Dear Friends, Last Saturday a drunk driver while on a cell phone struck John while he was climbing up Rt.100 near the cemetary at Kensico dam. He was hit so hard that he wrecked the front of this SUV and Smashed through the front windshield. He has suffered many broken bones, back,neck, ribs, punctured lung, scull fractures. Amazingly his prognosis for complete recovery is good. He wants to get back on the bike.
I want to make a get well card. So for those of you who know and love John or maybe have been on his many maple syrup rides please send a get well wish to - [email protected]. I will prepare a collage of these messages in a large get well card.
Thankyou, Al Boland
Get well messages
Fri, 06/18/2004 - 6:47pm
Tue, 06/22/2004 - 6:35am
#1
A speedy recovery!
John,
I don't know you, but I wish you a speedy recovery. I was in contact myself with a car last Saturday and got away with a bit of road rash and my crash pails into insignificance compared with yours. It's the second time it has happened to me but it is scary being hit by a car whether the driver is sober or not.
I hope you make a full and speedy recovery and have many multiple thousands of miles on the bike ahead of you.
All the best
Anthony
Mon, 06/21/2004 - 8:03pm
#2
John Matthews -get well soon
John- Al told me about all you injuries and its amazing your are alive with those broken bones almost from head to toe, with a prognosis for a full recovery. You are one tough fellow.
Recover well,
Fred
Tue, 06/22/2004 - 6:42am
#3
get better-now
john, you have no choice but to get better and have a speedy recovery. after all, you have 1400 of your friends pulling for you. all our thoughts are with you.
hope to see you on the rode real soon. as a matter of fact I’m leading a ride july 24 and will look for you. hal
Tue, 06/22/2004 - 9:13am
#4
hmmm
> hope to see you on the rode real soon. as a matter of
> fact I’m leading a ride july 24 and will look for you. hal
um, hal...is that july 24, 2005? considering the injuries...
> He has suffered many broken bones, back,neck,
> ribs, punctured lung, scull fractures.
:)
don
Wed, 06/23/2004 - 6:40am
#5
Best Wishes for a speedy recovery
Hope all heals well
I do hope this driver found himself under arrest and in the can and facing some serious charges
Wed, 06/23/2004 - 7:50am
#6
Best wishes and get well soon. (nm)
