Over the last few weeks several things have made me think back to the time of my accident. Not least of these has been the fact that there have been a spate of fatal and near fatal collisions between vehicles and cyclists. the result has been several 5 fatalities and several hospitalisations. How many more have to be killed or mamed before something is done to protect cyclists?!
Probably the accident that has been closest to the bone for me was the accident that almost claimed the life 12 year old Blenheim girl Jacqueline Wyatt (see Campbell live story at http://www.3news.co.nz/Teen-cyclist-recalls-collision-with-truck/tabid/367/articleID/188518/Default.aspx). Her accident bears an uncanny resemblence to mine and, like me, she is battling with a smashed pelvis and multiple other injuries. Her story moved me to tears and really cut Carleen up as she recalled the hard times that we went through during my long and painful recovery and neither of us could bear the thought poor Jackie and her family having to go through all that we had been through.
I want to help Jackie and the Wyatts through this ordeal in whatever way I can and I have started the wheels in motion to try and get in touch with them and some people raising money to help them out. I am not quite sure what I can do to help, but I have some ideas so watch this space.
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