Patrick,
In 1986, I was in my 4th year of commuting to work.
On April 1st I was run over from behind by a dude in a pick up truck, speed limit there was 40 mph, rarely observed.
My lower left leg was snapped in half, with open fractures, right fibula broken, pelvis broken in three places, a few ribs broken and an extreme amount of tissue damage and blunt force trauma.
Multiple surgeries and 18 days later I came home from the hospital, couldn’t walk for three months. Lost 28 lbs, I was 165 lbs with 5% body fat, the height of my physical conditioning before, took me quite a while before my head was right to get back on the road bike(not the same bike)
I would never again be the man I was, but that was ok, I still had all my limbs and most of my capacities, could have easily been a para or quadrapalegic.
At the age of 30, I gained a genuine appreciation for life. I was kind of a jerk before…but that’s another story.
I’m just thankful for the gift of every day and the love of my family, especially MDB.