What have I done?

So to go along with the other post I put up, I kinda want to look at the whole situation from start to finish. A few days before I came home from school I called my dad to talk about riding bikes, I told him I wanted to try somewhere different. He seemed a little hesitant but willing to try something different. I suggested the buttermilk trail and all by the James River, it was a little more technical that what we were used to but we gave it a try. While on the trail we got beautiful views of the skyline and all types of views of Richmond. We were a half a mile from being done and we run into this bit obstacle. I get through it, but dad obviously did not.

While I was running to dad I was expecting the worst but hoping for the best. My first aid kicked in and I immediately stabilized his neck. He kept telling me he was fine but I knew down inside that he was not. It is a neck injury, he has to go to the hospital was words going through my mind. My dad kept telling me "I am fine, I will walk back." My gut was telling me he was not fine. I listened to my dad and let him walk out of the trail and up to the road, when we got to the road I told dad I was calling EMS and he would be fine. The problem is dad is very stubborn and refused the EMS, so, we took dad to the emergency room. After getting there and telling them what happened, they called this special code and everyone come to assist dad. The doctors kept telling dad that he was blessed, we kept thinking well that was very nice of them. Finally the doctor came in and told him what the injury was and how lucky he is to be alive. Normally people with this injury end up dead on the spot. After hearing that I kept thinking to myself, wow I could have ran to my dad and him be dead. That is something that you do not want to think about. Seeing your father dead. I am happy that he is not and that somebody was watching over him that day.

My dad just had surgery (matter of fact, I am writing this from his bed side) and doctors say he will make a full recovery (praise God!) It is going to be a long hard recovery but he is going to be ok. I have to stay strong for him!

After seeing what happened to dad, I realized that I have to live life to its fullest. I cant wait around and wonder what is happening, just go for it. I also learned that you have to be happy and strong, trust in the good Lord and he will get you through. Praise God dad is ok and will be able to live a normal life.

(a side note, I am sorry there are no hyperlinks, really couldn't find anything for this post! Sorry!)

What a misadventure!

Ok, so this post is going to be really hard for me to write but I am gonna do it.... On friday my dad and I went mountain biking in the James River Park System. We were almost done and I look back and see dad laying on the ground. He had taken a 10 ft. fall and landed on his neck an head. Because of his adrenaline pumping so much he walked off the trail and up to the road. We rushed him to the hospital where he could get taken care of. Little did we know that he was in really rough shape! After many tests including: X-rays, CT scans, MRI, and other tests we found out that dad shattered his C7 vertebrae and fractured his C6 vertebrae. Many doctors and people came in and told us that he was blessed to be alive and not paralyzed. The only thing besides the pain is numbness in 2 fingers. The C6 and C7 control the movement of the neck and hands. He was rushed to the Neuroscience wing of the hospital where he is getting special attention.

This was a great adventure that turned bad... We were having a blast but in a matter of seconds it wend down hill (literally.) His helmet that he was wearing is totally destroyed and sitting next to him in the hospital to remind him how lucky he actually is. It is really hard t0 see you dad sitting in that hospital bed suffering. I have to stay positive for my dad and stay strong. It is just hard to think that I could have walked up to my dad on that trail and he could have been dead. That is something that you dont wanna think about. This morning we learned that he is going to have to have surgery on Tuesday, he will get a cadaver C6 and C7 vertebre and some medal plates. Hopefully he will come out of the surgery feeling better and be on the way to recovery. It is going to be a hard long recovery but he will get better, positive thoughts only!! My dad is alive and talking to me. He is going to be ok!

1 Thessalonians 5:16-17

Rejoice always, Pray continually,

The Long Lost Post

So I admit it I cannot do this whole blog thing. I always make time in my week to post, but within the past few weeks my life has been CRAZY!!! I have been all over the place, some of it has been fun but other stuff has not!

I have been really adventurous within these pase few weeks. For spring break I went to Homosassa Spring Florida with SU Outdoors. We camped in tents the whole spring break and did a lot of fun stuff. We went kayaking, Standup Paddle-boarding, and snorkeling; I have kayaked before but nothing like where we did it in Florida. We kayaked in spring fed rivers so it was crystal clear and we could see everything in the water. I made a video about it, you should check it out!

While I was away from Blogger, I also took part in a bike race in Richmond VA. The race is called the Urban Assault. It was a 20 mile race with fun obstacles in between there. There was no specific route for this race, the objective was to go to all the obstacles as fast as you could and get back to the finish line. It took my group a little under 2 hours to complete this race. Once again I made a video about the race and it is on youtube. You should also check it out. I will be partaking in the race again next year that is sure!

So I guess one may say that I have an excuse for not posting, but I dont think so. Making a post only takes a half an hour, there is no reason that I cannot take the time to make one. So that being said I am going to make every effort possible to post more and have some fun with this. The weather is going to nice again this week so I will probably be going mountain biking somewhere back home. I will keep you all in the loop with what I am doing.

"We're not afraid of risking what was our success yesterday in order to explore some new field. We're adventurous. We like the challenge of unknown territory, unknown artistic field, and that's what stimulates us."
-Guy Laliberte