not for you... for my own record.
everyday is the same. wake up either at 2am or 11am. squirm in pain until the norco kicks in, get outta bed, see cass off to school or work, head back inside and turn up the tunes. seeing how i still cant do much and my muscles are gonzo...
little update for the masses.
still non weight bearing on right leg, right arm and left arm due to bones i turned into mulch and dust.
left leg. still torn acl. ive tried walking on it, wants to bend backwards. either lack of muscle or its fucked more than i would mind it to be.
right leg. still broken and painful if left hanging in the air and bends the wrong way due to gravity. to be pain free in moving it, it has to be as straight as possible. no pivoting.
right arm. broken wrist. being able to use it for more things. can with stand picking up full plate of food, full glass of water. still some pain, but not as bad.
broken fingers. still broken, grip is better than nothing but definitely not worthy of trusting anything in my grasps.
left arm. broken elbow is still broken. hurts like hell to pull things, shirt on and off, fridge open, really grabbing anything, its painful.. the misplaced hardware they installed doesnt help. 9mm from where it should be. always hitting that little end bit thats sticking out on things, wall, car doors, tables, etc...
rib is healed as it would
lung is fine as far as i can tell.
head has healed up pretty nicely.
mentally, im going insane with little to nothing to do or able to do. internet and music can only do so much. been trying my hand at gardening which entailswrapping vines around wooden posts to try and make our backyard a cool little hang out spot. who knows if its working.
m.s. is still the same as of now. who knows how hard its going to be to regain my leg muscles to walk. no other real complications as of yet... but im not allowed to put weight on 3 of 4 limbs still...
13.5.13
13.4.13
Life and times.
well, today is 6 week from the wreck... almost to the hour minute... figure i need a quick recap to remember where i am/was at at 6 weeks out.
left elbow is healin up, sounds like a bag of gravel when i use it and still hurts to pick things up...
right wrist is bst of all the injuries.. but same as left, cant pick stuff up with out causing pain, stress...
broken middle and ring finger on right hand... seemingly still broken and hurt like hell when used for anything.
left knee is able to with stand some weight on it, doctors orders. ive stood up a handful of times. balance is waaay off and im totally unstable while trying to stand. walking is not an option yet. acl is still torn in left knee obviously.
right knee is the worst. still hurts whenever pain meds start to wear off. cant put weight on it till june 1st. then i can start rehabbing it. its still broken. tibia plateau fracture... fml
head wound/gash is healed up, scar is minimal. skin where scar is, is numb. obviously. hair isnt growing back where the skin died.
ribs are now fine as is lung that partially collapsed
ive been staving off depression and insanity by staying as busy as i can from my wheel chair. had a ton of support from friends and family. its been great. going stir crazy being stuck in the house, in the wheel chair, in bed.... for all this time.
cassandras been the biggest help thru all of this. always with a smile and understanding. its as if she was born to do this... for her moms side of the family, this is third generation. the woman taking care of a busted motorbike accident victim. she is gold in desperate times.
i am pushin the limits with my physical therapy, every day when its withstood. sometimes i over do it and need to take a day off of stretching thru the scar tissue in both knees, left elbow, right wrist and both fingers.
over all, when the pain meds are working, i feel about as good as i think i can....
lookin forward to getting back on a bike and getting away from the city, from all the shit, from the traffic and noise.
huge thank you to any and everyone thats helped in any way possible. food, cash, parts, and time donations... im halfway thru my over all recovery time as of today and the worst is way behind me. looking forward to looking forward.
lee bender. oakland california. 4/13/13. brothers birthday.
left elbow is healin up, sounds like a bag of gravel when i use it and still hurts to pick things up...
right wrist is bst of all the injuries.. but same as left, cant pick stuff up with out causing pain, stress...
broken middle and ring finger on right hand... seemingly still broken and hurt like hell when used for anything.
left knee is able to with stand some weight on it, doctors orders. ive stood up a handful of times. balance is waaay off and im totally unstable while trying to stand. walking is not an option yet. acl is still torn in left knee obviously.
