Tuesday, June 12, 2012

Biking troubles

Drivers- please be very careful of bikers on the road!
Bikers- please be very careful of drivers on the road!

Last Friday night my mom was biking home from work around 7pm and crossing a street got hit by a car.  She's OK for the most part, but broke her left tibia, just under the knee.  Other than that, not a scratch.  It's amazing nothing else was hurt!  Originally we thought she'd have to get surgery to fix it, put a pin or two in place, but after the orthopedic appointment yesterday we found out that with a millimeter gap, she can avoid weight on that leg and keep it immobilized for 4 weeks.  Every 10 days they'll x-ray to make sure that it's healing and not increasing the gap.  Mom will be on crutches for about 6-8 weeks, which changes the summer a bit, but hopefully she'll be getting back as we go to the beach.  We can deal with the accommodations for an injured leg, I'm just happy nothing else went wrong!

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