Dizzy,
Glad you are ok! Scary to hear it though. I know that we are all susceptible to this same sort of fall no matter how careful we are. You had a pretty long run yourself without a spill! But now you have war wounds to show for it
I have done some silly falls with scrapes here and there, but they are trivial compare to your accident. I'm happy to hear the helmet saved you though. Strange how more people feel they don't need to wear helmets.
Do you think you can post a picture of your helmet? I've never seen a post accident helmet before. I know they are basically suppose to shatter (instead of your head) but i've never seen it before.