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Marsha Taylor, an injured bicyclist, was released from the hospital Tuesday. A doctor said it was a miracle that she wasn’t paralyzed.
Marsha Taylor, an injured bicyclist, was released from the hospital Tuesday. A doctor said it was a miracle that she wasn’t paralyzed.
Marsha L Taylor, 37, was released from the hospital Tuesday after being injured in a bicycling accident. “I had a mild concussion, a broken neck, six broken ribs, a broken arm, and a broken pelvis,” said Taylor Thursday morning at home in Minneapolis. She sat on a wheelchair in a living room including her certificate of 2009 Minneapolis Bicycling Achievement Awards. She told me that a car that was driving struck her from behind while she was bicycling on 72nd St. almost to southland Boulevard. The accident occurred after she finished the United States Cycling Tour about two weeks ago. She said when the car hit; she went flying off her bike. She was wearing a helmet that saved her life that time. The doctors said there were broken bones, and they were serious about the broken neck. One doctor said it was a miracle that she wasn’t paralyzed. Taylor added that she got worse first. After two weeks, she had been sent to rehabilitation facility. The doctor found she had some internal injuries. Her intestine was perforated; her liver and gall bladder were injured. She had to go back for rehabilitation three times a week.
Taylor said about her cycling experiences, “I had ridden at least 3,500 miles. I started riding in college, and I got involved with a group of cyclists. In spring 2010, I rode in the annual Government Bicycle Tour, which went across the Minnesota State. Last fall I rode in a tour across the United States,” Taylor has lived in Minneapolis since 1995. She was a manager at McDonald’s, and she had worked there for 15 years. However, she added that she still wanted to ride if she could ride again. Bicycling was safe if bicyclist took precautions to ride.
I liked your story. I think your ending could have been a bit stronger though. You kept adding detail as you went along, which was great! If you hadn't, the story would have became boring and not very interesting anymore. Good job!
ReplyDeleteYour story was interesting. I enjoyed the facts about the injuries she had sustained. It got me to understand how serious the accident was and how lucky she was to survive and not get paralyzed.
ReplyDeleteI like the second sentence in your lead. It was very effective. I like that you gave some background information on the victim.
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