I received a phone call from James Diel this monring informing me that Richard Mitchel was involved in a bad accident on the way home from the Dovillio mini.

He was on his motorcycle going home on 412. All we know at this time is a car made a u-turn in front of him and he went through the driver side window and hit the passenger side airbag. From there he was life flighted to St Johns in Tulsa. He did have his helmet with him in his side saddle bag.

I was able to see him this monring and talk with him, he is doing great considering the details and the fact he didn't have a helmet on. His face and head are a are a little banged up but no loss there. :D

I was told he will have the first of two surgeries this afternoon to repair a shattered pelvis and sacrum. Other than that he was extremely lucky. He will have to endure a long recovery time though.
His wife, Barbara will call this evening to let us know how the surgery went.

Please keep Richard and Barbara in your prayers. ;)

We will be praying for Mitchel and family, if there is any way we can help let us know.

I'm with you on that.

Mitchell is really good guy and I hope he gets well soon.

That is one hard headed individual!! No helmet, through a windshield and survived?!?! I will keep him in my thoughts.

Didn't go through the windshield, went through the driver side window. :o

Hang in there Richard, We're all thinking about you.

Come on Mitchell, you need to live to at least 90 so that I can stuff you in a trunk!!!

****! People need to watch out for bikers, I'm tired of hearing about dumb arse drivers pulling out in front of bikers. Thanks for letting us know, Wise. Get well soon, Richard.

... our "big-bellied-buddy" is a fortunate man indeed ... and I'm sure hoping that his long-road-back thru rehab & therapy goes well ... he should be inspired by Daryl Johnson and how well he regained his smile , his game , and his great-outlook-on-life after his major-bone-breakage-and-surgeries ...

glad to hear he is going to recover :D. give him my best, when you talk to him ;).

our prayers are with both of them.Barbara needs an abundant amount of energy and patience, Richard needs to be patient and kind as he recovers. This little thing called a club is a great group of people who love each player and family, if we can help please let us know.
Brad and Jennifer (918)694-7280

Dave, will you be posting an update on Mitchel's condition. If you would I would appreciate it. I think that would be better than inundating the hospital with calls. Perhaps you could let us know how long he will be in the hospital and where we could send cards.

As of 8:00pm last night he had not had surgery. There were two trauma patients ahead of him, since he is stable. I haven't heard but I expect them to do his first surgery this morning sometime. As soon as I get an update, I will post ASAP.

Thanks

Oh those poor nurses... /msgboard/images/graemlins/smirk.gif

Just got a phone call and Richard had surgery last night around midnight. He is doing well and remains in ICU. No mention was made when his second surgery will be needed. I will post any updates as they come in.

Thanks Dave. We will keep him in our prayers.

this sucks..get better soon Richard..much love from the city

Richard is doing well from his surgery, has a lot of pain but that is to be expected. They said the surgery went SO well that he will not need any additional surgeries that they can tell.

I was even told that they had him stand up this morning. :o ****! That had to hurt.

He should be out of ICU soon and into a regular room. When they move him, I'm sure he would welcome some visitors. ;) We'll keep you posted.

UPDATE>>>>>>>>>>>

Richard has been moved to a regular room.

Room 1040 at St John's here in Tulsa.

... aka : the IRS tax room ... /msgboard/images/graemlins/smirk.gif

I am a doctor and once again I wasnt called to help :(. I am a noted atomic brain scientist and surgeon recognized around the world for my medical knowledge and skills :D. I am glad to hear Mitch is on the mend with no serious long term glitches. Get well sooner. Doc

with no serious long term glitches.



Now that is another story Doc... :D

Richard is lookin alot better, they are makin him get out of bed and sit in a chair for awhile. He's even eating solid food.

Ok, there will be an "Outlaw" mini mimi tonight at room 1040 at St. John's Hospital. Bring a mini as we will have a nine hole course set up in Mitchell's room.

There will also be a $50 CTB (Closest to the BedPan) throw off. It will be a flex tee time so bring someone and come on out and let's cheer up "Tulsa's Most Favorite DG Commentator!!!!" :)

And a big thank you to "Tulsa's LEAST Favorite Commentator"....a.k.a. Furdog....for the invite! But alas, it is POKER NIGHT! :D

Holy Crap, Batman is letting Robin out tonight. :D

You gonna make an appearance to try and stop me from going BACK TO BACK?

I am a traitor so I don't get an invite. /msgboard/images/graemlins/smirk.gif Thats ok, I've got a mini...er-uh...other plans. Maybe we'll hear you drive by like last night.

And a big thank you to "Tulsa's LEAST Favorite Commentator"....a.k.a. Furdog....for the invite! But alas, it is POKER NIGHT! :D



Visiting hours last until 9pm I think. You should be out of the game by then. What makes you think you have a poker face?

Evidentally Mom and Dad must be looking for a little time away from you so they've decided to spend some of your education money on a poker game just to get you out of the house. ;)

I had actually planned on trying to go see that old guy this evening.