right knee is the worst. still hurts whenever pain meds start to wear off. cant put weight on it till june 1st. then i can start rehabbing it. its still broken. tibia plateau fracture... fml
head wound/gash is healed up, scar is minimal. skin where scar is, is numb. obviously. hair isnt growing back where the skin died.
ribs are now fine as is lung that partially collapsed
ive been staving off depression and insanity by staying as busy as i can from my wheel chair. had a ton of support from friends and family. its been great. going stir crazy being stuck in the house, in the wheel chair, in bed.... for all this time.
cassandras been the biggest help thru all of this. always with a smile and understanding. its as if she was born to do this... for her moms side of the family, this is third generation. the woman taking care of a busted motorbike accident victim. she is gold in desperate times.
i am pushin the limits with my physical therapy, every day when its withstood. sometimes i over do it and need to take a day off of stretching thru the scar tissue in both knees, left elbow, right wrist and both fingers.
over all, when the pain meds are working, i feel about as good as i think i can....
lookin forward to getting back on a bike and getting away from the city, from all the shit, from the traffic and noise.
huge thank you to any and everyone thats helped in any way possible. food, cash, parts, and time donations... im halfway thru my over all recovery time as of today and the worst is way behind me. looking forward to looking forward.
lee bender. oakland california. 4/13/13. brothers birthday.
10.4.13
MORE SUPPORT STICKERS!!!!
SOOO, WE GOT MORE STICKERS TO FILL THOSE REMAINING 100 ORDERS!!!! THEY WILL GO OUT TOMORROW, THANKS FOR BEING PATIENT!!!!
IF YOU JUST WANT STICKERS, SEND WHATEVER YOU WANT OVER 5 BUCKS AND ILL SEND YOU THE "SUPPORT" AND "FRIEND" STICKER ALONG WITH SOME OTHER RANDOM STUFF IVE GOT LYING AROUND TO MAKE IT A LITTLE MORE PERSONALIZED.
NOW!!!!!, IF YOU DONATE 50-99 DOLLARS, YOU CAN CHOOSE BETWEEN ONE OF THE TWO PRINTS BELOW. SEND 100 OR MORE DOLLARS AND ILL SEND YOU BOTH PRINTS ALONG WITH THE STICKERS AND RANDOM STUFF I THROW IN THERE!!!!! THE PRINTS MEASURE 12 X 18 INCHES AND THEY ARE PRINTED ON PHOTO QUALITY PAPER AND LOOK BITCHIN FRAMED UP! I WILL PRINT AS MANY PHOTOS AS NEEDED TO FILL ALL ORDERS!
PAYPAL ADDRESS IS
ONESICKRACE@GMAIL.COM
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE INCLUDE YOUR ADDRESS IN THE NOTES SECTION OF THE PAYPAL TRANSACTION!!!!!!
THANK YOU ALL SO VERY MUCH!!!!
29.3.13
MORE SUPPORT STICKERS SOON!
THERE WILL BE MORE STICKERS TO COME SOON!
I CANT THANK YOU ALL ENOUGH WHO HAVE ORDERED, PREORDERED AND ARE WAITING. CASSANDRA BOUGHT 100 STAMPS TODAY AND IM STICKING THEM ALL TONIGHT AND THEY WILL GO OUT TOMORROW!!!
AGAIN, IM GETTING A TON MORE SOON, 250 OF EACH. CURRENTLY THERE ARE ABOUT 60 ORDERS WAITING, SO THAT LEAVES 190 PAIRS OF STICKERS AT 5 BUCKS, PLUS WHATEVER STUFF I THROW IN TO PERSONALIZE IT ALL...
LOVE AND RESPECT YOU ALL, THANK YOU FROM THE BOTTOMS OF OUR HEARTS.
LOVE, LEE AND CASSANDRA!
