Update on Keith

Keith got home and he didn't have many marks, but he seemed to be in a lot of pain.  We iced him up and gave him so ibuprofen.

This morning his back was really hurting so he headed to the Emergency Room just to be sure he didn't have any broken bones.  He drove himself so the boys and I could still go to church.

He called between services to tell me the good news was he didn't have any broken bones; the bad news was his lung was partially collapsed.  He hit so hard that his lung effectively had a blowout and filled his chest with air.  I won't get into the really gross details, but they had to get the air out so his lung could re-inflate.

He thinks the folks at Gwinnett Medical have done a great job.  His lung is full of air and he'll come home tomorrow if it is still inflated.  He'll be really glad to get that chest tube out.  Needless to say, he won't be doing next week's race after all.  James is disappointed, but we all just glad he's ok.

If you play, ride, frolic on anything with wheels....WEAR YOUR HELMET!  The doctor said that if he hadn't had on his helmet, he would have sustained a very, very serious injury - perhaps even fatal.  Thanks to his now smashed helmet, his noggin is fine.  If only his shoulder and chest could say the same :)

Happier posts to come -before the race I'll try to follow up on Molly's suggestion of a good cycling primer.