Bethany is having surgery as I type and I'm about to board a flight to
California (Yahoo trip), returning to Detroit on Sunday.
This is the last email I'll send to all and sundry. All future updates
will occur here:
http://ai.eecs.umich.edu/people/dreeves/wb/cycling
You can add your email address at the bottom of that page and you'll get
updates as they happen!
(feel free to add well wishes there too)
thanks again everyone!
--- \/ FROM Daniel Reeves AT 06.07.10 01:31 (Today) \/ ---
> Sorry I haven't returned most of your calls. I've been really touched by the
> flood of support. Bethany seconds that. I read her some of the deluge of
> email from you all, which was really wonderful.
>
> Pardon the quick brain dump here with all the updates I can think of, and
> sorry again for not responding individually!
>
> Bethany's parents arrived this evening and I'll resume my trip to California
> in the morning. Erica O and Valerie have been with her pretty much nonstop.
> Shana and Alexis have spent big chunks of yesterday and today with her.
> Thanks to Kevin L and Cyrus for spending hours with her too.
>
> They are keeping her one more night in the hospital, but I'm 99% sure she'll
> go home tomorrow, with surgeries scheduled this week.
>
> Phone numbers: her parents (Bob and Judy): 703-298-9147 which can receive
> text messages. the hospital room: 734-936-5415. and of course I'm
> PEG-ARM-PAUL.
>
> They had her motionless for 30some hours which got to be pretty uncomfortable
> to say the least but they finally signed off on her spine and neck being fine
> and a couple hours ago she was able to stand up and walk across the room.
>
> There's no question that the recovery will be 100%.
>
> Her jaw is broken in two places (in front and near the joint) but the joint
> itself is ok so the surgery will be straightforward (though will involve
> plates). Several bones in her face are also broken, in the cheekbone area,
> but a little reconstructive surgery there will straighten all that out.
>
> Her collarbone is fractured in two places but will heal fine with no surgery.
>
> Oh, and her thumb I think is fractured but probably not too bad.
> (Hmm, those may have been my exact words about my wrist -- that was one year
> ago today, incidentally.)
>
> Road rash and bruising are both pretty minor. And all damage is on her left
> side only, so that'll be handy. Oh, wait, except the thumb. Damn.
>
> More details about the accident itself:
>
> No one interacted with the driver so can't say much about him. The police
> gave him a ticket and all that. He did stop and his insurance I'm sure will
> cover everything. (If you've dealt with anything like this before, do let us
> know.) Her bike -- the shiny new Lemond titanium bike she just got -- is an
> impressive sight. The front wheel is utterly pringled and may have been
> literally run over. Both the fork and the handlebars are snapped in pieces.
> Et cetera.
>
> A piece of the truck's front bumper was torn off and it was probably the side
> mirror (this was a very big pick-up truck) that Bethany's face impacted with.
>
> Also, it was a stop sign, not a red light that the driver blew through. 2-way
> stop and no question at all that it was 100% the driver's fault.
>
> They cut off her jersey, which has an impressive bloody hole, and her watch
> is smeared with red paint from the truck.
>
> (Ha, love the apropos random quote at the bottom of this email.)
>
> Anyway, Bethany is absolutely herself, irrepressible spirit and all.
> Prepare to be amazed at the rapidity of the bounce-back!
>
> Thanks again, everyone!
> Danny
>
> --- \/ FROM Daniel Reeves AT 06.07.08 12:30 (Yesterday) \/ ---
>
>> Sorry for email; quickest way I can get this to everyone, particularly
>> those in ann arbor who can visit her fastest if she's going to be held at
>> the hospital which I don't know yet. Erica O'Connor is with her now.
>>
>> Everything I know (from talking to Erica):
>> They were on the Helluva Ride bike tour.
>> Elderly-ish man in big pick-up truck flew through red light, hit her.
>> Wearing helmet.
>> Never lost consciousness or lucidity or anything.
>> No one else hurt.
>> In ambulance with Erica (who was skating it) arriving at UM hospital now.
>> Likely injuries: collarbone and jaw broken, possibly lost teeth; i wasn't
>> clear on that.
>> Police have her bike, tons of witnesses.
>
>
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