I CANT THANK YOU ALL ENOUGH WHO HAVE ORDERED, PREORDERED AND ARE WAITING. CASSANDRA BOUGHT 100 STAMPS TODAY AND IM STICKING THEM ALL TONIGHT AND THEY WILL GO OUT TOMORROW!!!
AGAIN, IM GETTING A TON MORE SOON, 250 OF EACH. CURRENTLY THERE ARE ABOUT 60 ORDERS WAITING, SO THAT LEAVES 190 PAIRS OF STICKERS AT 5 BUCKS, PLUS WHATEVER STUFF I THROW IN TO PERSONALIZE IT ALL...
LOVE AND RESPECT YOU ALL, THANK YOU FROM THE BOTTOMS OF OUR HEARTS.
LOVE, LEE AND CASSANDRA!
28.3.13
5 DOLLAR SUPPORT STICKERS.
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PAYPAL ADDRESS IS
onesickrace@gmail.com
THE FIRST 100 ORDERS GET A LITTLE EXTRA.
AND
THE FIRST 20 GET A LITTLE MORE THAN THAT!
THE COST IS 5 DOLLARS AND GOES TOWARDS FIXING MY BIKE, PERSCRIPTIONS, AND MED BILLS SINCE THE LADY THAT CAUSED ALL OF THIS DOESNT HAVE INSURANCE.
I ALREADY HAVE 100 ENVELOPES STUFFED WITH A BUNCH OF RANDOM EXTRAS AND MY RETURN ADDRESS ON THEM. SO THEY WILL START GOING OUT AS EARLY AS TOMORROW.
ON A SIDE NOTE, IM HEALING, BUT WITH A SECOND OPINION FROM ANOTHER DOCTOR AT UCSF, I WAS TOLD I CANT PUT ANY WEIGHT ON MY RIGHT LEG UNTIL JUNE 1ST. AT THAT POINT, I CAN START DOING REHAB FOR WALKING. SO, IM HOPING TO MAKE IT TO BORN FREE ON MY OWN TWO FEET AND ON MY OWN TWO WHEELS, BUT WE WILL SEE. IM DOING ABSOLUTLEY EVERYTHING I CAN RIGHT NOW IN ORDER TO GET HEALED AND KEEPING MY BODY STRENGTHENED.
THANKS IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT, IM READY FOR THIS NEAR DEATH SHIT TO QUIT HAPPENING TO ME.
LEE BENDER.
JUNE OF 07 DIAGNOSED WITH MS
NOV OF 07 FIRST MOTO WRECK, NOT MY FAULT.
JUNE OF 2010 STRUCK BY LIGHTNING
MARCH OF 2013 SECOND MOTO WRECK...
13.3.13
Saturday March 2nd 2013. 33rd St and MLK. Oakland, Ca.
i only have whats been told to me. some pieces to puzzle back together.
1. i was going to go shoot photos at a friends shop.
2. being on MLK doesnt support the above claim, unless i was headed somewhere else first. so no idea what so ever where i was going.
3. i only remember waking up sunday at highland hospital.
list of issues.
zero weight bearing on all four limbs. wheel chair bound for 2-3 months.
left knee, torn acl, stretched all other ligaments. those ligaments pulled pieces of bone off of the bone when stretched. considered a sort of fracture.
right knee. broken shin bone right at joint. doc said looks like someone pulled the cap off and put it right back on. surgery optional. no cast given, just braces.
left arm. elbow smashed, see below x-ray. must have skidded on elbow because skin was worn down to the bone. immediate surgery. no cast just guaze and tape over roguhly 10-12 stitches. wrist sprained, hurts wose than anything else. no brace or wrist guard given
right wrist. broken in a few places. surgery performed and fixed has two piece splint. assuming stitches under splint from said surgery. see surgery photos below.
gouge/gorge in head. required 16 staples and 12 stitches. one sq in. piece of skin said to possibly die and produce no hair and bad scaring.
one broken rib. cased in muscle and meat, no way to fix.
one partially collapsed lung. air seen on lung in imagery. fixed with inhale tool given.
road rash, right hand, top of hand. one hole required 3 stitches, misc on left ankle area.
bruises everywhere as you can see below.
