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Long story but keeping it short from this ...
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to this in just under four months.
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Only a short off road ride for Mike but a major marker in his recovery(really good father/son moment too).
Nice
Fantastic!
Showing nipple on stw.com... ahem cough, not wise.
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Like! as they say on certain Social Networks....
Superb ...a nice warm sunday story for us all to enjoy
Pleased for you both
Got to ask! What the f*** did he do, that's a lot of hospital kit!
Lots of daylight through those helmet straps (well this is STW! 😉 )
Love to hear the story but all the best to you and your lad
Phillips Intellivue monitor, Siemens ventilator, Alaris syringe pump, and haircut by Derek....
Good Stuff.
ACE just Ace
Great stuff
well done mate!
glad to see you off all the machines (save some electric for the rest of us) 😉
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Mike suffered liver problems from about age 14(now 21) and got seriously ill about a year and a half ago .He had to pack in Uni and spent much of last year in hopspital/unable to do much. Luckily after just one false start he got a transplant.
Good to see he's back on the bike 😀
Best wishes Paul
Lovely to see 🙂
what can I say.
Fantastic news Knottie & all the best to Mike for 'moor' of the same on the bike.
Nice one.
It is always good to get out cycling with the family, but that one must of been really special.
Whooop!
great to see him riding, but did it ever cross your mind that it's a bit odd to photograph someone in hospital? Personally it's not something I'd ever do...... it's not exactly a time you want to remember
did it ever cross your mind that it's a bit odd to photograph someone in hospital? Personally it's not something I'd ever do...... it's not exactly a time you want to remember
I'm currently laid up with a broken leg (femur) when I get back to work I've got photo's of me laying on the ground waiting for an ambulance & when I go to fracture clinic photo's of the x-rays await. Whilst I hate my current situation I think it's important to remember how much pain I was in & how much my situation has improved since then, & how much I'm improving day by day & week on week.
Helps me keep my motivation up to keep on the road to recovery.
Faz
MIke wanted his hospital experience documented. he asked me to record it in photos ,Mike took loads himself. He did record/upload the video posted further up ther thread himself the day after his op.
WOW this stuff make the rubbish about the olympic sh1te look actually sh1te. It's awesome. Give my best to your lad.
Chicks dig scars:-)
and thats going to be one hell of a scar!
Nice one can't imagine much worse than your child being ill, have a great summer.
great news 🙂
+1, from me too. Great too hear some good news.
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Great powers of recovery, I only wish I could get my son's to ride bikes, you must be stoked!
Bit dusty in here.
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Love it!
Fab news! Love that photo of Mikes scar, and that you tube vid is very well worth watching.
Result. 😀
A great result for you all, especially Michael.
I love the vid - big chuckles at Michael's deadpan, comic delivery.
All the best.
I've got two boys, Six and three and both love their bikes (hotrock and hotwalk). The eldest is now out with me at least once a week, he rode Llandegla blue last summer and has never looked back.
There is nothing better as a dad than your kids riding out with you, to the original poster i wish many more quality rides with your lad, this thread has made me smile in a good way.
Smashing. 😀
i can only imagine how hard it's been on everyone Paul. all the best to Mike for a solid recovery. unbelievable. brimingham? more than anyone should have to endure. 😉
look forward to seeing you both out on bikes soon.
Fantastic 🙂
That's fantastic. All the best for the future too.
I remember Tashas first ride back after months off with an injury, it was a basic pootle, but being back out on the bike with her was fantastic, so I can only imagine how you both feel.
well done.scars fade too.
That.. that's Birmingham. Great line.
Can only imagine how hard it's been for all of you, glad things are looking up.
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thanks for the reply Knottie. Fair enough if he wanted it documented. I just remember wondering if I should photograph someone who was close to me and very ill, as I knew they'd be extremely interested afterward. I'm now very glad I didn't, as things didn't work out as well as your son.
I'm pleased for you
top draw, hats off
Superb to see him riding after all that, and has cheered me up to, day 4 of being home for me after spending 8 days in hospital due to a washout and rolling over my outstretched arm, broke my hand , my radius , broke and split my ulna from my wrist to my elbow ( now have 6" Ti plate) , 10 stitches in other arm and some rather painful nerve damage to my left leg!!
Felt low this morning after a crap night of dull aches and pains, but seeing your lad on all those machines has made me take a good swig of MTFU ,
Best wishes for the future,
A great day. Thanks to the donor. Thanks for sharing.
Brilliant! Good luck with the rest of the journey 😀
great news.
i seem to have something in my eye.
Here's to a speedy recovery and more good times to you both on the bike.
Great news. Something I understand a bit more about now.
great to see him riding, but did it ever cross your mind that it's a bit odd to photograph someone in hospital? Personally it's not something I'd ever do...... it's not exactly a time you want to remember
My son just spent the first three months of his life in hospital, while some of the photos we have are of bad memories they are as important as the good ones.
Really good to see that Paul, all the best to all..
Great news on him being out on the bike, must be amazing to see him out and about so soon after surgery like that.
I've been stuck in all weekend after a what seems to be a flare up (ALT > 1000, slightly yellow and short trip to hospital) of the liver problems I last had a couple of years ago. After a year of tests that didn't show what was causing it my results went normal and has been like that until about 2 weeks ago. Hopefully I'll get to the bottom of it this time.
fantastic knottie. best wishes to your lad mate........ 8)
good news !
all the best to him & you for the rest of his recovery
All the best to your lad, oh and his saddles too high.
Well I reckon his dad should buy him a spangly full susser and take him to the alps. 😀
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Mikes has an eight inch travel frame/forks etc sat in the garage doing nothing already .Alps mmmmm maybe one day but Haldon next.
Matt
MIke was yellow ! err Bart Simpson yellow pre op. Within a few days his colour was normal. Hope they get you sorted soon .
So you took mike for a welcome back to riding via the chantry tea rooms?
Well done Mike, hope to ride with you a ya pa soon.