She got knocked down

But she got up again.

"Lindsi Bluemel, the chairman of Southampton Cycling Campaign who
suffered life-threatening head injuries in a freak accident in
Bournemouth last month is back home as she continues her recovery and
itching to get back on her bike – although doctors have told her she
won’t be able to get back in the saddle till the New Year.

Mrs Bluemel, aged 56, had suffered head injuries including a fractured
eye socket and bruising to her brain three weeks ago when she came off
her bike after riding over a 5-metre strip of plastic lying across a
cycle lane adjacent to the westbound carriageway of the A338.

Normally, she would have been wearing a cycle helmet, but hers had
been stolen two days earlier and she had not yet had an opportunity to
replace it – although whether it would have prevented that eye injury
is of course open to question.

Happily, the mother of five is now recovering at home and her
daughter, Rhiannon, aged 21 and a student nurse, spoke to the Daily
Echo about the progress she is making.

But surrounded by her five children, she is on the road to recovery –
and desperate to get back on her bike.

“We are lucky she is okay,” she said. “It could have been so much
worse. It was scary. She was really sick when she first went into
hospital and it could have gone either way. We have been told she will
make a complete recovery.

“Her balance is still quite bad, she is really really tired and she
has got double vision but she is really glad to be at home and
grateful to everyone for their support and kindness. It is a long road
ahead but mum is doing really well.”

The newspaper said that Rhiannon, together with her four brothers,
were constant visitors while their mother was in intensive care for
six days and for the five further days she spent in hospital.

She is now being treated as an outpatient by Southampton's brain
injury rehabilitation team, with doctors confident that her recovery
will not require surgical intervention.

Now, Ms Bluemel is eager to get back on her bike, as her daughter
explains: “She has already started talking about cycling again but
doctors say she won’t be able to until the New Year."


http://road.cc/content/news/47649-cy...-get-back-bike

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On Sun, 13 Nov 2011 01:43:04 -0800 (PST), Simon Mason
wrote:

Which reminds me: on CatNav (Guide Cats For The Blind) there's a song
called "I Drive a Four By Four Four Door Fortress" credited to
Chumbawamba.

Guy
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On Sun, 13 Nov 2011 01:43:04 -0800 (PST), Simon Mason
wrote:

Which reminds me: on CatNav (Guide Cats For The Blind) there's a song
called "I Drive a Four By Four Four Door Fortress" credited to
Chumbawamba.


Cheers.
A snip at 69p ;-)

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Drive-Four-D.../dp/B002G7ALQ8

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http://www.simonmason.karoo.net/

On Sun, 13 Nov 2011 11:51:30 +0000, "Just zis Guy, you know?"
wrote:

On Sun, 13 Nov 2011 01:43:04 -0800 (PST), Simon Mason
wrote:

Which reminds me: on CatNav (Guide Cats For The Blind) there's a song
called "I Drive a Four By Four Four Door Fortress" credited to
Chumbawamba.

Guy


Hello Porky

You are so mature.

(In more ways than one :-)

On Nov 13, 1:05 pm, "Simon Mason" wrote:
"Just zis Guy, you know?" wrote in
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On Sun, 13 Nov 2011 01:43:04 -0800 (PST), Simon Mason
wrote:

Which reminds me: on CatNav (Guide Cats For The Blind) there's a song
called "I Drive a Four By Four Four Door Fortress" credited to
Chumbawamba.

Cheers.
A snip at 69p ;-)

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Drive-Four-D.../dp/B002G7ALQ8

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Now on my Walkman, I played it today :-)

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Simon Mason
http://www.simonmason.karoo.net/