it's not so wrecked

jeff finally got the bike home last week and its not so wrecked. kind of surprising for how much trouble it has caused. each time i see the bike it looks a little better. i didn't care what they did with it on the side of the road. it was too bad that it hadnt burst into flames. i wasn't even going to go pick it up from the tow yard. in storage i admitted it could be parted out. but now i see its completely fixable and still runs. lots of stuff broken off and ground down, but nothing major (gas tank, saddle bags, foot pegs, mirrors, instument panel, lights). so jeffs going to fix it. and he's going to ride again someday. he admits it wont be for a while because his wrists are still tender but he will get back on. i dont know if i can do it. at first it made me sick to see guys ride by on the freeway here in their flipflops, shorts and tanktops. now its colder so they have jeans on at least on but it still makes me shake my head at them. jeff spoke with one lawyer who says its really a product liability case so we have to find a lawyer who specializes in that.

the bike arrived home around the 3 month anniversary. jeffs done with PT and is doing strength training. he has follow up appointments...the bones in his wrist arent in the right places but may correct themselves with use, they arent painful & there isnt much the drs can do. the lung & chest tube still shock him everyonce in a while, but apparently its not a big deal to live without your spleen

i just entered my 3rd month of physical therapy. dr says bones heal faster than muscle and basically you damaged every muscle/ligament/tendon in that hand so its going to take a while to get use back, but its healing fine and progress is as expected. the therapist says she proud of my slow but steady progress but maybe shes just placating me. its frustrating & painful, but i am fully committed and i can see progress...i can force it into a fist & almost flat on a table. i can use it more every day & it feels more like my own hand now. all i want for christmas...