An unexpected end to a bike ride

I had a been off on great trip to see my sister and Kelsey...I even took my sister on a commercial trip going down the Gallitan River. It has some 3's and one 4 but the water was too high to do the 4. It was a lot of fun and Suzan said she understood why I like it. Enjoyed Kelsey too...we went to see Wally which was funand prepared for a surprise birthday party for Logan. On Saturday morning however, I got a call from Ric who was doing the MS century ride in Logan. He had been taken out by a cyclist (of course the cyclist got up and rode away) and Ric had broken his hip. Ric being a guy and a little too macho didn't call 911 for an ambulance and accepted a ride in a truck to the hospital which amazed the ER staff and firemen paramedics alike. A broken hip is really painful. I drove right to the ER in Logan, getting there by 2pm (Ric had gone down about 10:15). The surgeon got there about 3 pm and after looking at the xrays and taking a CT scan, decided to send him to Murray's Intermountain Hospital to a Orthopedist that does more complex injuries. We had to wait 3 hours for a bed to be free before they would transport us then Ric went by ambulance and we arrived about 8:30 pm. We were taken to his room where we waited until 3 am for the doctor. They had a big trauma case and it took him that long to finish, They decided to wait until morning...of course the hospital being a major trauma hospital ended up swamped with traumas and we waited until 6:30 pm for an orderly to wheel Ric to the OR. We were all frustrated by then and worried about the bone staying alive without a blood supply. We didn't see anyone until 6 hours later when the surgeon came out. Good news (I guess) is he was able to put the neck of the femur back together with wire, two screws, and a metal plate. Since the bone ends were splintered and not a clean break there is some chance for it not to heal right or even survive. Recovery will be long and slow probably, but Ric had some good blessings where he was promised to recover completely. A good miracle would be nice about now. This of course changes our summer plans...he will not be doing the Spudman triathlon with the family, doing the Ulcer century ride with Nathan, the boat trip with me or the LotoJa 206 mile bike ride with his buddies among other things. It is pretty disappointing but Ric is such a positive non- whiny guy. He is a real trooper and I am lucky to be nurse and wife to such a great example. We have lots of prayers and well wishs from our friends and family and we really appreciate it. I am all about miracles...our family has had many in the past so I would love Ric to surprise the doctors with an incredible recovery. He does so much for others and he has so much he wants to do especially for his Young Men in our ward. We will keep you updated. I will add pictures soon.