Dennis, our prayers are with you.
I always tell people to spend the money on your riding gear. On July 27th when I wrecked, my gear, as a fluke saved me from breaking my neck. When the guy pulled out infront of me, I hit his fender, flew 40 feet and landed on my face that I slid on about 18 inches. My spine in my neck has a very sharp corner that my spinal cord rests against and if any of those vertibra shift at all will sever the spinal cord. Well luckly the spine protector on my riding jacket locked into the back of my helmet and kept my head and neck from moving at all. That saved me. After I stopped moving I laid there thinking I am screwed. Then I gathered my thoughts and stared to check myself out, moving fingers, then hands and arms, then toes and feet, and thought, sweet I'm good. Granted, I hurt like hell from my dislocated Femur, broken Pelvis and broke 2 Vertibra, but I was relieved! Please pass the word..
When I was in the hospital, it felt good that everyone was pulling for me. Now brother it is your turn. You have people all over this country wishing and praying for you, including my wife and I and my best friends that I told about this! If there is anything any of us can do, Please let us know. I am finally up on crutches, but am more then happy to do anything I can to help.
Carl