I felt compelled to post this

[Hummingbird]

After reading cowpuc's thread about the Golden Years I sent Don my memebership fee and decided to submit an experience of a friend.

 

Last August he was on his way home from Canton riding his 1998 RSTD on one of our county roads. He had at the time over 140K on it and never had an incident other than a few close calls and a few words that my keyboard won't type.

 

As luck would have it, a groundhog ran out of the ditch and into his path. It's still unclear what happened next that caused him to veer to the right and into the ditch and being thrown from the bike. He didn't have a helmet on, he has never worn one when we were riding together but he didn't sustain and head injuries in this incident. However, he did break a couple ribs, his clavicle, ruptured his spleen and brused some internal organs.

Here's the article from the newspaper http://www.cantonrep.com/article/20140829/NEWS/140829135/1994/NEWS

 

That was about 8 months ago - in that 8 months he has been home about 6 weeks, the rest of the time he was either in the hospital or a nursing home. Right now he's back in a nursing home getting diallyisis 3 times a week. It seems that one thing led to another and another etc. Bill's accident seems to be the end of an era for another rider.

Puc is absolutely right about enjoying everything you can while you can before you aren't able to.

[BIG TOM]

sorry to hear about your friend.......but, I glad you are sticking around....

[Sailor]

My brother in law worked until past 65 then retired. Within months he got Peritonitis, which can be fatal. They discovered it was caused by cancer in his bowl. again life threatening. When they took out several feet of his bowl they discovered he had liver cancer. When they operated on that they discovered cancer in his lungs. So much for their travel plans and a happy retirement. He is now going for chemo 3 times a week and will as long as he lives. Too many times I have seen people work every day they could only to die within months of retirement. I retired early. I figured enjoying the life I have left was the important thing.

[cowpuc]

For Hummings friend and Sailors brother in law - PRAYERS UP AND BLESSINGS DOWN!!

 

Life can sure throw some curves, to bad they cant all be conquerable from the seat of Venture!!

[Venturous Randy]

One of the things about going through the maturing process (getting old) is dealing with health problems and worse with yourself, family and friends. There were four of us that ran together when I was stationed in the Air Force and three of us went to South East Asia together in 72. Of the four, two have already died from heart attacks and I can not find what happened to the other one.

You have been in our thoughts and prayers puc and hope that you soon start getting some better news.

Randy