John Shrewsbury Posted October 7, 2008 Report Share Posted October 7, 2008 (edited) Visit My Website Edited November 15, 2008 by John Shrewsbury Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadManMike Posted October 7, 2008 Report Share Posted October 7, 2008 That's harsh Get well soon dude! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenLeacock™ Posted October 7, 2008 Report Share Posted October 7, 2008 Arrgh - wasn't there a case like this last year ? Think it was at dew tour though ? simular crash ? Get well soon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew_Gibson Posted October 7, 2008 Report Share Posted October 7, 2008 (edited) What happened? While were on the subject of BMX riders, hows Mr Murry doing? Really gets a smilin to see his talk about walking again. No idea why....Our thoughts and prayers are with Mike, who was injured on Sunday while riding with friends in Pennsylvania. Mike is currently in critical condition in the ICU at St. Luke's hospital in Bethlehem, PA. His wife and parents have flown from Salt Lake City, UT to be by his side.Mike was rushed to the hospital early Sunday afternoon after over-rotating a 360 and taking a severe blow to the head. Emergency staff immediately sedated Mike who was reportedly disoriented and convulsing, he has not regained consciousness since.A ct scan revealed that there is currently no swelling of the brain, although there is an area that appears to have been injured by the fall. Further scans show breaks/fractures in Mike's orbital bone, cheek, both sides of his jaw, as well as throughout his sinus cavities.Mike is currently on assisted breathing, but is breathing on his own for the most part. He has shown some voluntary movement in his left arm and leg. His right side is currently only responding to pain stimuli, but doctors say that this is fairly common for an injury of this type and are hopeful about his recovery.He is not currently responding when spoken to or asked to move his hand. But again, doctors say that this is common for this type of injury and are hopeful.Mike could wake at any moment, or his condition could remain unchanged for days or even weeks.Mike is strong, and we pray that he will find the strength to fight through this. We will try to update as we learn more about Mike's condition.Like many professional riders, Mike's BMX career makes health insurance companies consider him too high of a risk, and he is deemed "Uninsurable". Despite multiple attempts to obtain health insurance he is currently uninsured. The donations that have been offered and support that has been shown are greatly appreciated. Edited October 7, 2008 by Matthew_Gibson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Rainbird Posted October 7, 2008 Report Share Posted October 7, 2008 Dude!Aitken's one of the BMX riders I have huuuge respect for and is a massive inspiration for myself, amongst god knows how many other riders out there on all sorts of bikes. Donation made, keep on truckin' Mike x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonMack Posted October 7, 2008 Report Share Posted October 7, 2008 Read about this on 5050bmx yesterday, sucks, but I'm sure he will pull through!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Harrison Posted October 7, 2008 Report Share Posted October 7, 2008 Bad news indeed, hope he improves soon.It's a shitter about them not having a national health service, and not finding insurance for being too high risk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeyseemonkeydo Posted October 8, 2008 Report Share Posted October 8, 2008 Wear a helmet, kids...Sounds like a pretty harsh off but hopefully he's in good hands and with time his body will repair itself. Amazes me that in a country where there is no NHS extreme sports people can't even get insurance. Crazy.Hope he gets better soon, cheers for posting John. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Shrewsbury Posted November 15, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 15, 2008 Visit the web site blog and see the news video of mike aitken walking out of hospital.www.mikeaitken.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skoze Posted November 15, 2008 Report Share Posted November 15, 2008 Ah man, that's awesome news!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomm Posted November 15, 2008 Report Share Posted November 15, 2008 Wow, wasn't expecting that. That's great news Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Booth Posted November 15, 2008 Report Share Posted November 15, 2008 Thats awesome news, good to see such a great rider back on his feet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greetings Posted November 15, 2008 Report Share Posted November 15, 2008 Was feeling sympathetic about this until he said that now he'll wear his helmet. What an idiot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.Wood Posted November 15, 2008 Report Share Posted November 15, 2008 Good stuff, hopefully get back to his normal self soon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted November 15, 2008 Report Share Posted November 15, 2008 Was feeling sympathetic about this until he said that now he'll wear his helmet. What an idiot.Go f**k yourself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaffacakes Posted November 15, 2008 Report Share Posted November 15, 2008 Doesn't seem himself yet though. It does take a while, before everything clicks back into place again.Get well soon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash-Kennard Posted November 15, 2008 Report Share Posted November 15, 2008 thats really refreshing. makes a nice change, good stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greetings Posted November 15, 2008 Report Share Posted November 15, 2008 Go f**k yourself.Come on Mark, you're smarter than that. He's got a kid and a wife and he probably provides for his family, so how utterly stupid is it to pull off dangerous stunts without any safety gear? It took him a near death experience to realize that? If he was killed what would you say, fine he's dead but at least he wasn't hot in his head when riding. Or whatever the reason is that these people don't wear helmets for. Anyone who does something where even the smallest mistake can result in serious injury or death and doesn't wear any safety gear is an idiot. It's their choice, but they're still idiots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash-Kennard Posted November 15, 2008 Report Share Posted November 15, 2008 realizesorry, but this really annoys me, its realise. i hope you realise that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoNnY__Mc Posted November 15, 2008 Report Share Posted November 15, 2008 sorry, but this really annoys me, its realise. i hope you realise thatLeast he's bothered to use capital letters and full stops Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash-Kennard Posted November 15, 2008 Report Share Posted November 15, 2008 atleast shut up, i never use either, and its rare that anyone does, you only did so i couldnt blast you for it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadManMike Posted November 15, 2008 Report Share Posted November 15, 2008 atleast shut up, i never use either, and its rare that anyone does, you only did so i couldnt blast you for itThe point he's making is that you corrected someone even though you needed correcting.Who gives one anyway? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash-Kennard Posted November 15, 2008 Report Share Posted November 15, 2008 The point he's making is that you corrected someone even though you needed correcting.Who gives one anyway?i could have used caps and fullstops but i was just pointing out that its realise in england and yeah i do know hes polish.until the grammar camel rears his big ass head im not gunna use any punctuation whatsoever Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadManMike Posted November 15, 2008 Report Share Posted November 15, 2008 I agree, there's no need to look intelligent unless you're forced to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomm Posted November 15, 2008 Report Share Posted November 15, 2008 So why not type like a retard all the time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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