[VC Walcot] Low in hospital after crash

[Jeroen Weimar]

Low

Really sorry to hear that you took a tumble. Hope you are recovering well. Sorry I can't get down to see you as up in Yorkshire. 

All the best for speedy recovery

Jeroen

On 23 Jan 2011, at 21:30, John Stevenson <john.stevenson at futurenet.com> wrote:

> Low Smith took a bit of a tumble toward the end of today's club ride
> and spent the afternoon in RUH.
> 
> She hit a pothole on the A39 and went over the bars, losing
> consciousness briefly and sustaining cuts and bruises to her face and
> shoulder. She was taken by ambulance to RUH.
> 
> As of this evening she was awake and lucid, but has no memory of the
> crash. After examining her and doing a CT scan, the doctors decided to
> keep her in RUH for observation for the next 48 hours, but stressed
> this was a precaution and they are confident she will make a full
> recovery.
> 
> Those of you who know Low well will realise that being cooped up for
> 48 hours will drive her buggy, so anyone who can pop in, please do so,
> she'd love to see you.
> 
> To everyone: be careful out there. The roads are trashed after the
> cold weather and there are new holes appearing everywhere, in some
> cases with water flowing over them making them practically invisible.
> It was a dumb luck that Sam Eaton and I didn't hit the same hole.
> 
> Cheers
> 
> john