Charlie Buckheit was riding his motorcycle along Bodkin Avenue, just down the street from his Pasadena home, when a deer leapt in front of him.

It was a small doe - only about 100 pounds, said his wife, Tammy. But it was enough to knock Buckheit off his bike and toss him 50 feet away.

The 36-year-old broke nine ribs, his collar bone and his shoulder blade. The impact of the Sept. 14 accident also punctured both of his lungs and caused bleeding in his brain.

After one month and one day in the hospital, he comes home tomorrow - but he has a long road ahead of him, said Tammy, 39.

"We still don't know...