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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
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Bobby Learned how to ski with a guide. His friend offered him to be on the disabled ski team.
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Bobby got extremly sick at the World Championship. He found out that he had dialysis.
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His sikiing in the morning and his dialysis in the afternoon. For three days a week for three hours.
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Bobby found a matching kidney and pancreas doner. His surgery was successful!
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He competed in the Paralympics in Nagano, Japan. He took 5th place in skiing.
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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.
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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."
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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."
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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.
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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
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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. -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHBtnsZ2Dh4 This Is Bobby riding the downieville race. But, it is only 24 seconds long.
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Bobby spent the summer in Europe. He raced at the Euro Cup Super Enduro.
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Bobby was a geust keynote speaker at the Windham, NY, World Cup MTB event. He raced the World Cup citizens’ course.
