18. Day 9 in Rehab after Motorcycle Crash

[@SteveSavage79]

I have to say you’re handling an extremely tough situation like a champ. Hoping for the best for you.

[@albie567]

You are your own best health care advocate. Keep on..

[@garysbackroadadventures]

Hang in there buddy, the trip home is getting closer and closer. Hope the wrist heal quickly.

[@joachimsommer4262]

You're looking great, Time will heal all Wounds...Joachim, Greetings from Germany.

[@john0270]

it will grow back?? i thought only fingers grew back

[@JohnnyAKLove]

You’re looking much better and seem like your spirits are coming back. Keep moving forward brother. Keep moving forward.

[@JohnDavis-ol7qg]

I love your attitude, and common sense to getting around. I was on crutches for over 6 months. Definitely will be easier on the wrists. Make sure to exercise your left leg, or at least stretches because after the year recovery I'm going through, it's a huge strain on it. My last PT is next Friday. Almost a full year. I've been in the gym daily for the last year deciding I need to get healthy. Lost 36 lbs so far. You got this

[@davidphelps7763]

As a combat veteran, the VA trained me to be a mindfulness instructor working with vets that suffer PTSD and combat injuries.. Through meditation and the neuro plasticity, you are able to rewire the pain circuits in your brain..Couple years back I cut the end of my thumb off with a saw and ad I waited several hours, I decided to see if what I teach actually worked.,My wife was freaking out but I just started doing my breathing practice.. As I relaxed and found my rhythm , I began to focus on the pain instead of running from it., I identified where the pain was, burning, stinging, radiating, throbbing, were they constant or intermittent.. Ad I did this the pain started to diminish..It did not totally go away but was able to tolerate.. Many in the group were able completely give up opiates.. Might be worth a try for you.. I commend you on your positive attitude which helps in the healing process..

[@leonardarola]

You looking much better today. Ribs sucks and hurts for sooo long. Wishing you a speedy recovery and a juicy third pounder cheese bacon burger. With fries.

[@WildWanderland]

Nice shirt!!! I have that shirt too! 👍🏽 Whenever you get down in the dumps about where you’re at, you’ll have your videos from the last week and a half to look back on and see how far you’ve already come! 🎉

[@roadtripper5553]

Thanks for the update still praying. Glad to see you're making it.

[@docdoc2883]

Thanks for the update. It amazes me how well you have rebounded. Keep your spirits up. Can’t wait to hear your view on your gear.

[@papap.8006]

Brother you look so much better. I will keep you in my prayers. 🙏

[@liv4adv41]

Keep on trucking mate, you are an inspiration 💯🙂

[@bobbarron6969]

Speaking as a nurse: do not let yourself become constipated. It will be the worst experience of all.

[@josephleister9198]

You're looking a lot better...dont be afraid to speak up. Prayers for you bud.

[@motorhead1884]

Nubbn is looking good so far man. 👌 good day to sit and watch Westerns all day long.

[@weinerwagon6667]

Great comment! Or Netflix! Hahaha.

[@motorhead1884]

@weinerwagon6667 not alot of Eastwood and Bronson on Netflix 😆

[@motocatz87]

I just happened to come across your channel. You seem like a genuinely good hearted man. I'm so sorry this happened to you. Thank God you survived. I'm praying for no more pain and a speedy recovery.

[@sk8r4life92188]

Thank you for sharing this horrific accident with the world. I will forever think about you when packing/leaving for a camp trip.

[@ORIGINALCONCEPTGARAGE]

Brother get better Brother thank you for showing this side of true inner strength God be with you brother

[@c22narf]

DUDE!! I have the same tee shirt! I bought myself the blue one and got my brother the red. Ed would be proud to see that. Keep up the hard work. 👍

[@nitrousninja882]

God bless you man! You are tougher than nails. If I lost a foot I would be whining like a baby.

