Thanks Tom.  I was a cane user for over fifty years and have been a 
dog guide user for five years now and this is my first serious 
incident.  Puts that whole mortality thing right in your 
face!!  Hopefully lightning doesn't strike twice!
PatAt 11:07 AM 12/9/2012, you wrote:
>     Pat:
>
>I'm so sorry to hear of your incident.
>
>The closest I ever came to something like that was one day when I was
>walking across the exit driveway of the parking lot of a pizza place in my
>neighborhood, and suddenly, a motorist ran over my cane.
>
>Scared the heck out of me for sure, but I was totally unscathed.
>
>The woman driving said she had been looking the other way at traffic, and
>didn't see me, which is hard for me to figure out to this day, because I had
>my white cane and a reflective vest on.
>
>Oh well, please take care, and know that Sue and I are thinking of and
>praying for you as well.
>
>Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Pat Byrne" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Sunday, December 09, 2012 11:22 AM
>Subject: Must be contagious
>
>
> > Linda and all,
> > Must be contagious.  My dog guide and I were hit Thursday evening on
> > our way home from the office.  Could have been oh so much worse.  I
> > have a sprained knee, strained muscles and ligaments and a very
> > impaired left leg.  I am using a knee immobilizer when I walk and a
> > cane to help bear the weight on the left leg.  Jenna, my Seeing Eye
> > friend seems okay.  She saw the vet and everything seems good but the
> > vet said often bruising takes several days to show and to keep tabs
> > on her.  As of just now she seems fine.
> > I was in the cross walk, with parallel traffic and all of a sudden
> > this a*****e took us down.  I believe he was stopped and started
> > while we were right in front of him.  Next I knew I was down on my
> > right elbow and a bumper was working up my left side.  Thank God he
> > stopped, and I think backed up.  Jenna was either on top of my left
> > leg or just in front of it under the bumper.  I'm a bit unclear about
> > that.  He got out of his car and I think helped me to my feet,
> > although I didn't have enough function in my left leg to really
> > walk.  He told me he was looking at traffic after I asked him what in
> > the **** he was thinking.  I was far from polite.  My first and
> > hopefully last ambulance ride - x-rays and no breaks but I'll be
> > messed up for a while.  Three witnesses said I was absolutely in the
> > right - he absolutely wasn't.  He received four citations, left the
> > site in handcuffs in the back of a squad, and his 2003 Ford was towed.
> > Wghen it happened I was so full of adrenalin that I couldn't think
> > properly.  Later when I mellowed out I was so veery thankful.  If he
> > hadnpt finally taken his thumb out of his butt and stopped, I very
> > well could have been on the silent key list.
> > Jenna seems fine.  I will work her as soon as I can walk well
> > enough.  The school suggested I have a little sighted assisstance
> > available when we work that crossing the next time or two in case she
> > gets uncomfortable with it.  She is a wonderful guide and I so hope
> > that her work and confidence won't be compromised.
> > Enough of all of this.  May all on the list have a wonderful holiday
> > season.
> > Pat, K9JAU
> >