PHOTO CREDIT. MOSTLY CASSANDRA JEAN WAGES.
1. i was going to go shoot photos at a friends shop.
2. being on MLK doesnt support the above claim, unless i was headed somewhere else first. so no idea what so ever where i was going.
3. i only remember waking up sunday at highland hospital.
list of issues.
zero weight bearing on all four limbs. wheel chair bound for 2-3 months.
left knee, torn acl, stretched all other ligaments. those ligaments pulled pieces of bone off of the bone when stretched. considered a sort of fracture.
right knee. broken shin bone right at joint. doc said looks like someone pulled the cap off and put it right back on. surgery optional. no cast given, just braces.
left arm. elbow smashed, see below x-ray. must have skidded on elbow because skin was worn down to the bone. immediate surgery. no cast just guaze and tape over roguhly 10-12 stitches. wrist sprained, hurts wose than anything else. no brace or wrist guard given
right wrist. broken in a few places. surgery performed and fixed has two piece splint. assuming stitches under splint from said surgery. see surgery photos below.
gouge/gorge in head. required 16 staples and 12 stitches. one sq in. piece of skin said to possibly die and produce no hair and bad scaring.
one broken rib. cased in muscle and meat, no way to fix.
one partially collapsed lung. air seen on lung in imagery. fixed with inhale tool given.
road rash, right hand, top of hand. one hole required 3 stitches, misc on left ankle area.
bruises everywhere as you can see below.
PHOTO CREDIT. MOSTLY CASSANDRA JEAN WAGES.
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| alive and dont remember much at all. |
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| 16 staples, 12 stitches |
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| tell em i need parts for my bike |
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| took 3 stitches between pointer and middle finger knuckles |
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| down, not out |
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| open break, surgery stat! |
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| was round and 21"s |
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| 400 bucks for two days storage. |
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| digger darren came thru a few times, thanks bud |
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| forehead blanket |
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| frames bent. top motor mount |
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| two thumbs up for the secret red blue tooth the doctors hid on me. |
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| supposed to me smooth and round. |
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| new and improved |
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| i forget who, but someone brought me flowers, i love you too. |
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| bruises everywhere |
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| no definition to my right knee. broken bone |
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| i feel my pain. twisted fingers. |
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| some color |
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| ada specific wheelchair ramp at the house, thanks gordon, much love! |
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| most the staples out. they forgot one or two in my head under scabs |
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| holdin it together |
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| broken wrist, surgery done at some point while in hospital |
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| pudgy digits |
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| surgery photos! |
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| this wonderful woman, cassandra wages |
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| left elbom |
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| color |
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| more color |
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| bandages slidin down on stitched elbow |
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| broken knee, bruises |
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| road rash and pain pills, stool softner, blood thinner and something else |
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| dressing |
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| 33rd and MLK Oskland Ca. Saturday March 2nd. 2013 |
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| more bruising |
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| bruced |
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| oozinator |
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| surgery on broke ass wrist |
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| physical therapy on smashed elbow |
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| lock me up and get me outta here! |
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| home, 2 surgeries, 5 broken bones, 1 torn ligaments, one partially collapsed lung, 16 staples, 15 stitches and 6 days later |
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| right knee broken, left knee torn acl and fractured bone |
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| 21" dali |
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| colored tattoo. portrait of the father |
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| more color |
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| bike never went down, just stayed upright |
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| first doc visit after discharged outta hospital. ambulance tour. building in back left is where i get my monthly M.S. infusions. |
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| interesting view of the bay bridge. ambulance ride home after doctors |
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| keeps comin. colors |
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| same wrist surgery |
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| way outta place, from the first night i think. hair, peace! |
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| things home and started first go... |
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| again outta place, flat top. |
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| worn down to the bone |
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| hole in my head. |
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