Bobby McMullen how everything stared :) (A man who is blind and finds a way to live)
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Bobby became blind at age 29
Bobby McMullen had clear vision all through college but in his first year of law school he started haveing trouble reading the board. so he went to see a Ophthalmologist said it was more serious. "He diagnosed me with proliferative diabetic retinopathy and told me I would be totally blind in a month. And I was." Said Bobby. But when Bobby went to laser sugery, it was able to save some of his vision. in his left eye was totally blind, but in his right eye it was 20/1200. -
learned how to ski with a guide, but fell down a lot
"fall down 7 times get up 8" -
began skiing on a disabled ski team
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became extremly sick at championships
Bobby started experienceing some of the symptoms of kidney failier: Vomiting and Fluid retention. Like many Athletes who can withstand pain, Bobby ignored these symptoms until he became extremly sick at world Championship games. This time Bobby's diagnosis was kidney failer and the treatment he needed was dialysis. -
Bobby got his dialysis routine down
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A matching Kidney and Pancreas doner was found.
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started experienceing symptoms
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He was about to recieve his second doble transplant
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Bobby's energy has been great since his transplant
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Bobby started mountain bike racing
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Bobby raced in about 25 downhill, cross-country, and 8-12-hour mountain bike events each year.
When Bobby started he would say "if I give 115% then whatever outcome I've I have won the day. -
he completed the 3,000-mile Race Across America
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Bobby entered the Downieville Classic Mountain Bike Race, a 17-mile course
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he raced the Euro Cup SuperEnduro in Sauze d’Oulx
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Bobby was keynote speaker at the Windham
People will say that thir cup is usually half full or half empty, but Bobby says "its not half empty or half full its just full"
