[FreedomFarmer]

[Just Dan]

shes cute.. how sad.

[lawgirl]

Bless her heart. Prayers for her recovery if that's what God wills, or otherwise for her ability to be able to cope with her situation.

[MikefromOhio]

ouch...that sucks....

heres hoping she recovers fully....

[rabidralph]

Just like Wayne Rainey. I pray she recovers.

[BenLurkin]

Sad news. Unfortunately it is all to easy to break one's back (or necK0 on a motorcycle.

[dangus]

Cosmo Goldberg insists he had nothing to do with it.

[Monterrosa-24]

Something does not sound right. A doctor may have said it was only a one in one million chance to walk again if it was a complete break in the spinal cord. But it is surprising that this type of MX accident would cause that type of spinal injury rather than just a brused cord with crushed vertibrae.
In any case, I pray she'll have great strength in recovery and a long life.

[Bluegrass Conservative]

A squirrel on a motorcycle?

[stainlessbanner]

Get well Laurie.

[Phantom Lord]

I took some nasty spills when I was young and rode a dirt bike. Luckily I was never injured.

My wife broke her back a little over 10 years ago and fully recovered other than expected pain and back issues.

[Steve_Seattle]

Racing is a cruel sport. I followed F1 in the 60's and about half the drivers of that era died in crashes: Jimmy Clark, Jochen Rindt, McLaren, Bonnier, Spence, Bandini, Revson, Siffert, Courage, Mitter, Scarfiotti, von Trips, Cevert, Rodriguez (both Pedro and Ricardo), de Beaufort, Schlesser - you could fill a whole grid.

[dubie]

I bet she is wishing Kerry / Edwards would have won the election. she would probably be walking by now....

did anyone hear that in Japan they got someone to walk again using stem cells?

[TChris]

Dang... What a terrible way for your dream to end. Prayers for her.

[eccentric]

Medical science has developed some good treatments for spinal injuries. I pray she recovers.

[Fierce Allegiance]

Hopefully, she makes a complete physical & emotional recovery.

If it were easy & safe, everybody would become champions. The riders & racers who are the best are the ones who can find the "line" of wrecking without crossing too far over it. It's real easy to be fast and crash, but to win, you have to be Jeremy McGrath fast and not crash. It takes one in a million kind of skill.

[Cicero]

One chance in a million. I pray God grants it to her.

[Zippit]

I found this forum string through a web. I am heartened with everyones kind words for Laurie. I am a motocross marshal in the Eastern Centre ACU and was privileged to see her first year in pro racing. The is truly strong and determined and this will bode her well in the coming months. Everyone in the sport was taken aback by the news. Latest news is that she is coming back to England soon and may go to a hospital in Buckinghamshire, and if the funds are raised to Colorado or Israel for further treatment.