Thankful...

I know that I havent been posting about anything since race day and then the morning after, so I just wanted to explain why. Yesterday afternoon (sunday), my mom was in a biking accident. She, my dad, and their friend had gone for a bike ride along this trail and while she was crossing a bridge - realized that there were large gaps between the metal plates covering the bridge. She ended up falling off her bike near the edge of the bridge and slid through the side of the bridge, falling 10-12 feet below.

I cant imagine how the moments that followed must have been horrible and scary for my father and their friend, especially since they were not in the most easily accessible area. I got a call from my dad as they were loading her into the ambulance. We rushed to meet them at the hospital and were relieved/happy to hear that she was going to be OK. My mom landed between 2 huge rocks that had to be removed for the ambulance folks to get her out and up the hill/ravine.

We spent most of sunday in the ER and after all of the tests, scans, and x-rays were done - we were astounded/thankful to hear that she only broke her right hand. She definitely took a beating though - with a cut lip, bruised face, cut up knees/elbows, bruised back, etc, etc.

It was such a fluke/scary thing that happened and it made me realize how much I have to be thankful for. I am so thankful that she was wearing her helmet and fell the way she did so there were not more serious injuries. I am thankful that my dad and their friend were there with her and had cell phones to call for help. I am thankful that the security guard came along and was able to tell the ambulance how to get to where they were back in the woods. But I am most thankful that my mom's guardian angel was hanging out with her yesterday. :)