This has nothing to do with machining whatsoever, but the events leading up to this post will cause me to be available very little for the next six weeks or maybe more. Keep in mind that this post was originally written for a motorcycle forum, but if you follow along it will all start to make sense.
I am saddened to report that Endeavor Trike #93, a 2002 Goldwing met its demise on Thursday, August 27th at 9:11 AM while traveling at 58 MPH. It was the only trike Norm ever built for a lady and parts of the build were featured in one of his YouTube videos.
My wife and I were on vacation in Wyoming, traveling through the Wind River Canyon. I was leading on my 2008 GW bike, followed by my wife on her Endeavor Trike, with friends of ours following on a Road King, when a fisherman's dog ran out into the highway. Pauline never even saw the dog coming but if she did, she never had time to react. The right front wheel hit the chocolate lab, killing it instantly. The right side of the trike came up and the rear swung to the left, putting the trike into a roll. Pauline was thrown clear immediately and the trike tumbled down the highway, landing on its wheels. I happened to look in the mirror only to see the trike tumbling; I had no idea why.
Just before our trip I had ordered two Innovv K7 camera sets but only had time to install them on my bike before our departure on the 20th. The rear facing camera caught the entire event and it was quite horrific to watch.
My wife was air lifted directly out of the canyon and flown to the trauma unit at Wyoming Medical Center in Casper where she remains on life support with many, many injuries.
A more detailed report is listed on her CaringBridge page: Pauline's CaringBridge page (http://redirect.viglink.com/?key=71fe2139a887ad501313cd8cce3053c5&subId=7365497&u=https%3A//www.caringbridge.org/site/c967fa45-a3ed-11f1-b914-c5b15709b96a)
Thanks for having a look. Ride careful, ride safe, and PLEASE wear a helmet!
You need a prayer...You got one! So very sorry to hear. A good friend of mine when riding his bike, had a deer jump from the side of the road right into him with no warning. He was in a coma for 6 weeks, doesn't have a spleen anymore and his bike was totaled.
I am happy to report that after 10 days of being in a coma, my wife woke up yesterday morning. She is doing well, but still has a long way to go.
Many thanks to all of you for the thoughts and prayers, they were and continue to be most helpful.
We will probably be here in Casper for another week, probably two.
Here we are, nearly three weeks later and we are still in Casper. She is no longer in the ICU but has been in a neuro unit for a couple of weeks.
She knows people, dates, and all sorts of other things, but she experiences periods of delirium and even hallucinates from time to time. Some days are better, some are worse.
We hope to see her move to a rehab facility next week so that she can get started on walking again.
I am told that her brain may take anywhere from 1 to 6 months to heal.
We are taking things one day at a time and continue to hope for the best.
Distance limits what I could help with beyond prayers, but let me know if there's anything I could possibly do.
Prayers gladly sent.
Headed back to Minnesota tomorrow morning. She will be going to a rehab hospital back home for a couple of weeks but at least we are making progress.
I can hardly wait!
Made it back to Minnesota on Monday afternoon and she is now in a rehab facility. She had kind of a rough start there, but I hope she starts to make some great progress as the days go on.
Many thanks to all of you for the kind words, thoughts, and prayers. I am truly grateful.