I would like to thank the following people for their kind assistance after I fell off my bicycle in South Golden Beach on Tuesday: Izelda, for phoning the ambulance and remaining with me until it arrived; Lucas, the Byron Council worker, who redirected traffic around the crash site; the off-duty paramedic who had just finished a 12-hour shift, who checked my vitals; the ambulance paramedics who efficiently and carefully transported me to Tweed Hospital; and last but not least, the staff in the ED at Tweed Hospital.
You all have my sincere thanks.


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