Even if I have to sneak in.

Actually, I think Richard would prefer that.... ;)

Go undercover. :D

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I had actually planned on trying to go see that old guy this evening.

Even if I have to sneak in.

Actually, I think Richard would prefer that.... ;)



To be honest. You shouldn't go. There will probably be a ambulance near by and you know how hard it is for you to not chase one when they go by. /msgboard/images/graemlins/smirk.gif

On top of that, Mitchell has told me several times that your trashing skills on the board lack the years of experience that Wise and I have. I just don't want you to be discouraged and give up before your time little buddy. ;)

There you go aligning yourself with Wise in order to make yourself look better.

You have no trashing skills. If you were someone I did not like it would be a lot tougher for you around here.

I have Wise as my avatar, but I could switch it to you just as easy!

Aligning myself with Wise does not make me look any better. If anything it makes me look bad since insurance companies really don't pay,,,,,they just offer settlements for less than you "as a lawyer someday" will be asking.

Wise lost the trash war when he decided to go "snitch". I let him ride on my coatails only because his flat head makes a good ash tray holder.

You can switch to me as your avatar at anytime since I am your ultimate Superhero. :)

I had actually planned on trying to go see that old guy this evening.

Even if I have to sneak in.

Actually, I think Richard would prefer that.... ;)

How was Richard doing Treat?

i went out to richards place today.the material to assemble a ramp is currently assembled as a pool deck. the pool deck must be dissasembled with care to salvage enough material for the ramp.
i will be heading out tomarrow to begin the salvage process, anyone out there that can lend a hand can call me 918-694-7280.
once the pool deck is apart the materials need to be moved from the neighbors place to the construction area of the ramp, we will need to remove the existing nails to make the material readilly usable.there does appear to be enough material there if it salvaged well and not torn up during the disassembly.

I had actually planned on trying to go see that old guy this evening.

Even if I have to sneak in.

Actually, I think Richard would prefer that.... ;)

How was Richard doing Treat?



He is doing great.

I on the other hand, passed out in his hospital room...and they had to wheel me down to the ER.. :(

Luckily, A. I was in a hospital and B. They just said I was a wuss and that I could go home.

Cost me a $100 to go see Mitchell. Jeez.

I never knew I liked the guy so much... :D

The upside is when he passed out the second time in the hall, he was attended to by the hottest blonde nurse I have ever seen. I mean on a 1-10 she was a 20!!

Andrew has zero memory of that part..

Poor kid :cool::cool:

No picture's ;)

I hope you are not asking for a picture of Mitchell in his hospital gown :o

I went in for a visit yesterday. Richard looks amazingly well considering all that he has been through. He had a leggy brunette physical therapist putting him through his paces, and he was doing so well that she said he had "graduated" from her care for a while. She gave him an execise sheet, and started talking about when he could go home. This got him sort of P.O.'d (I think because she was kind of cute, and he was going to miss that daily attention) and he started giving everbody s**t. Yep, he is back to his old self. I was very reasurred.

I wanted to do something for him, so since I used to work at St. John, and do still know the ropes there a bit, I went down to radiology and got a friend of mine to make Richard some copies of his "after" X-rays. Before surgery he had what is called an "open book" fracture, where the left ilium had split its attachment from the sacrum in the back, allowing the symphysis pubis to spread apart and open up in the front. The bones themselves were not shattered, but the usual attachments were ripped and broken apart.

The "after" x-rays show everything put back together perfectly with a plate and 6 screws holding the symphysis back together, and with one screw though the left sacro-iliac joint holding the ilium to the sacrum. This sacro-iliac attachment will take weeks to strengthen (probably 6 or more) and Richard won't be allowed to bear weight on his left leg until then.

Except for a couple of well-healed lacerations, his head seems fine, despite not wearing a helmet.

OK, so those of you who haven't had a chance to drop by while he was in the hospital should make a plan to see Richard at home when you get a chance. He's worried about not being able to get up and fix lunch on the days that Barbara's at work, so give him a call first, and bring him a sandwich or something if he is there by himself. He may go home today.

The upside is when he passed out the second time in the hall, he was attended to by the hottest blonde nurse I have ever seen. I mean on a 1-10 she was a 20!!
Poor kid :cool::cool:



He saw this:
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And did this:
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:D

Funny Wise. :D


And thanks for the write up on Mitchell Geurin. When we stopped by, while I was coherent, he was speaking of you like you had pulled him out of a burning building.

Sometimes the smallest gestures mean the most.

decking from the neighbors is dismantled but still riddled with nails that will need to be removed or cut off. mitchal is home now ,saturday james deil and i are going out to assemble the ramp. it would be nice if we had some hands and backs to relocate the material to richards place. the materials are about 150 yards from the location where the ramp will be built.

