From: robin duncan <rduncan33_at_(domain_name_was_removed)>
Date: Sun Dec 09 2007 - 10:40:41 PST

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> > To All Who Should Be Concerned:
> >
> > My name is Robin Duncan. My mother and I are
> > devoted
> > participants in the aquatic exercise program at
> > Burgess pool. We attend classes religiously
> Monday
> > through Friday, come rain or come shine. We
> cannot
> > speak highly enough on behalf of the management,
> > staff
> > and maintenance personnel at Burgess. We have
> seen
> > many positive developments in the program this
> year,
> > particularly the arrival of instructor Alan
> Varner.
> > Attendance is growing, there are new faces bobbing
> > around in the water every week. We are grateful
> and
> > appreciative to the City for providing the
> community
> > with such a fine facility.
> >
> > That being said, I want to address the issue of
> > safety
> > precautions that require your IMMEDIATE attention.
> >
> > November 8 my mother was knocked to the ground
> while
> > walking to the pool. One of the locker doors
> swung
> > open, struck her and dashed her body backwards to
> > the
> > floor. Fortunately the fall was broken somewhat
> > when
> > her head and shoulder smashed against a trash
> > receptacle before the rest of her body hit the
> > cement
> > surface. 911 was called to the scene and my
> mother
> > was taken to Stanford Emergency. These facts can
> be
> > verified by the Fire Department and staff at
> Burgess
> > Pool.
> >
> > My mother's name is Anna May Duncan. God willing
> > she
> > will be 86 years young on January 3 of next year.
> > She
> > sustained 3 fractures to the upper part of the
> femur
> > of her right leg. She underwent surgery late that
> > evening after spending a frightening and chaotic
> day
> > in the Emergency Room. Her bone was mended with a
> > rod
> > and 3 screws. She remained in the hospital for 6
> > days
> > and is presently at a skilled nursing center for
> > convalescence and rehabilitation.
> >
> > Our lives were turned upside down and inside out
> and
> > will remain that way for some time to come. Last
> > week
> > I returned to class and was shocked and
> disappointed
> > that no preventive safety measures have been
> > implemented. People of all ages and shapes swim
> > every
> > single day at Burgess: tiny children, kids,
> teens,
> > young adults, middle aged folks, and the senior
> > citizens. We come in all shapes and sizes, some
> of
> > us
> > are able bodied, others of us have handicaps and
> > ailments that compromise our physical condition.
> > Until safety measures are taken, any one of them
> > could
> > be the next accident victim. Bad enough for me
> and
> > my
> > mom. I can't bear the thought that someone else
> > might
> > find themselves smashed and broken on the ground.
>
> >
> > I implore you to do whatever necessary to expedite
> > the
> > process and make this issue a priority. I would
> > suggest the doors be equipped with a buzzer that
> > sounds off the moment the door is engaged in
> > movement.
> > I would further suggest that the cement floor be
> > covered with an industrial rubber mat that can be
> > removed for cleaning and sanitation. Falling on
> > rubber as opposed to cement might not result in
> > broken
> > bones. Whatever, whoever it takes; please DO
> > SOMETHING before it happens again.
> >
> > Thank you for your attention to this matter.
> >
> > Signed,
> > Robin Leigh Duncan
> > 213 Laurel Avenue
> > Menlo Park, CA 94025
> > rduncan33@yahoo.com
> >
> >
> >
> >
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