[ayso45-refs] Wednesday 9/30: Update on your region 45 RRA's condition

[Beau James]

Region 45 referee community,

I want to thank everyone for their prayers and kind wishes. I really  
appreciate everyone's support.

This is my first time back on email after 9 days. There were over 345 
emails waiting for me today, and typing is still not easy to do. I 
apologize in advance that I will not be able to respond to every email 
or voicemail in a timely way (some perhaps not at all).  /Please /go 
easy on the emails and phone calls for a few more weeks.

_*What happened?*_

This is assembled from others' descriptions.  I still have no memory of 
the actual accident.Count me an eager volunteer spokesman for correctly 
wearing a good bicycle helmet during 100% of every bike ride!

On Tuesday morning 9/22, toward the end of a long morning bike ride with 
several friends, we approached a "T" intersection where we were to turn 
left.  At that point we were on a bridge crossing a ravine, with some 
bridge/pavement grade mismatch. As I turned left coming off the bridge, 
I apparently caught my front wheel in the bridge/pavement expansion 
joint gap.  My bike came to a rather abrupt halt, but its rider did not. 
I flipped over the handlebars, landing at various moments on my 
head/helmet, shoulder, left chest, left hip, and knees. I was knocked 
out and remember nothing of the crash, the ambulance ride, or the ER.  
First thing I remember at all is one of the times I was sliding into the 
CAT scanner.

Subdural hematoma, broken left clavicle (collar bone), seven broken 
ribs, lots of bruises and road rash.

_*Status 9/30*_

I'm home after 5 days in Valley Medical Center. Improving a little bit 
each day, but a long slow recovery period ahead. Outlook not yet clear 
for resuming running/refereeing - likely 6 weeks, possibly more.

I hope to have a bit more rapid return to administrative duties, but 
email responses will be slower than usual.
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