Please let RM know that we're thinking about him and wishing him a speedy recovery up here in KC. :)

Thanks to JimmyG for the specifics...

doc

Well, Richard now has a nice wheelchair ramp, Big Thanks to Mr Wayne Forest, Gary Nail, and Brad HOI. It was good working with you guys. Richard is lucky to have you guys as friends.(and so am I)
James

ill gladly labor side by side with you guys any time in the future, we achieved a monumental task working together as a team.
fantastic laboring with friends for a friend in need.

it was a long day, but well worth it and hats off to barb for the great lunch
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great pics gary.
richard doesn't look so happy(probly cause of the meds),but he did tell me he really appreciated all of our efforts.

Thanks guys, great job and thanks for the pics. ;)

If anyone knows how to get ahold of Coda, please PM me. Thanks in advance

Show up at a local course with $20 in your hand, he'll show up.

he is hard to get hold of, he only uses his girlfriend's phone. Try to get hold of Kyle Wilkes, he always seems to be able to find Coda. ;)

... hiya Mitchell ... why donchya finally get on here and post up somethin' ... ? ... with your extra time to convalesce ; you oughta chime in every-now-and-then ... keep your spirits up ...

Yeah Mitchell. We know you're lurking around out there somewhere so log in and dump some trash on Twoputt every once in a while. :)

Don't worry how high you pile it because he always seems to dig his way out somehow. ;)

you guys are awesome
great job

he is hard to get hold of, he only uses his girlfriend's phone. Try to get hold of Kyle Wilkes, he always seems to be able to find Coda. ;)



Are you implying Kyle Wilkes is his girlfriend??? :DThey do spend alot of time together. :o

Yeah Mitchell. We know you're lurking around out there somewhere so log in and dump some trash on Twoputt every once in a while. :)

Don't worry how high you pile it because he always seems to dig his way out somehow. ;)



Oh come on you guys leave him alone, you know Mitchell he probably doesn't have anything to say..... :D

Yeah Mitchell. We know you're lurking around out there somewhere so log in and dump some trash on Twoputt every once in a while. :)

Don't worry how high you pile it because he always seems to dig his way out somehow. ;)



Oh come on you guys leave him alone, you know Mitchell he probably doesn't have anything to say..... :D


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... yeah , I forgot ... he's a real "shy" and never has an opinion ... NOT ... :)

Mitchell, how's it hangin... /msgboard/images/graemlins/smirk.gif

... a reminder to those who-read-these-threads , the Sunday Mini at Mack Taylor (June 29) HAS BEEN CANCELLED ... pretty rough & ragged out there ...
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... and why would this note be on this thread ? ... :confused:
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... because just like Haikey , Ray Brown , Riverside , and Richard Mitchell ; Mack Taylor will be back ! ... even better 'n' stronger ... :D

Mitchell!


Mitchell, can you hear me???

I am going to start having to take free shots at you if you don't surface and post something....!

Any update as to how our fine friend is progressing?

Get well soon(er), RM!
doc

hope Richard makes a full recovery I got a chance to meet him out at AM worlds when they were on the lead card playing against some Round Rockers. Tell him round rock wishes him a speedy recovery and hope to see him out on the courses again...

I know he reads the board, I have tried to get him to register...
hey mitchell sign up and put your 2 cents in /msgboard/images/graemlins/smirk.gif

... I'll even loan ya the .02 ... :cool:

I don't watch this group for a few months and look what happens. I finally found out what happened today. Good to hear things are going well.

Looks like a good job on the ramp and deck expansion. Guess I'll have to keep a closer eye on what is happening up there.

Somebody should PM me Richard's address so I can make a house call.

Do you have a little black bag like old-school doctors had?

I'll just put a stethoscope in my disc golf bag.

I thought you had to keep those things refrigerated. :cool:

Richard came out for the Riverside Glide on Sunday and hung out for a while. He seems to be doing pretty good. Gary Nail pushed him around in his wheel chair. They followed our card for about four holes and two holes into it, I go from -6 to -1, All his fault. /msgboard/images/graemlins/smirk.gif He just showed up and my shots went OB. :o

He said it felt good to be out of the house and in the sun. It was good to seem back out again though, even if it did cost me 5 strokes. :D

Yes - He was sitting in the shade next to my card's starting hole, hollering out editorial comments about our shot selection. Later on, after the day's rounds were over (and after observing me throw OB 4 times) he was threatening to drop back down to Advanced Grandmaster (my class), play in his wheelchair, and still kick our butts with ease by using the 2-finger seated drive, superior disc golf judgement, and his reliable putting skills. I'd say, from a purely professional perspective of course, that his recovery is proceeding right on track. ;)

Seriously though, he did look very good, and though he is not yet allowed to bear weight on the left leg, he may get to start doing it in a few days or weeks, depending on what his doctor says at a follow up visit later on this week.

I'll want a video of Richard tearing out that ramp when he's through with it. I'm sure he's looking forward to being healthy enough for that project.

... it was good to see him out there ... same ol' Mitch ... :cool: