Please say a prayer for my parents.

I just talked to my mom and her & my dad had an accident on their motorcyclelast night when they were coming back from Myrtle Beach. From what I can get, they went there and had the back of the bike transformed into a trike. Well, I guess something went wrong on the way home and dad couldn't control the bike. They hit the guard rail and both of them were thrown off. Dad has a concussion & my mom has a broken wrist (broke in a few different places), and of course they both are battered and bruised. They are being discharged from the hospital which is about and hour or so away from where they live, so their friends are going to go get them.
I'm still pretty much in shock & don't quite know what to make of all of this. Mom said she'll call me whenever they make it home. She was so upset when we talked, she said both of them were knocked unconscious, and when she came to she couldn't find my dad, and when she did see him, he was a bloody mess:( I hate that I live so far away from them:( But I am thankful that they are both alive.
Thanks for listening, I really needed it.

Thinking of your parents, may they heal quickly.

OMG, I'm so sorry to hear about this......I would be very worried if I were you:( I hope its not too serious, and I'm praying that they'll recover quickly.

When I see threads like this I count my blessings that my Mom only lives 15 min. away. God, please take care of Anna's parents and speed up the healing.

Anna ~

{{{Huggs}}} to you AND The Folks!!

So glad they weren't hurt too badly.
Wishing them both a Speedy Recovery! ;)

/s/ Phred

Oh, Anna. I'm sending you and your parents my love and well wishes.

Ooh, Anna, that's sounds horrible! Thinking of you and your folks, and hoping that they recover soon. Go hug those furbabies of yours, they are the best medicine.

Oh, I'm so sorry about your parents' accident, Anna. Prayers are on the way that they will have a succesful recovery. You'll all be in my thoughts.
{{{Hugs}}}

Prayers and wishes of good luck to your parents.

Wow, that's scary!! I'll definitely say a prayer for you, Anna and for your family.

give them a huge hug when you see them and
think about ALL the times they said to you something like....



"I don't want you......."

"You are never again going to..."

"If I ever hear about you....."

"Get rid of that......"

"It's about time you get rid of that....."


and fit the word 'motorcycle' at the end of those sentences.



but tell them that you love them first!!!!;)

How frightening for you anna, i am so glad they seem to be ok, my thoughts are with you, and i wish your parents a speedy recovery, take care

I'm so sorry to hear this :( Please be strong. You parents will be in my thoughts, I hope they make a speedy recovery!

My dad was once in a motorcycle accident... he and a friend were both in comas... my dad has never gotten back on a bike, but he and his friend have both made full recoveries. I hope your parents will do the same!

Oh no. I hope your parents are on the mend quickly. Must've been a big scare for them, particularly with your mum not being able to find your dad.

Anna,

I'm so sorry to hear about your Mom & Dad. Hope they get to
feeling better soon. That would be so scary to hear such bad
news over the phone. You all will be in my prayers tonight.Liz.

{{anna & family}}

thinking of you guys....

Anna
so sorry to hear this terrible new, but glad they are going to be ok! did they have their helmets on?
how very scary for you.
prayers on the way for them to recover fast!

Anna, I am sorry to hear about your parents' accident. I know how it feels to be so far away from them. Especially in times when they need to be comforted. I hope they are both feeling better and on the mend.

Hugs to you.

Their friends called me when they got home last night (about 12:30) and told me my mom wasn't able to come home.
Actually my dad shouldn't have either, but he more or less told the drs. he was leaving...period. I found out he also has a scull fracture and has staples in the top of his head & quite a few stitches in his face.
I guess mom is worse than she told me. Not only did she break her wrist, I guess it's shattered. I wonder if they'll have to put one of those things on her (like a brace on the outside)? Her whole body is swelled, expecially her arm and her legs. She hasn't been able to eat or go to the bathroom, as of last night.
It's so hard to go back to sleep after finding out things were worse than you thought.
Rhonda (moms friend) said that mom just cried when she found out dad was leaving, that in it's self makes me want to cry my eyes out:( I hate the thought of my mom crying. She is too good of a woman, she doesn't need all of this.
I'm sorry I keep rambling, I'm just really worried about the both of them.
Thanks so much to all of you, your replies mean the world to me.

And no, they're is no helmet law in SC so they didn't have their helmets on:rolleyes:

Oh Anna that is scarey! I am grateful that your dad is well enough to be released, even though it sounds like he should have stayed in the hospital for longer, and will pray for your mom's recovery. It sounds like she has some really bad injuries but she survived what sounds like a really terrible accident. You can certainly be thankful for that!! Without helmets, it could have been so much worse. (((hugs)))

Oh, Anna, I am sorry to hear that!! I hope they both mend quickly, and I have to follow Richard's warning... no motorcycles!!

Anna, I hope your mom will be able to come home soon. Remind me where they live........I have forgotten.

I hate motorcycles and my husband wants one so badly. He promises he would always wear a helmet, regardless of the law, but I still hate them and really, really don't want him to get one.

Sorry to hear of your parents' accident, Anna. It is always hard to be too far away to go help in situations like this. (or to go check out the situation.) It is hard when your parents are hurt. You are used to being the ones looking to them for help, comfort and aid and it gets turned back around on you.

My parents were in an accident in Missouri a few years ago. They live only 30 minutes away but it was a day or so later before they called and told anyone and then it was my sister who happens to be their insurance agent. My mom was pretty badly bruised from the seat beat and in extreme pain. They gave her pain pills in the emergency room and told her to see her dr. when she got home. Well, they got home on a Friday and she still had a few pills left so she didn't call the dr. I guess she thought the pain would just disappear. We went to see her on Sunday and neither she nor my dad got any sleep the night before because she was in such pain. It was so weird taking over and making my dad call the drs. office on a SUNDAY (I guess you have to go through 3 kids and all their illnesses to know drs. are available on the weekends in an emergency). Within an hour, my mom had the needed pain pills. Then I had to make sure they called the dr. the next day so she could get in. She had to go through a lot of physical therapy because her arm and back were severely strained.

I hope all goes well with your parents, Anna. Don't be surprised if you have to "encourage" them to do the things they need to do to get better.

It must have been awful to hear of that accident! My parents both live in another state and I am only 21 and miss them like crazy at times. I know how you feel!

Will keep the prayers coming. I sure wish your dad would have stayed with your mom and gotten better together. Please let us know their progress. We will be thinking of you.

Oh no, Anna:( How frightening for you and your parents!! Thank goodness they were not even more seriously injured!! I can't imagine how they avoided serious head injury with no helmets on!! They had a guardian angel looking over them for sure! I didn't even realize there were any states that did not require helmets! :eek: I love the IDEA of riding on motorcycles, but still, they frighten me to death. I've taken care of too many horrificly injured motorcycle accident victims in the OR/RR not to be wary. I'm sorry to hear that your Mom is now alone in the hospital; she sounds to be so badly banged up and it sounds like her wrist might need internal pinning/fixation. Ugh! Still, she's blessed to have survived and to have such a loving and caring daughter as you! Please know I'll be keeping them, and you, in my thoughts and prayers. {{{hugs}}} Love, Sandra

Anna,

I'm so sorry to hear about your parents. You will all be in my thoughts and prayers.

[[[[hugs]]]]
Donna

Oh, Anna, I am so sorry to hear about your parents being injured. Prayers, positive thoughts and well wishes sent for you all.

Many Hugs
Chris

So sorry to hear about your parents' accident. Best wishes for a quick and complete recovery are going their way.

Anna,
So sorry to hear of the parents accident. I also didn't realize that there are still states that don't require helmets when riding on a motorcycle.
I know how that feeling is when you get the phone call. My mom lives in Florida and I am in PA. A couple years ago my mom decided to get her daily walk in early and she was hit by a car while walking accross the street. Your heart just sinks when you get that phone call.
I hope your Parents are on their way for a speedy recovery. Please keep us posted!

I have worked in the medical field for almost 20 years and 8 of them were with an Orthopaedic Surgeon. So, I hope all goes well with your mom's wrist. And your Dad I sure hope he is feeling better.

We will certainly keep them in our thoughts and prayers!
Please keep us posted on their condition.

God Speed to them both.

Just now read the update. Prayers are still coming your way. BTW, how's the quit smoking project coming along. Please don't let the stress of this make you go back to smoking. Things have a way of turning out OK. We're all here for you.

Anna I'm so sorry to hear about the accident. I will keep your parents in my prayers, and hope for a full recovery for both of them--your dad sounds like my dad--he probably would have left too--men!!

Gosh Anna how awful for you, i do hope you mum gets better soon, keep us posted on her recovery,helmets are law in all of new zealand even if you ride a bicycle, one can see why.
well take care and thinking of you and hoping all is well soon

I don't know if it's a good thing or a bad thing:(

I talked to her last night when I got home from work. She said she didn't even think the morphine they were giving her in the hospital was working until they took her off it:eek:said she had hurts she never even knew she had:eek:.
She is bruised from head to toe, and still really can't eat. Good thing...she's not throwing up, bad thing...she really hasn't ate anything to throw up:( She said the both of them are extremely tired, hadn't slept since Wed. morning because of the pain. From what they tell mom went over the guardrail (dad said her leather jacket was ripped to shreds) & he hit the rail with his head *ouch!* and kinda went sliding of his face down the pavement.

Dad went back to Myrtle with the bike & talked to the people who put it on, had 4 different people inspect it, and of course they said there was nothing wrong with their product:rolleyes: I guess they've already had 3 or 4 people sue them before and all of them lost because they couldn't find a problem with their product. Anyway they were going to charge dad $700 to take it off:eek: Needless to say, he didn't have to pay that and got his money back for the setup.....that's it, nothing more. Isn't that crazy? I would be so :mad:
I want to go down there, but I don't know if I should wait till mom has the surgery on her wrist, or just go down now. Stupid question, but what would you do?

Oh Anna, I'm so sorry to hear how badly your folks were
hurt. :( If it were me, I'd want to be there & see them in
person, but that's me, and I don't know your situation or if
that's even possible for you to go anywhere right now.Do you
have any other family members or close friends who could stay
with them for awhile.If you Dad has bad head injuries, should
he really be traveling anywhere? I feel so bad for you & them
in this situation. I will certainly keep you all in my prayers.
{{{{{HUGS}}}} Liz & Smokey.

Anna,
Go when it will be the most helpful for them...that might be before, or, it might be after the surgery. OR, if you can afford it, go now through the surgery!! Do what is in your heart, the rest of the stuff can wait..... I hope they mend quickly!!!!!!
Hugs,
Johanna

Anna,
What a difficult decision you must make. I also don't know what the situation is.... Can you take off now?...Can you afford it?...Is there anyone who is located close to your parents that could go and check on them for you? If so, then maybe that could help you decide easier. Good Luck and we will still keep your parents in our thoughts and prayers!

Please keep us posted!
I wish there was something I could do???(sorry) I'll just keep praying!!

I'd go now, if it's financially feasable, and your employers are okay with it. Just me, but I'd be on the next car/plane/train/bus heading that way!

My Dad is visiting friends in Western NY this weekend, and there's roof repair involed. I think I told him 5 times in three minutes "No falling off roofs!" "No falling off roofs!" "No falling off roofs! You're breakable, remember?"

I'd have the bike inspected yet again. If other people have had accidents, maybe they need to tell people they have to "train" on the modified bike before they can take it on the road.

I think the next holiday/birthday you should buy them matching motorcycle helmets.

I've decided to go down there monday. I only have 1 brother & he lives in AZ & I know he isn't able to go & they have their neighbors (the ones who brought them home from the hospital) to look after them. I can only afford to take off work till Friday, so that's what I'm going to do. My work said whatever I need, they are so wonderful about things like that:)

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Good idea Karen, think I'll do that:D :D

Anna, I'm just now reading this post. I'm so sorry to hear about your parents terrible accident. :( I'm glad that they're home now. Prayers are on the way for a speedy recovery. I'm so glad that you're able to go see them too. Please have a safe trip. Take care. {{{HUGS}}}