2 saterdays ago I was on my way to work running at 40 through bartlett ohio.  the bank clock said 7:59 am.  An on coming car turned left in front of me and dead on into me.  Over the bike and over the car i flew 25 feet.  landed on my pelvis which broke in 4 places, left foot fractured, right knee fractured, 4 stitches in my junk.    2 days in the Hospital.  Except the driver didn't own the car...and the owner has not presented insurance.  It gets much worse.  The short version is that the guy admitted to drinking that mourning. and that he never saw me.  But was only sited with failure to yield.  I spent since I was 15 working to get to be a Phd Master Level Harley Tech.  I'm 36.  Used to own my own shop in Greenville texas.  21 years of riding.  Went through an 8 month divorce and became a single dad while going to MMI orlando.  24K in student loans, 13K in tools.  Just made master last year.  2 weeks of pain have lead to little progress.  except more Pain.  My love for machines with 2 wheels is standing on shaky ground.  Luckily I'm ALWAYS wearing a helmet, because it was a hard impact. Its hard to put into words the thought that an uninsured, drunk driver may have just flushed everything that my dreams are made of down the tube.

Just keep on healing... let some time pass..

2 weeks ain't long.  

You ain't dead... that's good... ...

ebony, don't give up. I felt the same way when I had to take disability and lost 66% of my income. I felt the same way again when I got to where I can't run anymore, because my foot just quit working. Back pain and bipolar for years. Every time I try to be something I end up messed up. Not trying to outdo you...just that I understand. And your pain and the meds for it cause depression in most people. Stay with us. We'll give you advice, and some of it will be good. The rest will be haters trying to get you to kill the drunk. Does kinda seem fair, doesn't it? No. Better not. MCN Magazine ran an article about the fines and punishment for people hitting mc and even killing people. They are low presumably because we are a small sub group who are taking the risk they wouldn't assume. Hang in there. I will not forget to think of you every day. Let us know of your progress and any setbacks, too. Barry  

It's a test of character, you can give up or rise above it.  your choice.

but give it some time before you make your decision.  with the closure of every door, there opens another.

as far as the drunk driver in a loaned car... both of them are at fault.
get a good lawyer, rake the drunk over the coals if you have to.  the loaner may be a good guy loaning a car to a friend, but he should know whether he had insurance or not.

Its like riding a horse. You get bucked off you cuss em and get back on. You don't you'll always wonder, it will eat at you.

I still got three toes bother me and the odd headache from last years side swiping. Would love to beat the snot out of the kid that hit me and have a few choice words for the state trooper that really botched up the accident report.

But as my daddy used to say there aint no use worrying about things you can't change. You'll just worry yourself into an early grave.
Your chances of dieing are as good or better slipping in the bathtub then riding a bike.

Ride to live, live to ride.

Ebony...
I got t-boned 2 1/2 years ago... took weeks to feel improvement... over 6 months to start getting back in shape... flinchy at intersections for more than a year (even in a car) ... (I also had great distress, just backing my car out of a parking space)...
... but,.. time does heal...  

I'm an experienced crasher... but, I'd never been blind-sided before... It's a very different feeling, to realise that you have no control...

Rest and heal... time will take the edge off...
.. and you can decide later...  every day, is a gift... and healing is happening, even if you don't see it...

This happened to you... but, many riders ride for years and it never does...  it just happened... and may never happen again...
Just bad luck...
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Ebony, please check with your auto insurance agent/company.  If you have uninsured/under-insured coverage, which is very inexpensive to add to your base policy, your auto insurance company should be providing some financial assistance plus going after the owner of the car that hit you.  Recovering from a serious accident is no fun, give it time and remain positive.  It will get better!

My heart goes out to you.  A year ago Feb. I landed in the ER busted up, ICU for 3 days while the doc's tried to decide if I was in immediate danger of being paralyzed with/without spinal surgery; other stuff broken and smashed, 1 week after ICU and then another week in another hospital for therapy.  The morphine drip barely kept the pain bearable.  Wore a body brace for broken vertebrae for 4 months.  It took 6 months before the neurosurgeon finally said the bones had healed well enough that I no longer had a need for surgery to avoid paralysis.  
Getting busted up hurts big time, but with some time your body will heal.
Take one day at a time; do what you can do for that day and be thankful for the day.  Your kid still has their dad ... think on that and be thankful for that if nothing else..

We never know how much time we are allotted on this earth ... there is no guarantee for tomorrow ... so all we can do is make the most of each day.  Love you child and teach by example how to live a good productive life even when faced with adversity.  While healing you are going to have a lot of good one on one time with your child so make the most of it and grow that relationship as strong and deep as possible.  This can be a huge blessing in the midst of a situation like this accident.
Make a choice to be positive and think of what you DO have; life and family.  Your body will heal.