Tuesday, August 02, 2005

Road rash

So I got to see my brother's wounds today. Just awful, sickening. His hands are peeled raw and so too his arms and back. The police estimate he skidded 250 feet. Which is very nearly the length of a football field. He's insanely lucky that he's generally not hurt that badly.

4 comments:

Jennifer said...

I hate to see people riding without leather. Because of that kind of thing. Thank God for helmets, and that it wasn't actually worse (although it sounds plenty bad).

gina said...

So painful to read. Must be so painful to be in his body. And you: so hard to witness. Take care, you.

early hours of sky said...

Paul I am so sorry. I am sending both you and your brother good energy.

Artichoke Heart said...

One of my colleagues was in a motorcycle accident just this last week--his involved a deer, however--and is suffering from similar injuries. He is also very, very lucky that in that it could so easily have been much worse, but it is nonetheless deeply disconcerting. Good thoughts to both you and your brother.