring through the UK in the future.

 

Thanks for checking in on me, @Big Sandy and @joe mc donald! I am doing better day by day. The biggest improvement has come in my pelvic bone fracture healing and consequently in my ability to begin walking again. In fact today is the first day I walked rather independently without gripping Mr. Sandi's arm. But he's still nearby when I go "strolling" just in case. A fall right now would be very bad – understatement. Anyway, instead of hanging on to Mr. Sandi's arm I'm being assisted by a new household member, Mr. Cane. Which Mr. Sandi appreciates greatly!


My elbow appears to be on the mend also. But I won't know for sure what the progress is there until I see my orthopedic surgeon this coming Friday. In the meantime I've gone to physical therapy several times to begin work on regaining range of motion. I'm doing two range of motion exercises 15 reps each five times a day on my own at home.The physical therapist doesn't want to push anything too hard until he gets the go ahead from my ortho doc. So fingers crossed for pretty x-rays Friday. I'm highly motivated to get back to 100% so I can get back out on the motorcycles, bicycle, and begin driving my new (standard transmission) Mustang. I'll keep ya posted!

 

I don’t know about my translation skills, @Big Sandy, but context certainly helps!

 

V-e-r-y funny, @Kenbro! Actually, at the rate I’m improving each day in terms of walking, I think I will be able to dispense with the cane relatively soon. I’m looking forward to that because using a cane makes me feel like I’m about 110 years old. But it does give me a sense of security—I’m pretty anxious about the idea falling. Not that I ever want to fall down (again!) even when I’m healthy!

 

Thanks, @Don the Don. For the most part my thoughts are quite positive with only a few grumbles here and there… mostly when I get impatient. Mr. Sandi laid in a fresh supply of apple fritters this morning. But I think that my side order of bacon last Sunday morning helped me turn the corner in my improvement.

Yes, before I know it I will be back on my bikes. Both motorized and pedal. And driving my new Mustang with the standard transmission, too. I have lots of motivation, that's for sure! And I appreciate the encouragement and positive posts from forum friends like you, Don.