Down Brother Biker

**Kawhead** · 08-08-2009, 07:46 PM

A good friend of mine was involved in a motorcycle/car accident last Thursday on his way to work. A young 19 year old kid pulled out in fount of him and "Bubba" laid his Road King down and skidded into the grass where his bike then flipped over on him. He's still recovering in the hospital today suffering from 4 broken ribs, a collapsed lung, and internal bleeding. The surgeon had to remove his spleen, and a tracheotomy was performed to prevent his lungs from filling up with fluid during the operation. He's in bad shape but considering the circumstances and the little progress he's made,I know in my heart he's going to pull through.

He provided me with a lot of humor, and conversation while I was recovering from my accident last month. Now it's my turn to return the favor. I'm going to let him recover for a week or so first.

I would appreciate prayers and well wishes for this first class guy who loves to ride as much as I do. His lovely "Tough as Nails" girlfriend Tammy is also understandably devastated, and need our support.

Thanks a lot and y'all please ride careful out there.

dabull · 08-08-2009, 08:28 PM

prayers sent bro;)

macmac · 08-08-2009, 08:31 PM

If your buddy is pretty rugged he will be fine.... I have no spleen anymore myself for the same thing. he ain't still bleedin that spleen did it... He will be less ill than before with out it..

Now the ribs are no fun, so go tell him jokes, because he needs to breath a lot, It friggin hurts but he needs to.

I was just taped up from surgery, but I was skinney and still am skinny... He may be stapled or stitched, and pillow will help him hold himself together.

If he isn't on a breathing tester he should be.. This is not a breathing machine to assist him breathing IN, it is a machine that shows how much he can breath in....

A candy stripper can show him how to and that should be ammusing..

I had more ribs than that busted and other bones beside these...

The ribs hurt like hell and will make him stiff, but as soon as the docs say he can be walikng he needs to get at it.... he needs to do lots and lots of breathing, the ribs need it and so do the lungs, too much shallow breathing will bring on many other problems including walking pneumonia. Now that with busted ribs is really no fun!

I do send my prayers, but this guy isn't the first guy to get all bashed up this way.. neither was I..

In my day those dammned doctors went and put on Benny Hill! OMG did that hurt, but that dude sure was funny...

Yellow Jacket · 08-08-2009, 09:26 PM

Prayers on the way.

jamiep24 · 08-08-2009, 09:53 PM

Here's praying for a full recovery because the best therapy is his hog.

kawgirl · 08-08-2009, 09:53 PM

Prayers going his way.

oldbikers · 08-08-2009, 10:19 PM

Bea and I send our prayers to him and his girlfriend I know when I had my heart surgery it was harder on the little woman than it was on me.

Todd · 08-08-2009, 10:49 PM

Consider it done Mike.

audiogooroo · 08-08-2009, 10:55 PM

Done!

**Kawhead** · 08-09-2009, 09:12 AM

Thanks y''all. It's amazing how close you feel to somebody you work with for the past ten or so years when an event like this happens. He and I moved to NC from GA 5 years ago, so his family is up here to see him now. I gave them the last few days to visit him and I think I'll go see him today, if his mama is OK with it. ;)

**Kawhead** · 08-09-2009, 09:31 AM

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Originally Posted by macmac

If your buddy is pretty rugged he will be fine.... I have no spleen anymore myself for the same thing. he ain't still bleedin that spleen did it... He will be less ill than before with out it..

Now the ribs are no fun, so go tell him jokes, because he needs to breath a lot, It friggin hurts but he needs to.

I was just taped up from surgery, but I was skinney and still am skinny... He may be stapled or stitched, and pillow will help him hold himself together.

If he isn't on a breathing tester he should be.. This is not a breathing machine to assist him breathing IN, it is a machine that shows how much he can breath in....

A candy stripper can show him how to and that should be ammusing..

I had more ribs than that busted and other bones beside these...

The ribs hurt like hell and will make him stiff, but as soon as the docs say he can be walikng he needs to get at it.... he needs to do lots and lots of breathing, the ribs need it and so do the lungs, too much shallow breathing will bring on many other problems including walking pneumonia. Now that with busted ribs is really no fun!

I do send my prayers, but this guy isn't the first guy to get all bashed up this way.. neither was I..

In my day those dammned doctors went and put on Benny Hill! OMG did that hurt, but that dude sure was funny...

