Rosalie Young
Feb. 23, 2010
Story 3-Exercise 2
Injured bicyclist
SHAFER---The smiling fixture at McDonalds that has been missed, Marsha L. Taylor, is on the road to recovery. She returned home Sunday after four months of hospitalization.
Marsha was riding her bicycle down 72nd Street near the intersection of Southland Boulevard when she was struck from behind by a car.
A bicycle enthusiast for the last twenty years, she estimates she’s ridden 3500 miles this year alone, which included the Governor’s Bicycle Tour and a U.S.A. National Tour. Just two short weeks after the national tour, Marsha found herself in a hospital bed with six broken ribs, a broken arm, a broken pelvis, a mild concussion and a broken neck. “One doctor said I had a hangman’s fracture. She said it was a miracle that I wasn’t paralyzed.” On the road to recovery, Marsha was transferred to the Chisago Rehabilitation Hospital where, instead of getting better, she got worse. “ I started turning bright orange,” she said.” When my mother saw me she said I looked like a Halloween pumpkin.” Back to Fairview she was sent where they found a perforated intestine and both liver and gall bladder damage. That tacked on two more months to her recovery. With rehab three times a week, Marsha is hoping to get back on her bike this spring. She attributes being here today to her bicycle helmet.
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What a great story! i like that you get all of your assignments early so that I can comment on it sooner than most! great job agian!
ReplyDeleteNice story. You always seem to have an upbeat feel to your stories even when the subject matter could seem a bit dark. The only criticism I have is that you used her first name after initially introducing her. I believe it is standard to use that last name when speaking of the individual.
ReplyDeleteGood story! Good use of the quotations and the story had a good flow to it.
ReplyDeleteThere was reasoning behind using her first name. Most people in the community who would be interested in her condition would know her by her first name-her name tag-that sort of thing. She was a manager at the local Mickey D's. I considered reverting to the last name which is the way most things are written but opted for the familiarity of her position in the community.
ReplyDeleteRosalie, you always have such great, funny, and interesting stories. I love em! Great job on your story. You made it actually interesting to read.
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