London Air Ambulance - Sponsored Ride

As some of you know last year I got pretty badly beaten up when runover by a rubbish truck when cycling to work...... it turned left when I was happily cycling along in a cycling lane, I went under the rear wheels, ambulance came, it took me 1.5 hours to get me out, I was airlifted to the Royal London where I spent 3 months, doing OK now, loadsa physio, another op next week....to cut a long story short the London Air Ambulance saved my life.

In reconition of this my father-in-law is doing a coast to coast sponsored ride next week in aid of the LAA. I'm sure I don't have to sing the praises of the Air Ambulance but basically it is a charity, no government funding at all (it wouldn't survive at all without Branson/Virgin funding) which operates within the M25 during daylight hours and replaced by some Skoda's at night..... What a lot of people don't realise however is that the LAA will take you to the most suitable hospital - ambulances are obliged to take you to the nearest hospital. So even though my RTA was a mile from Whipps Cross Hospital I was taken to the Royal London where they have a dedicated trauma ward....

I hope it's OK to do ask on here (feel free to remove if not) but honestly every bit helps and you really don't know when you'll need it, I certainly did 18 months ago, a mile from home on a journey i'd done 100's of time.

If anything please help support my overweight, 67 year old father-in-law with a dodgy knee and a shit bike. At least I think he's 67. If he's not he looks it. Definitely a shit bike though. The link to justgiving

Thank you

Adam

Hey Adam,

Glad you survived what must have been a horrendous ordeal. I'm sending money via the link as soon as I've finished typing this.

Can I just correct you on one point, without hopefully coming across as a knowall or a dickhead. Londons ambulances will take you to the most appropriate treatment centre for your condition. For example, I conveyed a faller from a first floor balcony from SE7 to the Royal London a couple of nights ago, bypassing the QE and several other A&Es for the benefits of a dedicated trauma centre. However I'm not trying to take anything away from HEMS, they are a highly skilled, motivated and dedicated bunch of guys and girls. They are despatched to the serious trauma calls. If you're fucked up in a big way it's them you want to see, as you have absolutely the best chance of a positive outcome, and the fastest route to definitive care in hospital, as you well know. Hope you take my coments in the way I intended them, cash on it's way.

Peace

Kurt