About 5 years ago I was hauling around Bastrop on my NX250, my 'back to riding after raising kids' bike, so I was apt to make a rookie mistake or two.
I was riding by myself and took a fall on the gas line trail. I touched the front brake leaned over at about 20mph. I high-sided and we took a good tumble. I laid there for a bit before I got up. I had broken my thumb, separated my shoulder, and had knocked the wind clean out of me. I don't know if I lost consciousness or not, but I do know that it was quite a while before I even looked at the bike.
The bars of the bike were tweaked and the brake levers twisted. The left peg was gone. The headlight and cowl were trash and the brake light was busted. The forks were twisted. Of course the ignition was on so the battery was drained.
You are never really very far from help out there, but you feel awfully alone at a time like that.
I was able to twist the fork back into shape, put most of the broken parts in my tailbag (which I had found thrown into the woods) and push start the bike. It took four or five agonizing tries, but I was able to get her started and ride her home.
Rick, you had the wonderful fortune to break yourself off in some excellent company, some guys I would ride anywhere with.
I'm sorry it went down that way, but you appear to have handled the injury very well, and at least it wasn't the knee.
Welcome to the family!