NOVEMBER 24 • 2022 | 9

those who know me, I did 
compose a song out of my 
accident. It begins: “I left my 
hip in San Francisco” and 
continues with “and though 
I kept my cranium, I’m now 
one-tenth titanium” and 
ends with this couplet “… 
And though I now set off 
alarms at the airport, I’m not 
as hip as I used to be!” You 
can guess the tune.
Eventually, down the road 
(literally), it was time to find 
out the real meaning of that 
oft-used phrase, “getting 
back on the bicycle!” 
The first time I came to a 
corner in my neighborhood, 
I imagined that same guy 
waiting for me on the wrong 
side of the street. But I (with 
my wife anxiously waiting 
at home) managed a very 
short bike ride, which slowly 
extended into longer rides in 
my neighborhood. And that 
guy gradually faded into the 
background where he still 
resides in my memory.
The next summer, when 
we went Up North, I felt it 
was important to bring my 
bike to extend my sense of 
mastery over my trauma. My 
sons and daughter showed 
me sweet support and 
caring, and my good friend 
Marty accompanied me on 

a few rides on a new path. I 
recall clinching every time 
I reached an intersection. 
One time I slammed on 
the brakes and my bike 
reared up like a horse that 
saw a snake. But with the 
help of friends and family, I 
gradually began to acclimate 
to my new reality.
Twelve years ago, 
we moved to a pretty 
neighborhood in Farmington 
Hills, which provides a 
beautiful setting for my daily 
bike rides, Michigan weather 
permitting. I have also found 
a way to bring my bike 
inside to ride through our 
Michigan winters, which has 
helped me survive, especially 
during COVID, after all the 
gyms closed (including our 
beloved JCC).
So, my love story with 
my bicycle continues. 
Obviously, I know that one 
day, hopefully in the distant 
future, I will have to stop 
riding my bike outside. But 
for now, I am thankful to 
have my trusty friend to help 
me get the exercise I need 
and to help me face whatever 
lies around the next corner 
in the road. 

Dr. Jeff London is a retired child 

psychiatrist from Farmington Hills.

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