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Pure Lunacy · November 28th, 2011, 05:00 AM

I could post some gory pics from my '94 accident that left me paralyzed from the knees down & other residual effects (I'm ambulitory with the aid of braces).
What did I learn....if your mentally prepared, don't give up your dream & passions. I didn't give up riding.
Yup, hospital bills are very expensive. 10 plus operations, over 90 units of blood, & a total of 5 months in the hospital. My total bill was 2.3 million. "OUCH", but I didn't have to pay that much, just 108K out of pocket.

Also, things happen for a reason....my accident file was used to help save someone's life 5 years later due to similar injuries. Who was this person....Stephen King of course, when he was run over in the summer of '99.

Life is good, just open your eyes to it.

This is me & my ZX-7 before the accident

This is the bike or part of the bike after the accident

My leg in the "Tin Lizzy" fixator which was severed.

Anyone curious about my accident or all of them in chronological order from '84-'97, take a look at my Picasa site.

November 28th, 2011, 05:00 AM	#88
Pure Lunacy ninjette.org member Name: Tim Location: Jay, Maine Join Date: Aug 2011 Motorcycle(s): '06 Vulcan V2K Classic LT, '03 Vulcan 800 Classic, '00/'89 Ninja 250, '73 Honda ST90 Posts: 45	I could post some gory pics from my '94 accident that left me paralyzed from the knees down & other residual effects (I'm ambulitory with the aid of braces). What did I learn....if your mentally prepared, don't give up your dream & passions. I didn't give up riding. Yup, hospital bills are very expensive. 10 plus operations, over 90 units of blood, & a total of 5 months in the hospital. My total bill was 2.3 million. "OUCH", but I didn't have to pay that much, just 108K out of pocket. Also, things happen for a reason....my accident file was used to help save someone's life 5 years later due to similar injuries. Who was this person....Stephen King of course, when he was run over in the summer of '99. Life is good, just open your eyes to it. This is me & my ZX-7 before the accident This is the bike or part of the bike after the accident My leg in the "Tin Lizzy" fixator which was severed. Anyone curious about my accident or all of them in chronological order from '84-'97, take a look at my Picasa site.