Although it shows Allen, TX where it is posted from, it happened in Las Cruces, New Mexico.

 

I’m posting this gofundme in the hope of helping my brother and sister-in-law through what is going to be a very challenging chapter in their life.  Yesterday, my BIL Ralph was traveling on his motorcycle down Highway 28 headed to meet people for lunch.  While proceeding past Union, two people in a truck, after stopping at the stop sign, somehow missed seeing his neon motorcycle and t-boned him in the process.  I am unsure how fast they were going, but managed to hit him hard enough to break his back, several ribs, and damage his left leg irretrievably.  Although they wanted to airlift him to El Paso for surgery, he had lost too much blood, and they had to make the very tough decision to amputate his left leg (past the knee).  He will be waking up to a very different reality. 

 

For any of you that know Ralph, you will agree with me in that he is a larger than life person who has a twisted sense of humor and no “indoor voice” whatsoever.  He loves his family, did charity bike runs often, and has dedicated 21 years of his life to driving a truck across I believe 45+ states of this beautiful country.  These are all qualities I love about him. With what has happened, his life will change drastically at least for the foreseeable future.  The doctors are estimating at least 6-8 months of rehab, once he is out of the hospital. 

 

This, however, hasn’t been the only trial they have been through recently.  Kellie has battled some health scares recently, from trigeminal neuralgia to breast cancer.  Kellie is currently a year in remission for breast cancer.  They’ve made it through these horrible situations with as much positivity as they could muster.

 

 Their current circumstance is going to take so much more.  My goal with this gofundme is to give them a chance to breathe while they figure out their next steps.  Whether Ralph will be able to drive his truck again isn’t something that can even be determined right now.  He has many months of rehab coming and they are in need of a workable solution right now.  Anything you can donate will help.  If you are unable to, please send prayers and positive thoughts as everything helps.