2011-07-29 13:33:36.902909
Rina had a pretty spectacular bike wreck a few weeks ago. I wasn't there to witness it but here's my understanding of what happened. They were riding down Denham Rd. Rina was going really fast when she went to make the sharp right onto Drayton. She panicked, tromped on her brakes, and went over the bars. She chipped a tooth, scrapped her face, arms, knees, & foot. And actually bit through her top lip. Luckily some people on the corner saw it happen. They stashed Rina & Jane's bikes in their backyard, then drove them home. Rina was a mess for days. Her lip was so swollen, she could hardly even open her mouth and talk. Plus she was really upset about how she looked and sounded. Have a few days where she really didn't talk was pretty bizarre. The first major step to recovery happened at the Benton's about 3 days later. Rina really didn't want to go because she said all of the kids were going to think she was a friend. We tried to reassure her but she didn't believe it. But, of course, Kate & Anna were super sweet and Rina was running around hooting and hollering like normal. 3 weeks later, Rina's pretty much back to normal. She's got a small scar on her lip but it looks like her arm & knee won't scar at all. I made her get back on the bike within a day or so of the wreck and she's been riding pretty well ever since, although she has yet to revisit the scene of the horribleness.




