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RE: [SPAM] [RC] broken ribs/punctured lung - heidiI just found out a friend had a riding accident on Tuesday and has four broken ribs and a punctured lung. She gets out of the hospital today, and before I sit down to write her a letter I was wondering if anyone has had this combination of injuries and can send me some words of wisdom I can pass along to her. I know about broken ankles and concussions but not ribs and lungs! My husband had a fall with a horse where the horse pinned him against a tree as it rolled down a hill. He shattered most of the length of his ribcage (still looks like the print of a tree trunk on his back) and lacerated a lung. This was before I met him, so I don't know how long his convalesence was, but it also was not the first time he had broken ribs. His response was to quit riding jumpers and start riding endurance. He held the Danish mileage record before he came here (modest compared to some of the mileages our riders have done, but an accomplishment nonetheless) and rode in two FEI World Championships, and he is marching along toward 2000 miles here. So while I can't fill you in on a time frame, let your friend know that there certainly can be an active life after broken ribs and punctured lungs! Heidi =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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