Great news Hal! Glad you are feeling a little better. Carol was talking about that thrill on the rides (the ride in the ambulance not your cloths coming off ;) )
You also did not want an ambulance but wanted to ride home. Kevin said no to you. Ed > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > Tony > Sent: Saturday, June 05, 2010 1:06 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [Gyros: 15638] Hal's accident and recovery > > G's, > > Hal & Tina have asked that I forward this to the Gyros. > > He is now back online. Welcome back Hal! > > Tony > > > > > To All, > > My lovely wife Tina is typing this note for me (by the way she does > > everything for me) so, of course, this e-mail will be monitored for > > quality > > control. > > I would like to thank all of you for thinking of me. Your support > > through your emails, phone calls, visits; thoughts and prayers have been > > most encouraging and welcome. > > I would like to share with you that I have absolutely no memory of the > > accident. Some of the moments I do recall... were upon regaining > > consciousness and someone was making sure that I remained laying down as > > the > > ambulance approached. I also recall that Carol came along for the ride > > (some people will do anything for a cheep thrill--especially to see my > > clothes cut off). Another highlight was the paramedic raising my right > arm > > to administer morphine only to discover that my right clavicle was > broken. > > I > > am sure my wince of pain can still be heard to the county line. I was > > taken > > to Duke's Hospital emergency room for observation and assessment of > damage > > including several CT scans... where after several hours of some really > > good > > morphine and some better stuff (that I cannot remember the name of) was > > eventually admitted and then released late Sunday afternoon. > > So the bottom line is that I have a concussion on the right side of > head > > and two points of internal bleeding on the left side, severe head pain, > > one > > broken right clavicle and some really juicy road rash. There was some > > additional excitement Thursday evening when I fell unconscious and Tina > > had > > to call the paramedics. My doctor says that it will take between 1-6 > > months > > for my head injury to be fully restored. Amazingly enough, my bike > > received > > less damage than I did and the best part of all of this is that Tony > > cleaned > > my bike!!! > > Again, Tina and I extend our warmest and sincere thoughts of > > appreciation > > to all that helped on the ground to get me to the hospital, making the > > call > > to Tina and all your thoughts and prayers. > > Hal and Tina > > > > Hal Marcus > > Pro-Active Management > > A Profit Enhancement Organization > > 8125 Glenbrittle Way > > Raleigh, NC 27615 > > Cell 919-395-9989 > > Office 919-845-2478 > > [email protected] > > > > -- > You received this message because you subscribed to the Gyro email group. > To post to this group, send an email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe, send an email to [email protected] -- You received this message because you subscribed to the Gyro email group. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send an email to [email protected]
