November update

Recently Brett and I visited his friend and fellow riding enthusiast Gary Childs in Memphis, TN. Gary had an accident July 13^th 2007 that bruised his spinal cord and left him partially paralyzed. He has been at the VA spinal rehabilitation hospital in Memphis and appears to be making good progress. We pray for his recovery and speedy return back to Birmingham. It is encouraging to me that Brett remains concerned about others.

Brett and I will be riding in a track day on November 23^rd in Jennings, Florida. This will be the second time for Brett to ride on this track but the first since he lost his arm. Brett has been investing time and money in improving the performance of his Hawk and he is excited about another “track day”. He has also been kind enough to work on my Hawk but I assure you it will not be as fast as his!

We finally received a settlement from Travelers Insurance for the medical coverage and the property damage claim should be resolved this week. This has been an ordeal but our attorney, Leon Ashford, has helped us tremendously.

Please learn this lesson; I encourage everyone to increase their “uninsured/underinsured” coverage on your policies.

Brett bought another dirt bike and has equipped it with left handed controls. He changed the controls back on his other dirt bike so his friend Justin Rickles could ride with him at The Ridge this past Saturday.

I am constantly amazed at Brett’s ability to do things mechanically within his limitations. I truly believe that there is nothing that he cannot do. He rarely asks for help and is very independent.

God continues to sustain us all and He demonstrates his power through Brett’s accomplishments and perseverance. Prayers have been answered and I ask you to continue to ask God to relieve Brett’s nagging pain.

As we approach Thanksgiving this week – We are indeed thankful to all of our friends and family for the love and support demonstrated toward us. To God we are most thankful in sparing Brett’s life and allowing us to experience God’s triumph through adversity.

PS: I clipped this post from John Harrison regarding Brett’s dirt bike ride at the Ridge…

“To say that I was impressed with Brett and his riding ability would be a
gross understatement. Y'all already know how determined and skilled he is
as a rider on the track, but this young man can handle rocks, roots, and
hills too! I was not sure what his comfort level or pace would be, so I
would ride on ahead so he could set his own pace and then I would wait at
the trail intersections. Jason rode sweep behind him. Some of the places I
waited allowed me to look back and watch him winding and bouncing through
the woods and it really was something to see. I never had to wait very long
either, he was right there. I was also impressed with Brett's best friend.
You can just tell that they are long time, close friends. He rode with
Brett all day and he seemed to know exactly what Brett could do and also
when to assist. Nothing spoken, they just know each other well. I hope
that I don't embarrass them by saying all this, but friends like that can be
hard to find and it was great to see young men with so much maturity riding
together.”