[@MADDOG100ful]

I know one thing you sure have convinced me not to get complacent about putting on my motorcycle boots and keeping my modular helmet closed while riding down the highway ride so much you get complacent about wearing the proper gear when you have it hanging in the garage thinking you're only going on a short trip I would like to hear more about your gear and thank you for keeping so positive going through such a testing time

[@bluewhaleadventures152]

Life challenges bring out what is inside us. It is obvious that you are a man of great substance and character to sustain such injuries and come through as such an inspiration. I’m sure every moment is not as bright. Know that there are many of us pulling for you. 💪

[@jpalcouffe7515]

You are doing very well - you are almost home!

[@wadepage5823]

My Dad used to say, "People will put as much on you as you will take, but no more."

[@Liberty4Ever]

I had frozen shoulder (adhesive capsulitis) in my 30s and I rode my DR350 to physical therapy. I had very little mobility in my left shoulder, so I had to lean forward and poke my claw out from my chest like a T. rex to operate the clutch. You've got this. You'll be home soon, big guy!

[@DatOldeBiker]

Great to hear that you're getting on with things like showering, that's a good sign. I had to sit on a chair for my first one after an operation, and had to be able to traverse the stairs before leaving hospital. Keep your spirits up and continued good wishes. :>)

[@markrussrll1908]

Hey biker brother, hanging there my friend, you're a tough man with a good attitude !!! Your heads in a good place, you're healing up and you're doing well , You're gonna make me think twice every time I'm doing 80 mph👍🙏✌️🇺🇲

[@dougfresh1341]

Shoot Don, I have trouble transferring myself from the bed to the shower to work. Keep at it! 🙏🏽

[@justposi]

Since you're in such good spirit from day one i really admire your way of accepting your faith and adapting to everything from the get go. I know riding is your love and since you're this open and accepting of everything iand you had a lot of time to think over the past how many days I must ask did you think about riding again eventually, I know a guy who lost his shifter leg in the crash and he's still on two he's like shifting with his knee pulling the prosthetic up entirely. Unless the camera is flipped i belive your shifting leg is still intact appart from your toe right. Sorry of being upfront i dont wanna cause you any discomfort its riding is my new found love and when i saw your first video after the crash i immidiately thought of how would i personally handle it and one thing came to mind is that it would hurt a lot to lose the ability to ride cause riding is saving my mental health rn.

[@UltralightMotorcycleCamping]

I missed your video yesterday. I kept checking for it. We care about you! Then again, I'm still trying to edit a simple video of last month's moto camping trip where Matt and I rode up to your Daniel Boone National Forest moto campsite to visit with you, and after that video is uploaded, I need to edit and upload the moto camping video from this past week. Meanwhile, you're uploading a video daily while recuperating and doing PT and OT. As my Mom would say, I'm too lazy to work in a pie factory.

[@THE-APEX]

For all of us that ride, this is exactly the right mindset to persevere. The force is powerful with this one. Stay away from sitcoms and funny friends with those broken ribs!

[@ronniedeciantis1978]

After years of walking on crutches and walkers after a few operations I needed carpal tunnel, surgery, elbow nerve repair shoulder surgeries, but you look good dude

[@phil4986]

Great to see you doing better. Keep up the great work. Even if your wrists feel like they want to fall off. God Bless.

[@darkhelmetsplane]

You hang in there brother. Our prayers are with you.

[@verbalwidget7267]

Good update, you are looking great! I was hoping you would update on the toe, they reattached it if I understand it correctly? Like Dorthy said there’s no place like home. Just being home will be 100% better for the soul. A few more days 🎉🎈comfort and good food awaits. You got this.

[@bradyessary5668]

Keeping my fingers crossed for you that you get to leave there Friday!

