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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