I was headed towards Madeira Beach on Tyrone Blvd and a car (driven by a 60 yr old man) in the opposite direction ran a red left turn arrow on Park Street.... since I had the green light, I was doing about 40 mph or so... When I got hit I flew over the car's hood in the air and landed in the street and slid for a little bit... My bike was trashed, but I didn't think there was a whole lot wrong with me besides some rash around my ankles and wrists.

I refused the ambulance ride to the hospital because at first I thought I was going to be ok, but after the ambulace left I started to get really funny feelings in my stomach area, like someone was tickling me...on the inside. So, once I got my bike trailered home, I headed straight for the bathroom and when I pissed there was no clear or yellow anything..... it was all blood red. So, I was bleeding internally...which meant that I was definitely not going to man-up and tough it out.

So, on the way to the ER the pain starts to really kick up... the adrenaline must have been wearing off too...

Bruised kidneys, 3 broken ribs, rash and they never could find where I was bleeding from...

I stayed in the hospital for a couple of days....

The biggest "mental" image I have is pissing all of the blood and feeling the tickle of bleeding really bad on the inside...

And knowing how just one dumbass move that someone else makes can make serious changes to my life...that is what I need to get past.