He's tough enough but he might not be as big as you. He gets in a wreck and nearly kills his self and will spend a few weeks in the hospital. Me on the other hand, I wreck and three days later I'm raising hell with the supervisor about why I can't come back to work with a walking cast. I have this layer of shock absorbing material around me, thicker around the abdomen to protect essential organs. That and God pays particular attention to idiots. If it weren't for that I'd been dead 25 years ago!

**coacha** · 08-09-2009, 10:28 AM

Prayers sent Mike. Anyone that can be around you everyday, needs our prayers for sure...lol ;)

jd01 · 08-09-2009, 10:41 AM

Prayers sent.

**ringadingh** · 08-09-2009, 08:02 PM

I sent them too.

macmac · 08-09-2009, 08:59 PM

Whatchu talkin' "as big as me"? I was 160 pounds then and am 150 now... Never been 160 since, and I figure that spleen must weigh 10 pounds..

I get down to 145 in summer, and top out at 155 if i get lazy in dead winter after fire wood is in.

Yes I was in ICU for 3 days, and in hard core care 10 more before i got my panities in a knott and signed myself out, but if yer pal is rugged he will recover, and maybe he will ride again...

I am not tryin to be a wise ass, I am tryin to prove it can be done.

Since 1979 and now a lot of things have changed. I smoked before than and still do now, but now I am trying to kill myself smoking, to be out of the way. This fast lane life wants no one like me any more, and I am smoking just as fast as I can to get out of the way but some things just take time

Probably the only ones around here I am any bigger than, is the women!

'Ave yee been payin attention to that man behind the curtains again?

