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MANILA, Philippines — Veteran television host and motorcycle enthusiast Kim "Kuya Kim" Atienza figured in a road accident that left him with a broken rib.
Kim Atienza with his doctor Marc Castro INSTAGRAM PHOTOS/KUYAKIM_ATIENZA
According to Atienza's Instagram post on Thursday, which included photos of authorities assisting him on the road, the incident was caused by a "huge dog" and occurred while he was on his way home from work.
"Thank you Lord for my 4th life! Riding home from work a huge dog darted straight to my path, making me crash. I flew 8 feet over my handlebars hitting the pavement with a thud. I heard a loud crack and knew something was broken. As I laid on the street stunned, miracle of miracles, in seconds, a fully staffed ambulance arrived giving me first aid and stopping the cars from running me over," Atienza wrote in the post.
The Fire Emergency Paramedic Assistance Group (FEPAG) EMS Philippines, a non-profit emergency response team, was coincidentally driving behind him at the time.
"It was a miracle that the boys of FEPAG EMS PHILS were right behind me, off duty on their way to have dinner in Malate. The FEPAG boys brought me to MMC [Makati Medical Center], checked me in the ER and quietly left when they knew I was ok," he said.
Aside from the paramedics, Atienza found comfort in the presence saying, "Feli and Emman were in the ER to take care of their broken papa. (That was so comforting seeing them!) I'm on pain meds now, off work and off riding for a few days till my rib heals," he continued.
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Despite sustaining a fractured rib, Atienza emphasized how much worse the accident could have been — he could have broken his spine or banged his head, leaving him with graver injuries or even death.
" Thank you for this miracle Lord. You are good, unchanging and ever present in everything I do. I have nothing in my heart but Gratitude. Life is good. God is good all the time," he ended.
