Aubrey's driving days are done for a while...
Saturday was a beautiful day here in the Midwest, sunny and about 60 degrees, as many of you experienced. I dropped Aubrey off at the Boy Scouts about 6am for one of their winter outings took care of some errands then uncovered the M5 and pulled it out of the garage and took a few laps around my favorite roads before polishing it and covering it back up for the duration of the winter. Then the phone rang...it was about 4pm by that time.
Mr England? Aubrey has had a skiing accident, we are taking him to the hospital, we think his leg is broken. Talking to Aubs on the phone confirmed what I had been told. Dad, I'm pretty sure I've broken my leg. Oh, no!!! The boys had went to Snow Star Resort for a day on the slopes, and Aubrey was a competent skier. But a slight mistake of lifting his leg on the high speed downhill proved otherwise. They took him to the hospital that was about 30 minutes from the resort. Trouble is, the hospital was about 100 miles from our house!
Waiting for the call from the hospital was sheer torture, but finally the phone rang and the Dr on the other end proceeds to inform me that Aubrey not only broke his right leg, he also fractured the OTHER one!!! They were going to have to do surgery right away before it was too late. How fast can I get there???? Did I unwrap the M5??....no, it's got summer tires and I don't care if it is 60 degrees today. Tomorrow it could snow 2 feet! Natalie came home about that time and I played the imminent domain card and took her Mercedes, besides the ride would be better for Aubrey later.
The little 4 cylinder Benz cruises at 90-100 pretty easily, and I arrive safely in order for the surgery to begin after a short briefing, despite getting lost in an area I've never been before and having the hospital call every 5 minutes wondering if I'm there yet. Finally a young man guided me in on the phone.
We just got back today, Aubrey has plates and screws all over his legs, and a nice new pair of red "boots" (casts). We were very glad to get home, but his life won't be the same for the next 6-9 weeks. His birthday comes up on the 20th, and he turns 15. We've been practicing driving the 318iS, and he has been doing very well, but it looks like he's lost his license before he got them. But what worries me is after he takes his pain medication he wants to race me on Gran Turismo Playstation 2. =)
It's been a long week so far, about 5 hours sleep since Saturday, but the boy is going to be fine.
Jr
Kind of puts the deer-dent thing in perspective, huh?
I hope all are home safe and relatively sound for now. I had a roommate my freshman year who broke his femur and was in a toe-to-hip cast for about 4 months. I remember his parents thinking that he would never be the same, let alone continue being the great racketball player he was. Flash forward four years and my roomie John was the #3 ranked player in the Country. Thank goodness for young strong bodies.
Now about that "gray cloud" following you around...............
Brian C.
;)
Sorry about the kid, glad he is OK ...
but know it is allways a pain the days he will be facing. Hope for a quick recovery.
Javier
Oh man , i'm really sorry to hear that Jr., I hope that
everything turns out ok..With any luck and the newer casts and medicine he'll be back to normal quickly.. more time for him to study up for that drivers test..
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Originally Posted by Jr ///M5
Saturday was a beautiful day here in the Midwest, sunny and about 60 degrees, as many of you experienced. I dropped Aubrey off at the Boy Scouts about 6am for one of their winter outings took care of some errands then uncovered the M5 and pulled it out of the garage and took a few laps around my favorite roads before polishing it and covering it back up for the duration of the winter. Then the phone rang...it was about 4pm by that time.
Mr England? Aubrey has had a skiing accident, we are taking him to the hospital, we think his leg is broken. Talking to Aubs on the phone confirmed what I had been told. Dad, I'm pretty sure I've broken my leg. Oh, no!!! The boys had went to Snow Star Resort for a day on the slopes, and Aubrey was a competent skier. But a slight mistake of lifting his leg on the high speed downhill proved otherwise. They took him to the hospital that was about 30 minutes from the resort. Trouble is, the hospital was about 100 miles from our house!
Waiting for the call from the hospital was sheer torture, but finally the phone rang and the Dr on the other end proceeds to inform me that Aubrey not only broke his right leg, he also fractured the OTHER one!!! They were going to have to do surgery right away before it was too late. How fast can I get there???? Did I unwrap the M5??....no, it's got summer tires and I don't care if it is 60 degrees today. Tomorrow it could snow 2 feet! Natalie came home about that time and I played the imminent domain card and took her Mercedes, besides the ride would be better for Aubrey later.
The little 4 cylinder Benz cruises at 90-100 pretty easily, and I arrive safely in order for the surgery to begin after a short briefing, despite getting lost in an area I've never been before and having the hospital call every 5 minutes wondering if I'm there yet. Finally a young man guided me in on the phone.
We just got back today, Aubrey has plates and screws all over his legs, and a nice new pair of red "boots" (casts). We were very glad to get home, but his life won't be the same for the next 6-9 weeks. His birthday comes up on the 20th, and he turns 15. We've been practicing driving the 318iS, and he has been doing very well, but it looks like he's lost his license before he got them. But what worries me is after he takes his pain medication he wants to race me on Gran Turismo Playstation 2. =)
It's been a long week so far, about 5 hours sleep since Saturday, but the boy is going to be fine.
Jr
Tell him hello from his solo "enabler"...and a get well soon (m)
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Originally Posted by Jr ///M5
Thanks for the well wishes guys, I told Aubrey that you guys had posted your condolences and a big smile that I haven't seen much of in the past few days graced his face. By the way, he knows most of you guys via dad....
Thanks again, you helped brighten his day.
Jr
...so he can get in that 318is for some defensive driving training in the next few years. I've been fortunate enough to never break a bone, but have made some stupid moves on the road at very young age. I feel for his pain now, but perhaps it instills some mortality, and he will approach future adventure sports (including everyday driving) with a healthy respect. Best wishes to all!