08-08-2009, 07:46 PM	#1
Kawhead Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: 6th Floor up at the The Nervous Hospital up in East Central State, NC Posts: 7,454	Down Brother Biker A good friend of mine was involved in a motorcycle/car accident last Thursday on his way to work. A young 19 year old kid pulled out in fount of him and "Bubba" laid his Road King down and skidded into the grass where his bike then flipped over on him. He's still recovering in the hospital today suffering from 4 broken ribs, a collapsed lung, and internal bleeding. The surgeon had to remove his spleen, and a tracheotomy was performed to prevent his lungs from filling up with fluid during the operation. He's in bad shape but considering the circumstances and the little progress he's made,I know in my heart he's going to pull through. He provided me with a lot of humor, and conversation while I was recovering from my accident last month. Now it's my turn to return the favor. I'm going to let him recover for a week or so first. I would appreciate prayers and well wishes for this first class guy who loves to ride as much as I do. His lovely "Tough as Nails" girlfriend Tammy is also understandably devastated, and need our support. Thanks a lot and y'all please ride careful out there. __________________ ??-Mar.2,2012 "Rocky" My Beloved Dog RIP Mike Tripp VBA#767 '96 800 Vulcan Classic 06 1600 Nomad 07 1600 Nomad "The shoes you buy at the Salvation Army is already been broke in"- Aunt Kawhead Login or Register to Remove Ads
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08-08-2009, 08:28 PM	#2
dabull Sr. Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Crestview, FL Posts: 2,409	Down Brother Biker prayers sent bro;)
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08-08-2009, 08:31 PM	#3
macmac Sr. Contributor Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Tamworth New Hampster 06 1600 Posts: 12,484	Down Brother Biker If your buddy is pretty rugged he will be fine.... I have no spleen anymore myself for the same thing. he ain't still bleedin that spleen did it... He will be less ill than before with out it.. Now the ribs are no fun, so go tell him jokes, because he needs to breath a lot, It friggin hurts but he needs to. I was just taped up from surgery, but I was skinney and still am skinny... He may be stapled or stitched, and pillow will help him hold himself together. If he isn't on a breathing tester he should be.. This is not a breathing machine to assist him breathing IN, it is a machine that shows how much he can breath in.... A candy stripper can show him how to and that should be ammusing.. I had more ribs than that busted and other bones beside these... The ribs hurt like hell and will make him stiff, but as soon as the docs say he can be walikng he needs to get at it.... he needs to do lots and lots of breathing, the ribs need it and so do the lungs, too much shallow breathing will bring on many other problems including walking pneumonia. Now that with busted ribs is really no fun! I do send my prayers, but this guy isn't the first guy to get all bashed up this way.. neither was I.. In my day those dammned doctors went and put on Benny Hill! OMG did that hurt, but that dude sure was funny... __________________ 06 1600 Nomad Just call me Mac molon labe come and get it
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08-08-2009, 09:26 PM	#4
Yellow Jacket Top Contributor Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Fayetteville, Georgia Posts: 5,792	Down Brother Biker Prayers on the way. __________________ Bob KawaNOW/VBA 210 Green/Silver 2006 Patriot Guard Riders 2009
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08-08-2009, 09:53 PM	#5
jamiep24 Advanced Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Yazoo City, Ms Posts: 965	Down Brother Biker Here's praying for a full recovery because the best therapy is his hog. Login or Register to Remove Ads
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08-08-2009, 09:53 PM	#6
kawgirl Sr. Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Greenville, NC Posts: 2,729	Down Brother Biker Prayers going his way. __________________ Amy "kawgirl" Neal Greenville, NC 2002 Nomad
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08-08-2009, 10:19 PM	#7
oldbikers Sr. Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Sardis Mississippi Posts: 3,513	Down Brother Biker Bea and I send our prayers to him and his girlfriend I know when I had my heart surgery it was harder on the little woman than it was on me. __________________ Jim Hardin Sardis MS Kawanow # 453 Proud PGR member
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08-08-2009, 10:49 PM	#8
Todd Top Contributor Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Greensboro, NC Posts: 5,915	Down Brother Biker Consider it done Mike. __________________ Todd Frazier VBA #0003 VBA National Leader-USA Operations/Garage Moderator - RETIRED 2006 Black Nomad since she was born Greensboro, NC
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08-08-2009, 10:55 PM	#9
audiogooroo Sr. Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Colorado Springs, Colorado/Las Vegas, NV Posts: 3,390	Down Brother Biker Done! __________________ Audiogooroo - Daryl Porter Colorado Springs, CO VBA #248 VROC #17261 1999 Grn/Grn Nomad
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08-09-2009, 09:12 AM	#10
Kawhead Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: 6th Floor up at the The Nervous Hospital up in East Central State, NC Posts: 7,454	Down Brother Biker Thanks y''all. It's amazing how close you feel to somebody you work with for the past ten or so years when an event like this happens. He and I moved to NC from GA 5 years ago, so his family is up here to see him now. I gave them the last few days to visit him and I think I'll go see him today, if his mama is OK with it. ;) __________________ ??-Mar.2,2012 "Rocky" My Beloved Dog RIP Mike Tripp VBA#767 '96 800 Vulcan Classic 06 1600 Nomad 07 1600 Nomad "The shoes you buy at the Salvation Army is already been broke in"- Aunt Kawhead
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08-09-2009, 10:28 AM	#12
coacha Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Haysville, KS Posts: 6,259	Down Brother Biker Prayers sent Mike. Anyone that can be around you everyday, needs our prayers for sure...lol ;) __________________ Ron "Coach" Allan, Haysville, KS 1999 Nomad Wine and Red "KawaTanker" 2009 BMW R1200RT 2003 BMW K1200LT "Magic Carpet" DOA 11/7/2015 VBA #00291 IBA # 41995 DS #320 '08 Elkins, WV; '09 Helen, GA; '09 Custer, SD; '10 Stanton, VA; '11 Maggie Valley; '12 Townsend, TN; '13 Estes Park; '13 Blairsville, GA; '15 Eureka Springs; '16 Helen; '18 Custer, SD
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08-09-2009, 10:41 AM	#13
jd01 Advanced Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Canton,Georgia Posts: 851	Down Brother Biker Prayers sent. __________________ Don Denman "JD" 2001 Luminous Vintage Red carbed 1500 Nomad VBA #376 VROC #6195
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08-09-2009, 08:02 PM	#14
ringadingh Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Newmarket Ontario Canada Posts: 35,387	Down Brother Biker I sent them too. __________________ 2002 Nomad aka Bountyhunter VBA #27 VROC #18951
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08-09-2009, 08:59 PM	#15
macmac Sr. Contributor Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Tamworth New Hampster 06 1600 Posts: 12,484	Down Brother Biker Whatchu talkin' "as big as me"? I was 160 pounds then and am 150 now... Never been 160 since, and I figure that spleen must weigh 10 pounds.. I get down to 145 in summer, and top out at 155 if i get lazy in dead winter after fire wood is in. Yes I was in ICU for 3 days, and in hard core care 10 more before i got my panities in a knott and signed myself out, but if yer pal is rugged he will recover, and maybe he will ride again... I am not tryin to be a wise ass, I am tryin to prove it can be done. Since 1979 and now a lot of things have changed. I smoked before than and still do now, but now I am trying to kill myself smoking, to be out of the way. This fast lane life wants no one like me any more, and I am smoking just as fast as I can to get out of the way but some things just take time Probably the only ones around here I am any bigger than, is the women! 'Ave yee been payin attention to that man behind the curtains again? __________________ 06 1600 Nomad Just call me Mac molon labe come and get it
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