Heal up quickly man.

I've been in a eerily similar situation (0720, Thursday, August 28, 2000) and still have my destroyed helmet to prove it which I happily show to those who don't find them necessary.

My wreck was @ only 35 mph. I recall a lucid moment in the Trauma Center when the officer who responded to the accident handed my wife my helmet and told her "If he hadn't been wearing this, he'd be dead". While I miss riding, I haven't riden since that fateful day. This was a decision based off of how badly others drive & put riders @ risk and making my wife happy. She gave me a choice - her, or a motorcycle. After what I put her through, I can't blame her a bit.

Even with the helmet, I received a severe concussion which to this day causes me major memory issues, just 2 broken ribs, a hole in my foot where the foot peg went through my shoes, and both hands broken so severely broken & road rashed (ate right through my gloves) they looked like Frankenstein covered his hands in ground beef.

PLEASE, all, if you ride, wear a helmet and safety gear. It may not look cool but it certainly looks better than wearing a pine box for eternity.