Lewis Fam

So it has been an eventful last month for the Lewis Fam.  Tyson purchased a motorcycle about 2 months ago and has had the time of his life fixing it up and going for rides with his brother and brother-in-laws.  I was a little jealous of the bike at first because he was more excited to come home to his bike then he was to come home to us:) Or it at least seemed that way.  Anyway he had just finished getting all of his after market parts on when a lady in a SUV decided to pull out right in front of him.  He slammed on his brakes and started to skid and then the front tire caught and launched him over the handle bars.  He caught himself with his hands and then at one point he thinks he tried to run which would explain his torn plantar fascia on his right foot.  

I was making dinner and he had called me to tell me that he was leaving and would be home soon.  Then 15 min later his phone called me and all I could hear was the noise of traffic.   My first thought was that his phone accidently called me, but then of course I thought or he is dead on the road.  I hung up and then he called me right back, this time he was on the other line and told me that he had been hit.  So I hung up with him and called my neighbor to come watch the girls, she asked me if I needed a ride and i said no I will be fine.  FYI next time someone offers I will accept.  On the way to him all of a sudden my arms started to go numb and I could feel myself going in to shock.  I realized that people can do some pretty crazy things on adrenaline and I hadn't really gotten any details about his injuries.  So of course I start imagining that one of his legs is gone or maybe an arm, by some miracle I made it and found him sitting on the grass just off the road with his hands all bandaged and all of his limbs in place.  

His helmet literally saved his life.  The cops told him that if he hadn't been wearing it he would easily have been on the life flight helicopter instead of getting in the car to go home with me.  We know way too many people who do not wear helmets.  Tyson was as safe as anyone could be on his bike.  He never went faster then the speed limit, he always wore his helmet, he followed all the rules and was very aware of cars around him,  he would even say a prayer before he ever got on his bike.  Thanks to his paranoid wife.  Anyway my point being that if you think you don't need to wear a helmet because you are smart and safe and it will never happen to you, you are fooling yourself.  Tyson was so lucky and we consider ourselves 100% blessed.  He had some pretty painful road rash and his foot is in a removable boot but other then that he is going to be a ok.