> I feel responsible, being a PDML member. Obviously the PDML Bike > Curse is communicable (or perhaps genetic)... >
I blame the parents. Wish her well from one of the accursed. I'm glad I only broke my wrist, not my leg. At least I could remain active and resume jogging and cycling fairly quickly. But she's young, and she should heal quite quickly. Bob > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of frank theriault > Sent: 11 September 2008 14:18 > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: The PDML Bike Curse Continues > > Not me, but I wish it was. > > Yesterday my eldest (she's 26) was riding home from school (she just > started an intense ASL Interpreter course at a local college) when her > back wheel got caught in a streetcar track. She went down, landed > awkwardly on her leg and fractured her tibia (shin bone) just below > her patella (knee). It will require surgery (plates and screws and > all that) and she's just kind of hanging around (as an inpatient) > waiting for an operating room. Othopaedic surgeries are done > mid-afternoon to about 11pm, but due to the non-life-threatening > nature of her injury, she's not too high on the list it seems; > hopefully in a day or two. > > She's heard different stories as to the timeframe for convalescing, > anywhere from 6 weeks to 3 months. > > Luckily she's young and in pretty good shape, so her prognosis is > good. It could have been worse to be sure, and she's taking it like a > trooper, but she's not too comfortable right now. > > I feel responsible, being a PDML member. Obviously the PDML Bike > Curse is communicable (or perhaps genetic)... > > ;-) > > cheers, > frank -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
