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Torn Meniscus: Delayed but not Defeated

8/19/2013

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I'd like to start with this. This sucks and I'm bummed. But that's the end of looking backwards for me and I hope you will all join me in looking ahead too. I don't receive sympathy well, but trust that I know that each and every one of you cares about me. If you can join me and look ahead, you will have done everything you can do to empathize. 

I have a "partial medial meniscus tear in my right knee, starting in the body to the posterior horn".  I won't know exactly what that means until I see a specialist and Kelley is already working on that.  I don't expect to be on a bike anytime soon; that's about all I can say for sure right now.  If I had to guess (and it's only a guess), I'd say I generated a small tear in my right knee during my Port Townsend ferry fall, and that I tore it further over the balance of that day and the next three days of riding.  Assuming it's treatable, which I have to assume it is, I plan to pick up where I left off, here in South Bend, WA.

Look, I am fine and I have everything I could ever ask for in friends, family and co-workers. While this ride is still an adventure that I plan to complete, what it is REALLY about is my commitment to my daughter Lindsey and her disease, juvenile arthritis. I'll get over what I have. Her future is more questionable, but your support gives her cause a fighting chance for a cure.               

And with that said, let the jokes and the encouragement for BikeTheCoast13.5 begin.  And no, you won't have to donate again!
5 Comments
PJ Handeland
8/19/2013 09:00:26 am

Dear Jeff: No jokes, certainly lots of empathy, but mostly such admiration for your spirit and your insistence on looking forward. I am with you and know that all your loving family, friends and Arthritis Foundation colleagues are too! Best as always. PJ Handeland

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Bill
8/19/2013 09:25:50 am

Jeff, love you bro! Keep up that great spirit and stay strong... Billy and Rennise

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Tai Lee link
8/19/2013 09:29:22 am

Jeff...Very very sorry to hear this. We certainly were looking forward to riding with you this September. If you can still make it out to tag along with the event, know that you and your family are very welcomed to join us. Heal up soon and we'll see you on the road again.

Tai

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Hambone
8/19/2013 09:43:23 am

Jeff,

Before I read about your torn medial meniscus, I clicked on your GPS Live Tracker location link (as I do everyday) and saw that your location was actually listed as the "South Bend Medical Marijuana Clinic" at 420 Bud Street in South Bend. Is the GPS Tracker accurate? I do not think this "Clinic" has a portable MRI machine, but there is a Dr Spicoli listed as on duty.

Anyway, I myself do not subscribe to that alternative medical treatment, but if it gets you back on the bike sooner, I say go for it.

We will miss you on the CCC. Get better soon. I think Strobelt mentioned that he is going to offer you the use of his (slightly used) magic red biking shorts to help the healing process.

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Vladimir Bosanac
8/19/2013 03:25:50 pm

Jeff, why didn't you just buy a Vespa and head on south? It could have been your little Che moment!!!

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    Jeff Fredericks

    On August 14, 2013, I'm flying to Vancouver, British Columbia and beginning a 29-day, 1,880-mile bike ride from Canada to Mexico.

    On this page you'll find random ramblings before, during, and after my trek down the Pacific Coast. Prior to BikeTheCoast13, I'll blog about my prep, training, and thoughts from the road.  
    While visiting my blog, I hope you'll offer comments, suggests, and words of encouragement.  I'm going to need all the help I can get!

    For those who don't know me or my inspiration, please take a moment to check out the Why Now? tab to meet my daughter Lindsey and find out how I got here.  

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