Vernon, B.C. 91裸聊视频� Eleanor Wilmot, 66, is sure she91裸聊视频檇 be dead if she wasn91裸聊视频檛 wearing a biking helmet when she was struck by an oncoming truck.

It was a smouldering Friday afternoon in late July when she 91裸聊视频� expecting company 91裸聊视频� decided to make a grocery run on her bike in Vernon. She strapped on her helmet like she usually did and made her way to the store; routine.

Afterwards, groceries and fresh flowers resting in her bike basket, she began her ride home. She had just made her way into the intersection between 43rd Avenue and 27th Street when she was hit.

91裸聊视频淚 always go through the sidestreets but this intersection was hard to avoid. The truck was turning at the same time and suddenly I was under it,91裸聊视频� Wilmot said. 91裸聊视频淭he truck was so high that I91裸聊视频檓 sure he didn91裸聊视频檛 even see me.91裸聊视频�

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The next thing she remembers is being stuck, pinned beneath the truck with passersby telling her to try to hold still and wait for the paramedics.

91裸聊视频淚 just remember the heat,91裸聊视频� she said. 91裸聊视频淭he waiting was the worst because it was a hot day and there was lots of summer traffic and I just remember wearing shorts and a sleeveless top, laying spread eagle on the pavement. It felt like I was being barbequed on the pavement so it seemed like forever before the paramedics arrived.91裸聊视频�

Wilmot91裸聊视频檚 husband Glen Nikasari was at Canadian Tire when he got the call telling him his wife was in the hospital.

91裸聊视频淚 talked to the paramedics and they said that when they showed up, they thought she was dead from the way she was positioned under the truck,91裸聊视频� he said. 91裸聊视频淎nd when I saw the helmet and almost got sick thinking of what her head was going to look like.91裸聊视频�

According to paramedics, the truck91裸聊视频檚 tire rolled right over her head. Wilmot is sure that this helmet saved her life.

Her injuries included: three to five cracked ribs, a small tear in her lungs, a fractured pelvis and a broken collarbone. She had three blood transfusions.

91裸聊视频淚 also had surgery and have a titanium plate in me now.91裸聊视频�

She also had swollen and bruised head, shoulders and back and road rash on her hands and knees.

Having recently returned home, you91裸聊视频檇 never know she had a near-death experience. She still has bruising around her head and down her back but she is able to walk well and the swelling around her face has gone down.

She is grateful to the paramedics who saved her life 91裸聊视频� and to her friends who convinced her to buy a helmet.

91裸聊视频淚 never used to wear a helmet myself but if it had gone over my head without it, I don91裸聊视频檛 see how I would have lived,91裸聊视频� she said. 91裸聊视频淚t looks like it wouldn91裸聊视频檛 do much but it definitely did the job. Wearing a helmet saved my life.91裸聊视频�

She hopes her story reaches young kids who are headed back to school in the upcoming weeks and urges them to remember to wear a helmet.

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