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,