Update:  ** Part machine, part zombie, and 100% warrior!  Sharise has now been hospitalized in Palm Springs for over a month. She continues to battle bacteria on her amputated leg and recently received a new elbow thanks to a cadaver donor. We're all hopeful that soon she will return home to Arizona for her rehabilitation and recovery. **

Sister-Rider Sharise Mayer was struck while riding on her way to Babes Ride Out in Anza/Borrego, CA on the evening of 3/22/24.  A teenage driver illegally crossed a double yellow to pass another vehicle, changing her life forever. Sharise was airlifted to Palm Springs, where she spent 2 weeks in ICU.  Her injuries include a broken pelvis, broken left femur, amputation of left leg above the knee, broken humerus, and left elbow.  Her spirit remains unshattered, though, and she is one tough cookie. It has been almost a month, and Sharise remains far from home at Palm Springs Regional Hospital. There are still several surgeries to come, and we hope that in the next few weeks, she will be transferred back to the Mesa, Arizona area for rehabilitation.  I think the hardest part for Sharise is that her friend KK was killed as a result of the wrong-way driver….  Because there was a fatality, the accident information, insurance, and everything is on hold while the investigation takes place.

Sharise has a long journey ahead of her and will most likely not be able to return to work for some time. In addition to all the medical expenses, she will need to make modifications to every aspect of her everyday life. She does have insurance, but she hasn’t worked in a month, and it takes quite some time to process paperwork. In the meantime, expenses continue to accumulate. We can’t even begin to estimate the future financial impact this will have on her life.

If you’ve ever met Sharise, you’ll remember her. Everybody loves her at first sight.  She always smiles and says kind words to every person she meets. Even in the hospital, she is a beacon of light and has a great sense of humor about her future. Please help show Sharise your love and support in her journey to recovery, and give, Give, GIVE!  

BikerDown is offering social media fundraising to our accident victims and their families.   100% of your donation goes to the family, all donors can add the credit card processing fees to your donation to help BikerDown continue to host these fundraisers.   If you have any questions, please email info@bikerdown.org, or call our office at 720-328-9795.  You can also visit our website at www.bikerdown.org.