[Sharon]

He was on a ride last week after the storm the weekend before last. The guy he was riding behind ran over a large branch which kicked up and impaled Bob’s leg when he ran into it. The EMT’s had to cut the ends of the branch off to get him in the ambulance.


They have him on heavy-duty antibiotics. They did not place any screws to set the broken Fibula, fearing that disturbing the bone might complicate contaminants getting further into his body.

The prognosis is good. He has to go back to the trauma surgeon on Friday to work out plans for a skin graft.

Apparently there may have been a line of riders, maybe 6 - 10 riders, two abreast, going approximately 25 mph, and the rider’s bike in front of him kicked up a branch, and you can see the results. The branch did not have a spear point at the end that went through his leg. That is why it broke his bone.

[SoundOfTheBeast]

Wow, that sucks. At least the dude has a sense of humour about it.

[1980Kate]

He must have been going pretty fast.

[Faline]

Well he looks happy lol

[DonB]

Branching off into new ventures. Stick to it.

[Christian-M]

Ouch!!!

[sabbra cadabra]

Looks like they gave him enough morphine, he still seems quite happy after all.