Almost bought the farm, but I guess I was a little short of whatever currency is required....

Was out of town a couple weeks ago and decided to rent one of those battery powered scooters to scout our my walk the next morning. I was about 1/2 mile from our meeting location and needed to be there at 7 the next morning. It was a nice night out so I thought what the hell, I'll kill two birds with one stone. Have a little fun and make things easier in the morning.

Already had the scooter app on my phone because I've used them before in several major metro downtowns as a way to get around. So I'm zipping around an empty parking lot doing figure 8's and stuff. They are a blast to ride. The App said I'd gone .43 of a mile and it was 9:43PM when my ride came to an end. I was on a one way street going down a hill in the direction of where my morning meeting was. Apparently, I had finished riding around the parking lot and was mapping out my route for the next morning, but I don't remember that.

Next thing I remember is it's 11:15 PM. I'm being moved out of a CT scanner and back onto a gurney in an ER. Shirt had been cut off and I'm covered with blood. There is a hospital Chaplin with my cell phone calling my wife. Apparently someone opened a car door in front of me and I went over the top. Split my head opened on the curb.

Long story short, I'm back home and recovering. Bad concussion. This is first day I've been able to get on a computer for very long. Light sensitivity and dizziness when looking around. Every day is a little better than the day before so while I may have some minor long term consequences, I will not have any quality of life issues like some others do.

The human brain is an amazing and terrifying thing all at the same time. The ability to correctly interpret all the signals coming in from all the senses we have access to and then to interact with the physical world is amazing. The simple task of turning your head while maintaining focus on a single point without losing your balance is a learned skill. I've basically progressed from being a toddler last week learning to walk to this morning which is perhaps a stage equal to an awkward teenager in a growth spurt. Walls are bumped into, broke a couple of glasses and carpets are tripped over. I did manage to pee standing up over the weekend which was an amazing accomplishment I thought!

Whoa Web, bummer, take it slow and steady.....

Be thankful you didn't hit your head any harder, coulda made you into a lib  

Sorry for your troubles.

Best regards,

Truly sorry for the accident.

And truly glad, it happened in in this country.

If it would have been, Canada, UK, etc, you would be in much worse shape.
(Mexico, you would have not written this)

So, for now, follow Dr's instruction, be involved in your recovery, ask questions, Do some exercise,  Some,  drink plenty of water, have a goal, and change it often when you have reached the former one.
Stop booze & chew.
Have Sex when you can, (Yes it IS good for you)
Then you WILL, get better faster.

God bless you I am glad you are OK.

Web, you at home now?... or in hospital?



Speedy recovery to you...