My father was hit by a car while riding his bike this past Friday morning.
He has been training to ride in the annual fund raiser for Alyn Hospital in Israel this November. This was to be his first time riding all the way to work.
Only by divine providence is my father alive, and NOT paralyzed. Baruch Hashem, all his faculties are functional, barring broken bones.
The police officer investigating the accident told me that had my father not been wearing a helmet, he would not be alive.
This accident happened 3 blocks from our house! So if your children ever complain about wearing their helmet when their “just riding around the neighborhood,” their lives could be saved by that very helmet!!
One of the city’s top spinal injury specialists said that due to the way my father’s neck fractured he is “lucky” to be alive. With a mere 1/2 pound or pound more of pressure, the vertebrae bone would have sliced his spinal cord in half!
Chasde Hashem! Blessed is G-d who is merciful and compassionate.
Hence, the following posts are being posted today, instead of Friday before Shabbat. I hope you still find them meaningful.