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Author Message   Dobr24 Posted on Wednesday, June 27, 2012 - 11:16 am:        Mike has been a member on here for quite a while. He has attended Buelltoberfest a couple of times and is friends with people on here. On Sunday we were on a group ride in Kentucky when a dog ran out of a blind drive and right in front of Mike who was last in line of a group of 8. Mike tried to avoid the dog but ended up hitting him and going down. He was conscious when I got back to him but pretty quickly lost consciousness. He was air lifted to UC hospital in Cincinnati where he underwent emergency surgery to remove a portion of his skull to allow for the removal of a subdural hematoma. He was wearing full gear when he crashed and suffered no other injury except for a small scratch on his nose. He has been in a coma since the accident. We are hoping he comes out of the coma shortly so we can find out how much damage was actually done. He could really use all the prayers he can get. Be careful out there everyone, Chris   Rich Posted on Wednesday, June 27, 2012 - 11:37 am:        Best wishes to him.   99buellx1 Posted on Wednesday, June 27, 2012 - 12:27 pm:        Scary stuff. Best wishes Mike.   Daves Posted on Wednesday, June 27, 2012 - 12:29 pm:        Hope he will be ok.   86129squids Posted on Wednesday, June 27, 2012 - 12:31 pm:        Prayers up, good mojo on the way...   Ltbuell Posted on Wednesday, June 27, 2012 - 12:36 pm:        May he come out of his coma,and be himself and positive thoughts and prayers to him and all near to him.LT   Kilroy Posted on Wednesday, June 27, 2012 - 12:41 pm:        Prayers and best wishes--   Ft_bstrd Posted on Wednesday, June 27, 2012 - 01:05 pm:        Incredibly sorry to hear this Chris. Please keep us posted and let us know what he needs.   Hughlysses Posted on Wednesday, June 27, 2012 - 02:37 pm:        Prayers sent.   M2statz Posted on Wednesday, June 27, 2012 - 03:42 pm:        Prayers sent!!   Etennuly Posted on Wednesday, June 27, 2012 - 04:08 pm:        I wish for him the very best of recovery. I cannot help but ask.....what kind of a helmet let this happen?   86129squids Posted on Wednesday, June 27, 2012 - 04:15 pm:        Very good question Vern- if he was ATGATT, and the sweep for the group, therefore not rolling at 8 or 9/10ths by a stretch (hopefully), what the heck happened? The quality of them "skid lids" will vary, but given the number of great reviews of various helmets I've read recently, looks like things can still go very wrong. Dobr- please post when you can update. At least our fella had virtually no other serious injuries...   Jumbo_petite Posted on Wednesday, June 27, 2012 - 04:43 pm:        Best wishes sent for a speedy and full recovery   Dobr24 Posted on Wednesday, June 27, 2012 - 05:08 pm:        Mike had on full leathers with a back and chest protector. He had Sidi boots and a Scorpion Exo 1000 helmet. I don't think any helmet could have prevented his injury. We think maybe his full weight landed on the back right side of his helmet. The helmet cracked right in the back so it absorbed a lot of impact. I myself have cracked the same helmet and walked away from it.   86129squids Posted on Wednesday, June 27, 2012 - 05:18 pm:        KEEP THAT LID!   Brumbear Posted on Wednesday, June 27, 2012 - 06:02 pm:        get better wow!!!!!   Kenm123t Posted on Wednesday, June 27, 2012 - 07:16 pm:        on the prayer list keep us posted   Glitch Posted on Wednesday, June 27, 2012 - 09:57 pm:        Damn, that sucks out loud Mike. Come on, buddy, wake up! We need you   Rotzaruck Posted on Wednesday, June 27, 2012 - 11:07 pm:        Sometimes it seems it just doesn't matter how prepared and careful you are. Except you know what the outcome would be if he hadn't been, there would be no hopeful waiting to see. Mike will be on my list.   Reepicheep Posted on Wednesday, June 27, 2012 - 11:47 pm:        Keep us up to date, I'll be praying for him.   Rwven Posted on Wednesday, June 27, 2012 - 11:56 pm:        Mike, his loved ones and his friends are in my prayers.   Gixxer86g Posted on Thursday, June 28, 2012 - 07:09 am:        Prayers sent............   Ulywife Posted on Thursday, June 28, 2012 - 10:19 am:        Prayers for Mike! Please keep us posted Chris.   U4euh Posted on Thursday, June 28, 2012 - 10:30 am:        Good Karma Thoughts sent out.... DANG!   Hughlysses Posted on Saturday, June 30, 2012 - 08:09 am:        Any update on Mike?   Dobr24 Posted on Saturday, June 30, 2012 - 09:30 am:        His condition is pretty stable. His blood pressure and heart rate are right around normal. His ICP numbers (inter cranial pressure) is running around a 4. 2 is normal. He is still in a coma. Still praying for a positive outcome. Chris   Slaughter Posted on Saturday, June 30, 2012 - 09:58 am:        Can you say whether this is a "medically-induced coma" or if this is still just the effect of the injury? Brain injury is scary but coma can mean MANY things.   Dobr24 Posted on Sunday, July 01, 2012 - 09:22 am:        They got the Tracheotomy and Pick line in late yesterday. That is a big step, now they won't have to be so concerned with infection or pneumonia. His vitals are stable. We just need him to open his eyes now. So we wait. Chris   Barker Posted on Sunday, July 01, 2012 - 09:27 am:        Praying.   Reepicheep Posted on Sunday, July 01, 2012 - 02:25 pm:        If there is anything I can do as an "almost local" please let me know. Even manual stuff like bringing somebody a meal, mowing a lawn, etc.