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Bobby's Life of Biking
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First year in law school, lost eye sight
In his first year of law school, Bobby was experencing a really bad head ache and his sight got bullry from a far. http://www.rideblindracing.com -
Learned how to ski
Bobby Learned how to ski with a guide. His friend offered him to be on the disabled ski team. -
Sickness
Bobby got extremly sick at the World Championship. He found out that he had dialysis. -
Had dialysis routine down
His sikiing in the morning and his dialysis in the afternoon. For three days a week for three hours. -
Doner
Bobby found a matching kidney and pancreas doner. His surgery was successful! -
Competed in Paralympics
He competed in the Paralympics in Nagano, Japan. He took 5th place in skiing. -
Started experiencing symptoms
Bobby thought that he started experiencing symptoms of acute renal rejection. It was very hard on him because he was hurting alot and didn't know what to do. After that, he found out that he had to go to the doctors again to see what it was. When he asked the doctor what was happening the doctor said that he had an acute renal rejection. Bobyy was sadly right. -
Back on dialysis
At that time Bobby's dialysis was teaching him how to understand and deal with a beating kidney disease. Bobby said, "I worked very hard to be compliant- never missed a treatment. If Ihad a change in my labs, I worked with my dietition." -
Second double transplant
After his two years on dialysis the doctor gave him very good news. He was geting his second double transplant. Bobby said, "It was like winning the lottery... twice." -
Started biking
Bobby stoped skiing at age 40. He competed a Challenged Athletecs Foundation Half Ironman event. It was a 1.2 mile swim, 56- mile bike race, and a 13- mile run. I dont know about you, but that is alot of exersising! But, at that time he was bilnd and had two kidney transplants. He must be very opitmistic. That is when he found out that he loved to bike. -
Bobby participated in the Nissan XTERRA World Championship Mountain Bike Triathlon
Bobby says, "It was a blast! Being albe to ride in the race was super fun!" Bobby was excited to be racing in that race. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8YGDTagWrE -
Rode a 3,000 mile race
Bobby completed a 3,000-mile race for Race Across America. He rode for Team Donate Life to raise money for transplant research.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bk_S-g3quCM This is Bobby riding his bike. I know this isn't him riding the 3,000 mile race, but you can watch him and see how he reacs to coners, bumps, and his guide. -
Downieville race
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHBtnsZ2Dh4 This Is Bobby riding the downieville race. But, it is only 24 seconds long. -
Went to Europe for a race
Bobby spent the summer in Europe. He raced at the Euro Cup Super Enduro. -
Spoke at World cup MTB event
Bobby was a geust keynote speaker at the Windham, NY, World Cup MTB event. He raced the World Cup citizens’ course.
