Speedie's Speedy Recovery
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So this is hard for me to do but I believe it's necessary considering what has recently just happened. WARNING! There are some graphic pictures below.
On the 4th of September this year I was riding home from my new job near Kings Cross working out a safe and quiet route when a car pulled out of a side road so late I had no time to brake. I hit the side of this car at full speed, probably 25 mph and have seriously damaged my upper body. The driver did not stop, the number plate was not recorded and the police have ceased investigations. The list of damage as follows:
Broken left clavicle (collarbone)
Dislocated right clavicle
3 broken ribs, including the top 2 strong ones that don't normally break
Several facial fractures
Aggrevated left knee ligaments
I'm aware that I have been extremely lucky to still be here and have to thank the pedestrians who came to my aid and my close friends for stepping up and helping in the early stages of recovery.
I spent 8 days in hospital where I had an emergency double operation on my shoulders, metal plate in left and artificial tendons in the right and I'm currently doing a 6 week recovery period in France with my mother, my only remaining family member. I needed 24hr care in the early stages due to my arms being strapped up. I'm healing extremely quickly and well, so gradually becoming more independent each day.
Due to this being a hit and run there is a slim to no chance of getting any sort of compensation though I'm still trying. The driver responsible was totally at fault but will be virtually untraceable. I've been forced to use what little savings I had before the crash to financially survive the recovery period of 6 weeks. Added to this I'll be unable to work properly as a warehouse manager because I'll be unfit to lift for possibly another 6 months. I can still work but will have to change the way I operate, my new employers have been very very accommodating, for which I'm grateful and lucky. I may be losing earnings over the next year but that's difficult to judge, it's currently dependant on follow up consultations for the ribs, shoulders and knee. It's likely I'll have to reconsider my working options at some point in the future.
Thank you for reading this far and dealing with the pictures above. I'm asking for donations in order to get me back to how I was before the crash. As I said at the start I'm not good at asking for help being so stubbornly independent but I'll finish with this. Only donate if you can afford to do so, if you feel you cannot do this then send me a message and help me on a social level, we can meet for a coffee or something instead!
I'll be back in the UK late October, going back to work as soon as my body will allow.
Feel free to share this if you wish!
Thank you all.
Speedie
On the 4th of September this year I was riding home from my new job near Kings Cross working out a safe and quiet route when a car pulled out of a side road so late I had no time to brake. I hit the side of this car at full speed, probably 25 mph and have seriously damaged my upper body. The driver did not stop, the number plate was not recorded and the police have ceased investigations. The list of damage as follows:
Broken left clavicle (collarbone)
Dislocated right clavicle
3 broken ribs, including the top 2 strong ones that don't normally break
Several facial fractures
Aggrevated left knee ligaments
I'm aware that I have been extremely lucky to still be here and have to thank the pedestrians who came to my aid and my close friends for stepping up and helping in the early stages of recovery.
I spent 8 days in hospital where I had an emergency double operation on my shoulders, metal plate in left and artificial tendons in the right and I'm currently doing a 6 week recovery period in France with my mother, my only remaining family member. I needed 24hr care in the early stages due to my arms being strapped up. I'm healing extremely quickly and well, so gradually becoming more independent each day.
Due to this being a hit and run there is a slim to no chance of getting any sort of compensation though I'm still trying. The driver responsible was totally at fault but will be virtually untraceable. I've been forced to use what little savings I had before the crash to financially survive the recovery period of 6 weeks. Added to this I'll be unable to work properly as a warehouse manager because I'll be unfit to lift for possibly another 6 months. I can still work but will have to change the way I operate, my new employers have been very very accommodating, for which I'm grateful and lucky. I may be losing earnings over the next year but that's difficult to judge, it's currently dependant on follow up consultations for the ribs, shoulders and knee. It's likely I'll have to reconsider my working options at some point in the future.
Thank you for reading this far and dealing with the pictures above. I'm asking for donations in order to get me back to how I was before the crash. As I said at the start I'm not good at asking for help being so stubbornly independent but I'll finish with this. Only donate if you can afford to do so, if you feel you cannot do this then send me a message and help me on a social level, we can meet for a coffee or something instead!
I'll be back in the UK late October, going back to work as soon as my body will allow.
Feel free to share this if you wish!
Thank you all.
Speedie
Organizer
Speedatron Gazelliode
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England