bike crashes and broken bones

that about sums up our day today! so heres the story...

garrett left to ride his bike to work at about 11:15. i had to be to work at 1 so i was still home getting ready...about 11:30 he calls but i didnt answer-so i call back and he doesnt answer...then he sends a text "can you come pick me up". this isnt the first time and i figure, "oh, hes got a flat tire", so unconcerned i reply, "what happened". he says he fell hard and i ask if hes ok. then he calls and says that hes bleeding a lot and that theres something wrong with his shoulder...then says "we need to go to the hospital". so i freak out and try to rush out of the house, but end up having to run back in like 3 or 4 times before i actually get on the road to get him. i find him on the bike path and throw his bike in the back of the truck, grab his backpack, toss that in, and put his seatbelt on him....he said that he was coming up on a guy walking his dog and yelled out that he was going to pass him on his left..the guy moves over, but his dog runs in front of garrett...garrett tries to avoid the dog, but hits him and flies over the handlebars of his bike, smacks his head and cuts it open (just a small cut)...gets road rash on his right arm, side, and legs. so we go home to drop off the bike and get the insurance cards and ask where the hospital is -youd think after 7 months living here we'd know where the hospital is, but we didnt. so we make the trek to the hospital...all the while thinking it was just dislocated. he said it didnt hurt that bad so he didnt think it was broken....
luckily, there was nobody waiting in the ER. he waited about 10 mintues then took him back. the doctor who first looked at him, felt the collar bone and said, "its broken right in half". the x-rays then confirmed that in fact it was broken. the nurses wouldnt let me go back with him so i had to wait for 2 hours in the waiting room not really knowing what was going on.....anyways, he comes out with a figure-8 sling and an arm sling. he has to wear them for about a month. we have a doctors appointment with an orthopedic doctor at 9am on friday just for a follow-up...

garrett is pretty bummed that he cant run in the 10k on saturday in yucaipa. he also is not able to run or bike for the next 4 to 6 weeks. this definitely sets back his training for the Big Kahuna triathalon in October, but he'll catch up...now he needs to focus on relaxing!!!!

hopefully, he will let me help him more. hes very independent and does not like that he cant do much of anything since his right collar bone is broken. also, next week is the last week of school for him. all of his projects are due...i cant really do much for him there-i cant draw! i draw like a 4 year old (there are probably 4 year olds that draw better than i do). hopefully his teachers will be understanding. my teachers were great about me missing the first day of class tonight.

i'll post the picture of him in his slings later on....time to give him his pain medication and figure out how and where he is going to sleep....

prayers, good thoughts, energy, vibes, whatever you do, please send them our way for garretts healing and recovery!!!!!!!