[@nutnfancy2]

Thank you for posting these videos and sharing your story. I've been following you and following along since your accident. This whole time I have been considering buying a motorcycle myself. I keep going back and forth over the fun/joy of it but then the reality of the risks sets in and it dissuades me. It's like an endless cycle. I see a bike on the road and want one, then consider the risks and am again dissuaded. I know this is probably premature for you, but if you could do it all over again would you still have gotten into motorcycles? Thank you for sharing your story and know I am thinking about you. Michael

[@MotoGiant]

Michael, I will be addressing this exact topic in the future, but it will take some time to say exactly what I wan to say. The short answer for me is yes, I would do it again, but for most I would say the answer would be no

[@jeffreyarmbruster752]

Hang in there. having been there done that to some extreme. I have a total reverse shoulder after a motorcycle accident. Which had to be removed due to infection and then replaced again. We figure out what works for us. And hopefully they see it sooner than later. Cheers, You got this.

[@weinerwagon6667]

Just happy he’s alive! It wasn’t his time! Prayers for all to come! The healing Amd such. Can be traumatic I’ve heard. You. Are. Strong!!💪🏽

[@northbysoutheast5439]

Physical therapy people love to see pain in your face when they push you to the limit. 😃👍

[@guzziman]

Brave warrior with great attitude, god bless

[@4940markhutchins]

I have been following your progress and you, sir, are a champ!! The same thing could happen to me, and at 70, I’m not sure I could bounce back very well from something like that. I’m a LD touring rider on a Goldwing, so your 80MPH get-off can very well happen to someone like me, which causes me to re-evaluate my protective riding gear choices. You had on enough to protect you from catastrophic injury (my definition is death from head or spine injury), but what can be done to lessen the injuries you sustained?

[@langhamp8912]

He mentioned the tailbag came off the bike and then got sucked into the rear wheel, thereby locking it up. And he thought most of his foot/leg damaged could have been prevented by wearing proper boots. I personally always wear an Aerostitch 1-piece suit which is very fast to get into and out of, and since it's one piece I'm can't just wear the top when I'm tempted to. Jeans and sneakers are casual wear, for relaxing at home or maybe going to the mall. It's not for riding.

[@4940markhutchins]

So is that what he was wearing? Jeans and sneakers?

[@langhamp8912]

@@4940markhutchins I've been following him since last year when I was researching a camping trip on my motorcycle (the trip went great mostly because I very carefully followed his tips) so I was surprised he went down at 80 mph. His videos don't really show him riding on anything other than slow roads or dirt trails. You CAN wear jeans and sneakers if you ride slow enough. I've worn the same and crashed my scooter several times at low speeds in the city with no injuries. However, if you're going on the highway at highway speeds then you really need some sort of 1-piece suit, gauntlet gloves, proper boots that lock onto your ankles, and a least some impact armor. And still expect some injuries.

[@weinerwagon6667]

Really respect you! I am a 49 yo woman mother of one. {ppl assume I’m a young guy. Lol. Hence the name} Loved a bike in 20’s. But so scary! I am so glad to see your posts. You are so strong! Stay that way and power through!! I respect you so much sir! Amen that the lord saved you!!!

[@paulhiggins9492]

Keep critical thoughts, we can get you riding again when or if your ready, maybe a change, selling or working on bikes we can work this out. Easy to heal a body the mind take ages, but your golden. Wait wait wait it’ll be 100% again but better.

[@ruston723]

keep it up man

[@ralphcantrell3214]

