The "day to remember" was forgotten

[Rocky]

When I wrote the story about my trip to South America in 2008, I wrote, "5 July 2008 is a date I will always remember."
That was the day I crashed an F650GS BMW into a Peruvian ditch and did harm to myself.
Well, 5 July came and went this year and I didn't even think about it until today.
Most of you already know the story so I won't go into that now, but I will say that my life is so normal now (and has been for so long) that the memory has faded and I hardly think about the incident unless reminded by something.
If I had serious lingering physical impairments from the crash I might not be so forgiving, but I was lucky and recovered well. Nine months later I was back in the saddle - and perhaps sooner if I didn't have to wait for winter to pass
Life is good.

 

[The Seeker]

That's a sign Rocky!!

 

[DaveM]

Rocky just goes to show if you set your mind to it great things can be done. From the start you did and worked hard to have a full recovery and you did

 

[Dilligaf]

Right on Rocky!

 

[Rocky]

Thanks Dave.
I appreciated the support I got from you and many others here at the time.
But as you said, I set my mind on recovery and stuck with the physio program to the letter - and maybe even a little beyond
By December I was manhandling my snowblower around as well as I ever did and knew then that I could ride had it not been winter.
By April it was decent enough to ride and the bike I chose was my 1970 Triumph. It was as if nothing had happened to me and I have never looked back.

 

[CarlS]

Rocky it was your attitude and perseverance that did the trick. Modern medicine certainly came into play; but with out your attitude, you would never have recovered to the extent you have. You have my respect and admiration.

 

[The Seeker]

On the down side.......perhaps it was senility that caused yo to forget?

LOL.....just kidding....couldn't resist!!

 

[Rocky]

Rocky it was your attitude and perseverance that did the trick. Modern medicine certainly came into play; but with out your attitude, you would never have recovered to the extent you have. You have my respect and admiration.

Thanks Carl, you're a gem
But I will admit that I surprised the therapists with my determination and hard work to get the use of my shoulder back.
On the last day of physiotherapy, I was not only pleased with myself, but also pleased when the therapists all came to me and said goodbye and told me what a pleasure it was to work with someone with determination and desire to recover.
From my own observations I could see others just going through the motions. Yes, of course it hurt sometimes, but you can't give in.

 

[CarlS]

And that is exactly what I was talking about.

 

[Rocky]

On the down side.......perhaps it was senility that caused yo to forget?

LOL.....just kidding....couldn't resist!!

HEY.....watch it mister!! I resemble that remark

 

[dazco]

Glad you're 100% or close. This is a story to tell to those who have just had a incident and can't see the light at the end of the tunnel.

you may have forgotten about it when the date passed, but you'll never forget the lesson ! Even when you aren't at fault, there are lessons to be learned about how fast things happen and how easily. May have been one heck of a way to learn a lesson, but i always felt the times i've been down taught me lessons that make me a much safer rider today.

 

[Rocky]

Thanks dazco. I don't have 100% range of motion and probably never will have it, but I'm so close it doesn't matter.
There isn't anything I can't do once again as I always did. My life is every bit as normal as it was before the incident and I just forget about it.
That big chunck of titanium is in there forever and works just fine
I 100% agree about life lessons. It's a pretty sad individual who doesn't learn and take a lesson from his mistakes or those of others.

 

[dazco]

At our age close is as good as 100%. When you're young you might worry about that, but at this age you figure you won't be burdened with any loss for an entire lifetime. I had some major dental problems that led me to lose some teeth and chewing now is totally dependent on one tooth. If that were to have happened when i was 25 i'd have been frantically taking out a loan for the thousands needed to rectify it. But today i just figure i don't have that long anyways so i can deal with it.
Now if that one tooth goes, THEN i will start worrying.....I'm not a big fan of soup ! :y24: