Greg Smith Down But Not Out

[davemoore]

Greg went down while bicycling on a country road outside Boerne yesterday. He lost traction on a curve and hit the ground pretty hard. A passerby took Greg and bike home, where he thought he could tough it out, but it became obvious it was more serious. Marcia was out of town, so Kathy and I took Greg to the ER about an hour after it happened - besides road rash (knee, hand, shoulder), he has a separated shoulder and a partially-collapsed lung. The trauma doc put a tube in his chest to reinflate the lung and kept him for the night. Marcia drove in about 7:30 last evening and took over the "vigil." He should be home today, hurting but otherwise surviving.

If ya know Greg, drop him a PM at GHSmith54.

[McRuss]

I don't know Greg but I do know that those damn bicycles can be dangerous! Tell him a stranger says "Get well!"

And on a related note...not....how about lunch at the Rib House one day next week? I'll be in Seattle Tue, Wed, Thur this week, give me a call Mondayish.

[k12steve]

Greg went down while bicycling on a country road outside Boerne yesterday.
If ya know Greg, drop him a PM at GHSmith54.

All our hopes for Greg's RAPID recovery!!!!

[davemoore]

Greg is being discharged as I write this. The doc found a fractured rib, the probable cause of the collapsed lung, and kept him a second night in the hospital.

Greg is just shy of completing a goal of 12,000 miles pedaled in 2005. Not being able to finish that is his greatest disappointment.