MarkyMarkD
Member
Thanks to all forum members who posted to a thread regarding my motorbike accident last May (18.5 months ago now). Sorry it has taken me so long to return and acknowledge you, but the time has not been easy.
To fill in information, to the extent that I can do so, I was knocked off my motorbike en route to work in Chatham, Kent, mid-May 2012, by a car driven by an 89-year-old who exited a minor road (with give way sign!) coming onto a major road in our village where I was travelling at around 40mph (the speed limit).
Obviously he didn't notice me coming towards him, despite the motorbike headlight being on as it is always, and my wearing a yellow reflective jacket. I was dragged along the road, off my bike, and ended up lying on the road unconscious.
An ambulance was called by other motorists, and the ambulanceman took care of me for about an hour, during which he called an air ambulance helicopter. The helicopter then flew me (still unconscious) to a London hospital, where they started to work on me.
I recovered consciousness after around a week or so (I can't personally remember any of this though), and eventually I was sufficiently recovered to be relocated to more local hospital in Medway, Kent, where I stayed for around 3 months. After that, I was moved to a recovery unit in Sevenoaks, (also Kent, but 30 miles from our house) where I remained until December when I was sufficiently recovered to travel home where I have stayed since.
I can't work (haven't done for 18 months and unlikely to return ever), can't drive (but might get a Motability car some time), can't walk without company (wife or carer). Ongoing life is a struggle, but my family (near and far) have been a great source of support on which I depend.
To fill in information, to the extent that I can do so, I was knocked off my motorbike en route to work in Chatham, Kent, mid-May 2012, by a car driven by an 89-year-old who exited a minor road (with give way sign!) coming onto a major road in our village where I was travelling at around 40mph (the speed limit).
Obviously he didn't notice me coming towards him, despite the motorbike headlight being on as it is always, and my wearing a yellow reflective jacket. I was dragged along the road, off my bike, and ended up lying on the road unconscious.
An ambulance was called by other motorists, and the ambulanceman took care of me for about an hour, during which he called an air ambulance helicopter. The helicopter then flew me (still unconscious) to a London hospital, where they started to work on me.
I recovered consciousness after around a week or so (I can't personally remember any of this though), and eventually I was sufficiently recovered to be relocated to more local hospital in Medway, Kent, where I stayed for around 3 months. After that, I was moved to a recovery unit in Sevenoaks, (also Kent, but 30 miles from our house) where I remained until December when I was sufficiently recovered to travel home where I have stayed since.
I can't work (haven't done for 18 months and unlikely to return ever), can't drive (but might get a Motability car some time), can't walk without company (wife or carer). Ongoing life is a struggle, but my family (near and far) have been a great source of support on which I depend.