More about Erik, and a PSA

[prog]

Short news article on Erik's accident, from back when it happened three weeks ago. A couple of days ago, he had just transferred to a rehab clinic, when he was felled by a pulmonary embolism. Just one of those things.

My friends: drive defensively. When bicycling in traffic, drive very defensively. Please.

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You know what, even if you're just walking around where cars are, please keep up that peripheral vision. My brother Ricky got smacked by a bus a few days ago (also driven by an older person), if you can believe that. Fortunately all he suffered was a broken arm. He was just walking around by the Sea Dog in Bangor when he saw something big, and next thing he knew he was in a hospital bed. Geez.

Comments

[ruthling.livejournal.com]

My condolences on the loss of your friend. And my utter shiveryness when thinking about biking accidents...

[rikchik.livejournal.com]

Gah, this does not help my car-phobia. I'll definitely be keeping him in mind when biking.

yeah

[cthulhia]

I had a fairly nervous, car-aware, run today, thinking about erik and your brother.