This is Dan, logged into JerGStwinguy's account.  He asked me to post a message on the board about his wife (my cousin) CharGStwingirl.  Yesterday a car hit her nearly head-on on the 2000 GS500 that she bought from me.  Injuries are not life threatening but she was in surgery for about six hours this morning.  Broken pelvis and both femurs.  She's a long distance runner and in incredible condition so that should help in her recovery. 

Please send some prayers out for her and her family and maybe post a message of encouragement here.  Thank you.

Sent.. For her fast recovery and the family.Sorry to hear about her...

prayers sent for her speedy recovery. 

Ouch ... hate to hear news like this.  Christmas (and New Year's?) in the hospital, and a long road of recovery ahead. 

All the best.  She and her husband will be in my prayers this season.

Prayers go out to her and her family, especially around the holiday season. I hope she has a safe and quick recovery. Update the thread and let us know how shes doing.

Lets all hope she gets well soon.
Best of wishes from me and my family, to you and yours.

hope for fast recovery so close to christmas. 

thats no good...hope she has a speedy full recovery

Dan again.  I talked to Char this morning.  She's doing well and in good spirits, considering.  The doctor said the surgery went as well as he could have expected or better.  Rods in both femurs.  Physical therapy had arrived when I was on the phone with her.  They were going to get her up and walking already.  The pelvis break is apparently stable and will heal on its own.

Thanks for the messages of encouragement and please keep them coming.  She'll be around soon and will appreciate the kind words.

I'm sorry to hear the bad news. My best wishes for a quick recovery!

Wowee ... Sad news but improving. All the best for recovery of all concerned. Prayers to everyone. This is Hindu now, so its going to be special.
Yea, I can call upon hindu gods at will ...
Cool.
Srinath.

I wish for her a speedy recovery.

I hope she feels better soon. 

CharGStwingirl  - you've survived my worst fear. Hope your pain is minimal after such a tough wreck and much tougher surgery. Six hours is a long time for you to be worked on, and agonizing for your family and friends to wait through.

When the therapist pushes too hard, let em know with a nicely placed elbow.

Hope you can recover quickly and run again soon. If/ when you can share about the accident, please do and make us better riders.

Prayers sent

Sorry to hear Char, I hope you have a speedy recovery. Fortunately I haven't been in a wreck yet, so I'm looking forward to hearing from you and your story to keep me further away from one. I can't imagine how scary that was.

I am so sorry to hear about this! We are all "family" when a fellow rider goes down.

My husband has a long pin in his left femur, 5 years now, good news is that the leg doesn't really bother him, and they had him up and walking right away too. I hope CharGStwingirl heals up as well or better. Prayers are sent for a strong and speedy recovery, and to family and friends. Her attitude sounds strong and positive, and that's a big plus! And all these prayers from the group sent your way will help in healing.

God bless you all, (and those Hindu gods in your corner will be of great benefit, go Ganesh!)

My thoughts and prayers are with you on a speedy recovery!!

DLW

My very best wishes for a speedy and full recovery. I hope things are still going well and that Char's spirits are holding strong!!!! 

get better soon CharGStwingirl!!!

Hello, this is the Husband and riding partner to CharGStwingirl.  She is healing nicely but will be confined to a wheel chair for another 4 weeks.  She may be out sooner if she has her way about it and probably will.  Her legs are healing nicely and getting more use out of them every day.  Thanks to the Rehabilitaion Center of Santa Barbara for their expert rehabilitaition skills.  She also wants to thank you all for your prayers and well wishes including the brightly colored Hindu prayers    She is right here beside me while I type this so I'd better be good.  She will log on when she gets home next week and let you all know what happened.  Long story short, she had no where to go with a car coming right at her in our lane on a blind curve.  I thank god she is still alive and with us. .  Her GS is busted up but can be rebuilt.  I know she wants it back on the road.

Again thanks to Dan and all the caring folks on the board for wishing her well

Happy New Year to all

JerGStwinguy and CharGStwingirl