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Thanks to all that participated which made it a fantastic ride!
Photos of the 2009 ride will be available soon.
There will be a link in the left menu when the gallery is complete.
Thanks again
Brian
Brian Stark at the start line.
(Sheldon Smith) Morning briefing just
prior to the 2009 start.
My niece Ashley is in training to run a marathon with Team
in Training. I'm sure she would appreciate any and all donations in reaching her
goal to raise funds for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS).
Click here
or on the "L L S" link on the left menu bar to see how you can help.
Thank you,
Brian
At AMGEN
Stage 5 Finish in Paso Robles!
Brian Stark in wheel chair, with
Lynn Katano (left), Bernie Barge (center),
and Roger Toevs (right).
The
CENTRAL COAST DOUBLE
(CCD) is a bicycle ride 209.5 miles and 13,800 feet of
climbing elevation. We're an organization comprised of an all
volunteer staff. The 16th annual Central Coast Double Century ride
starts May 8, 2010.
 2009
rider jersey is now available for purchase.
Click here to visit our CCD
store.
Good News!
Lunch will be at the beautiful and
historic
San Antonio
Mission.
Brian Stark was injured Friday
November 21, 2008 in a serious bicycle accident and taken to
the Stanford Medical Center in Palo Alto, CA.
Cindi Staiger visited Brian on
Dec 1 and below is what she said in an e-mail to Chuck Bramwell.
They took him to MRI's, and
X-rays etc during the day so getting through is based on that.
Brian looks pretty good considering what he has been through. His operation on
the legs was a great success - one correction from him is that the right leg
only has a broken ankle which was operated on and should heal very well.
Brian is convinced that the only reason he is alive after this awful accident is
by the grace of God and this has renewed his already good faith.
The left leg has this incredible contraption on it with wires through the leg to
hold the bone in place to grow back and heal - there are several circular rings
around it where the wires are attached for the stabilization. I told him it
looks like he collided with Sputnik or something. The main thing to be concerned
with is infection at this point.
He will need one more surgery at this juncture and that should be Tuesday
sometime to plate and/or wire the mandible on the left side.
There are lots of other issues that hurt like the tailbone fracture making it
very uncomfortable to sit lie down etc. The spine is ok not out of alignment and
the vertebrae should heal without surgery at this point.
His recollection at this point is that the car coming from behind drifted onto
the shoulder hit him and threw him into the other oncoming lane where upon a car
coming from the opposite direction struck him. HE IS TRULY LUCKY TO BE ALIVE!!!!
He has endless number of doctors taking care of him and he feels well covered in
that respect.
He's in pretty good spirits considering the state he is in! I think any cards or
letters he gets will really bring him comfort knowing his friends and large
ultra society are pulling for him.
Good news is he was moved this weekend out of ICU into a regular patient unit.
Update: 12/19/08 - Brian had his last surgery and is recovering with much physical therapy. He was
discharged from Stanford Medical on Monday December 22nd, and transferred to Bayside Care Center in Morro
Bay, CA for 24 / 7 care and therapy. His new address will is;
Bayside Care Center
ATTN: Brian Stark
1405 Teresa Drive
Morro Bay, CA 93442
Thoughts and Prayers are with you Brian.
Get Well Soon!
Update:
4/7/09
- Message from Brian Stark:
Well, it's been seven weeks since I left
Bay side care center. Being at home puts allot more stress on my leg since I'm
up more. The rehab has been slow and painful, it's just going to take some time.
I went to work last week for one day for the first time in over three months. I
will most likely be going to work one or two or two days a week to start. Since
I'm not able to drive I have to have someone take me to work and my out-patient
therapy. My next visit to Stanford will be next mouth. The last visit to the
surgeon said that I will have this fixater on my leg another 3 to 5 months. God
willing I still hope to be on a bike by the end of this year. I still get around
in a wheel chair and crutches.
Again I would like to thank everyone for there support for my speedy recovery.
Brian
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check-in and accommodations.
Call
(805) 239-9700 to make your reservations.
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