Fwd: Dan Crain's condition

[Bruno George]

...just too much this year....

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From: Anny <roadne...@verizon.net>
Date: Sat, Aug 7, 2010 at 1:01 AM
Subject: Dan Crain's condition
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To Dan's many Friends,

     Here are the details of Dan's bicycle accident last Tue.:

     Dan Crain was hit by a car. He shared with me and others it was his fault.  However, when I listened him tell the story, it seemed to me, it was not entirely his fault.  It sounded like the female driver was driving too fast, and he says he remembers that he never heard any break sounds.

     He had his first of 2  necessary surgeries yesterday.

     He said it would be from 12 noon to about 4 pm.

     Actually, it was from 10:30am till 5:30pm; which made his Sister Sandy & I anxious.  We were then told the doctor would give us a call.  I thought, we're right here, ten feet away,  what's up with the "call"??  So I called the nurse and asked.  She said the doctor had gotten a call for an emergency surgery. 

     An hour later, at 6:30 he called to inform us about the added difficulty in removing a bone fragment that was just a hair away from severing the spinal cord!! 

     We can all pause, and thank God that Dan will be able to walk and ride his bike again!!!

     Those first hours with him in ICU that evening, he was pushing the IV pain medication button about every 3 minutes, although it would only dispense every 10.  He had an excellent male nurse who decided to give him a morphine injection. He was chomping the ice chips faster than I could scoop them in. 

    Today, Friday, his Sister Sandy was with him in the morning. Said he'd already eaten a bowel of oatmeal and half an omlet! (They already have him on a full regular diet!)

    I was there from 2 until 3:30.  Jim Cook & his daughter were there around 2:30 till 3.  

    Although still experiencing pain, & still very fatigued, he appreciated us being there.  I was glad he drank the entire pint of  fresh carrot-apple juice with the added protein powder, and liquid minerals I'd made him.        

    The details of the story, from the beginning, as he told me are:  He was traveling up Newport Coast, going west, from the Irvine side, on the Orange County Rebel Rider Tue. night ride. Time: 6:45pm.  About half-way up the hill, he was crossing over the lane where the 73 Toll road traffic merges onto Newport Coast Blvd.

    After he'd already started to cross over, he looked back..by then it was too late, he was hit by a female driving a Range Rover, knocking him off his bike.  He never lost consciousness.  One shoe stayed on the pedal, and the other shoe was found about 50 ft. away.  He said she was going fast, and he never heard any breaking sounds.  Said the ride in the ambulance was very bumpy, and they could not give him any pain medication.  Shortly thereafter, he was medicated 3 Xs.

     I received phone calls from both Rick Burneson & Ken Campbell that Dan had been in an accident & went to Mission Hospital.

    When I arrived at the Emergency Room waiting room,  I spotted the welcome faces of Paul & Elise.  Gradually we were joined by Tom Parks, David Slayton, Chuck Chen and several other cycling friends...so many, they took us all to a separate waiting room, until Dan was finished with the diagnstic MRI's, & CT scans.  Next, we all accompanied him to his room on the 3rd floor and hung out with him until around 10:pm,  (us Bikies take a long time saying saying good-bye, no matter how many hours we've ridden together that day).

      I heard the nurse telling Dan, "You are on strict bed rest!  That means do NOT move!  You need to stay on your back per orders from the doctor.  Nothing by mouth, as you may be having surgery."  I'm sure none of us had any idea of how close he was to his spine being severed, and never biking again.

      His 2nd surgery will be next Friday, when they'll be adding stabelizing rods.   He'll be staying in Mission Hospital; located at the 5 & Crown Valley until then.

      These days will be tough for Dan.  He appreciates visits, but please be sensitive to not causing more fatugue.  He has a grateful attitude, but sure is in a lot of intense pain.

       After this is all over, I'd like to have a Thank-You Party for the doctors who helped save Dan from a severed spinal cord!!!!

      Lookin' UP,  Anny

     

[Michael B]

Wow. Amen to the doctor party. Heal fast Dan. :)

Michael Bratkowski

http://www.bratkowski.us

sent from iPhone 3GS...much better :)

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[Terry]

What happened to Dan?

On Aug 7, 3:24 pm, Michael B <mgb...@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> Wow. Amen to the doctor party. Heal fast Dan. :)
>

> Michael Bratkowskihttp://www.bratkowski.us

> sent from iPhone 3GS...much better :)
>

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