So today I was riding my sister's bike to the bike church to finish tuning it up for her birthday present when I took a spill. I was going down Walnut Street hill right by DJ's Mini Mart when the coaster brake failed to engage. I had just begun to start the hill and so I thought that I would quickly try and jump off the bike, before I started going to fast, and run it to a stop,. I should have Ted Shredded it but hindsight is always 20/20, I made a spilt second decision. What I did know is that I didn't want to fly down Walnut without brakes, get cut off by a car and die. Unfortunately I must have underestimated just how fast I was going because I took a pretty hard tumble after jumping off the bike. The next thing I remember is blood dripping on my arm as paramedics cut my tee-shirt off and put me in C-Spine before taking me to Dominican Hospital. Apparently some lady saw me fall and called 911, I was found passed out on the sidewalk.
This is not the time to be thinking about your health insurance… or lack there of.
One concussion, 12 Stitches, and tons of road rash later.
"Wait, what the F@$ am I doing here! Seriously I don't remember I have a concussion!"
I crashed at around 2:45pm and left the ER at 7:30, not the way I wanted to spend my day off. I'll be fine, I've bounced back before. I'm wearing a helmet from now on though, no exceptions! Stitches come out in a week, woo hoo!
On the upside, God must still have a plan for me :)
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