Nobody can tell me about screwing up and crashing without wearing enough gear. I went down at wide open throttle in top gear on a 400cc motocross bike {estimated to be between 65-75 MPH) while wearing absolutely nothing but surf shorts and a pair of flip flops! If that wasn't bad enough, I was on fresh tar and crushed limestone gravel that was less than a week old - in other words, the equivalent of an endless, human cheese grater. I had full-body skin damage that would make road rash a welcomed relief. It even required scores of stitches to stretch mangled tissue back over exposed bones in several places. When I came home from the hospital, I had to be wrapped up like a mummy in disposable baby diapers and white tape for a month or more, and my poor mom had to care for me in bed and change my bandages twice a day. To do this, she would have to help me get into the bathtub, which was no small task, and then completely submerge me in lukewarm water. Then, after an hour or more of soaking the bandages so they could be "peeled" off the oozing wounds, she could get me out, allow me to drip and air dry, and then slather on more antibacterial ointment and another box of Pampers and tape. This happened on the last day of high school before Summer break, and I was again riding a motorcycle to school by Labor Day. And I am still riding 46 years later. I tell you this as proof that no one is perfect, and I am also hoping it will inspire you to focus on a speedy recovery, so you can get back on your bike and hit the trail. 🙏

[@geraldscott4302]

As someone who has had a lot of injuries, a lot of them at work (yes, I have, or had, a somewhat dangerous job, I won't get into that) My belief is that physical therapy causes more harm than good in most cases. Instead of letting things heal, physical therapy just keeps reinjuring things. I am now 65 and recently retired. I have a huge amount of soft tissue damage (muscles, tendons, ligaments, cartilage) and can barely walk. I use a cane. I have been riding motorcycles since age 8, and have ridden close to a million miles on around 40 different bikes since age 16. I've done many Iron Butt rides. I have never been injured on a motorcycle. But because of all my other injuries, I can no longer even get on a motorcycle. I can't get my leg over the seat. I had to switch to step through scooters. Not the same, but it still gets me out there on 2 wheels. It could be worse. My former boss was a Goldwing rider, and had crashed a few times in his life. But a few years ago, he went into a blind curve too fast and leaned over too far, hit a patch of gravel he couldn't see till it was too late, and low sided. He slammed into a steel guard rail and broke his back. He is now paralyzed from the waist down. Do you plan on going back to riding?

[@MotoGiant]

yes

[@dco956]

I would tape wrist & hand up with masking tape everytime...to protect joints & nerves....prayers 4 your improvement...

[@nachoKrinkle]

Are you thinking there will be a day you ride again? I would understand no but also can't help imagining a Three wheel type? I hope you get a home cooked meal on Friday if you are well enough.

[@MotoGiant]

motorcycle guy here, no trikes for me

[@lovshooting]

I read comments about getting into a 3 wheeler. Why? Get the prosthetic and ride again. Your right has only one job which is to apply rear brakes. The front brakes is really all you need to stop. But probably can use your prosthetic to apply the brakes anyways.

[@jolierouge2463]

Or could use a rear handbrake, like the stunters do.

[@dco956]

Also...can u tell us what kind of glove u were wearing....im almost ready to go back to old cowhide gloves

[@MotoGiant]

I was wearing old cowhide gloves - 2 scratches on the top of one hand

[@EvanEdwards]

Were you wearing any knee armor?

[@MotoGiant]

Yes

[@andydurbs]

I hope you feel better soon man 🙏🏻 Have you felt phantom pains?

[@MotoGiant]

once

[@AgroShareMD]

I can do a home visit when you get home.

[@Howard-p8z]

What ya gonna ride when you get healthy? Klx 300?

[@drzrider3440]

So maybe a trike is in your future? With some semi nobby tires on it...they want to see your mobility. Some people end up loosing weight and in better physical shape after something like this. Maube not so mentally, but some do come out in better shape....afterall, they built the 6 million dollar man back in the 70's. They should be able to do wonders for you know...LOL. hang int there bud. 1 day at a time

[@davescrazy-trailer6542]

I’m still sure you were just riding the posted speed limit 👮🏻‍♂️

[@africatwinman]

Going to have to buy a dct bike much easier.

[@SMMBHQ-cg2zy]

Can we quit praying for you now ? you seem to be fine , just go slow use the therapy lessons for when you go home youwill have things figured out pretty good , and stay off that damn bike for a while , dont even be thinking about riding foir quite some time praise god praise jesus and you take it SLOW damnit