was at work on tuesday evening and got a phone call to say my boy had been in a serious crash on his motorbike. left work and rang the police on my way home for more details - was told he was on route to carlisle infirmary. picked up the wife and shot to the hospital, he hadnt arrived yet,another ambulance pulled in - he will be in this one i was told and a pregnant woman got out

. with that his friend rings me to find out whats happening ,when i told him he wasnt at hospital yet he said (quote) " how the **** did you beat the air ambulance to the hospital ?". my arse hit the floor - sounds really bad. back into the hospital- we not expecting the air ambulance

. half hour later we get told he has been air lifted to newcastle RVI - arse falls through the floor - ultra mega serious accident if they have taken him there. thoughts of neck ,back injuries etc. shoots through to newcastle still not knowing any details and gets in to find him sitting up in bed ,off his trolley on morphine saying " hiya dad i broke me leg in 3 places and look, the bone is sticking through my thigh" .
on the bright side, that is his only injury and it wasnt his fault. some woman had pulled out of a side road without seeing him and he had gone into the side of the car at around 50mph. cars written off, bikes written off and he is gonna be off work for 3-6 months.
the annoying part is- when i rang the police and was told he was on route ,he was still lying at the scene because the air ambulance didnt leave the scene till 7 so i could have gone straight there instead of turning off home.
but he is doing ok and he will mend in time, people say he is unlucky - i think he is one very lucky boy as it could have been a lot worse