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PEICK INJURY UPDATE W eston Peick is still in France recovering from facial injuries that he suffered while compet- ing at the Paris Supercross, November 16. The injuries are substantial, but the good news is that he is expected to make a full recovery. However, Peick faces a long road to recovery and his medical expenses will be substantial. Road 2 Recovery has stepped in to help relieve Peick of these expenses, which will include a lengthy stay in a French hospi- tal, multiple surgeries and a special medical flight back home. The following is the latest update on Peick's recovery. November 20, 2018 AutoTrader/Yoshimura/Suzuki Factory Racing rider Weston Peick underwent an extensive first surgery late last night at the hospital he was transported to after his collision with Dylan Fer- randis during the opening night of the 2018 Paris Supercross. Peick was heavily sedated to help relieve the extreme pain from his injuries and post-op surgeries. His first successful surgery was to fix the multiple nose, eye and other facial fractures including two breaks in his jaw and dual dislocation of the jaw bone from his skull. His in- juries are extensive and very serious but the doc- tors have confirmed no brain or spinal damage has occurred, and he is expected to make a full recovery. Peick is now awake and under minor sedation to help offset the tremendous pain he is in. His physicians are assessing his status and starting phase two of his treatment to determine the timeline for his second surgery. Peick, his father Louie, fiancée Kelly, and mechanic Travis are with him as he recovers from his first surgery. Being so far away from home, the medical care they are accustomed to, and the language barrier is making the recovery process a bit more difficult on everyone. Staying in France for the second surgery will be a long and expensive process. It is the only option for him, as air transfer is not a safe option yet, due to the trauma he sustained to his face. Peick is expected to undergo his second surgery within seven days from now with a hopeful US transfer date of ten days post-op, making that an expect- ed home arrival around early December. Once he is medically released, both his Paris doctors and US surgeons are expecting him to require medi- cal assisted air transport to safely fly. The total cost to transport him back home to the States is projected around $104,000, this is not including the bills from his over three weeks in the hospital. The extended international hospital stay, two surgeries and medically necessary assisted air transfer are accumulating towering medical bills that Peick's international and US insurance poli- cies will not cover 100% of. Longtime supporter of Road 2 Recovery, Peick is now in need of our support. Road 2 Recovery's board members have approved a grant to contribute to the funds needed to get Weston back home. The medical bills are projected to be far greater than his insur- ance and the R2R grant can cover. An R2R-Fund has been set up to get him back home. You can IN THE WIND P28 Weston Peick is expected to make a full recovery from injures suffered at the Paris Supercross, but his road back to normalcy will be a long and expensive one. Contact Road 2 Recovery if you'd like to help out.