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He got diagnosed with type 1 diabetes.
" I was 12 so I was fascinated with the idea injections and then the doctor told me I needed to exercise a lot. so my thought was 'oh, I have to play more?' That idea was very inviting". -
Bobby lost his eyesight unexpectedly lost his eyesight at 29 years old. In his first year of law school he was having a difficult time reading the board. Bobby thought it was just from all the reading he had to do but it was much more serious. When he went to the opthamologist they diagnosed him with prolofirative diabetic retinopathy.'' They told me I would be totally blind in a month and I was''. Now sadly Bobby has no vision in his left eye and 20/1200 best-corrected vision in his right eye.
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His guide would give him verbal commands.
Bobby was good enough to make the U.S. disabled skii team. -
Two years after he made the U.S. disabled skii team he started to encounter symptoms of kidney failure.He tried to avoid the symptoms until he became very ill in the World Championship Games in 1996.He was diagnosed with Kidney failure and dialysis was the treatment he needed." I realized it wasnt like a broken leg where you set it for six weeks later, the cast comes off.He kept going with a positive attitude after he added his name to the transplant list.He also kept active to stay in shape.
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He got a double transplant. They were his kidney and pancreas.
This was only his first transplant. -
They were in Nagano, Japan.
After he left law school.
"If you fall down seven times get up eight". -
He continued Racing with the U.S. team until he started experiencing symptoms of the Acute Renal Rejection.
Then he was back on dyalysis. -
He was on dialysis for two years before he got the news that he was going to recive another transplant.
The transplant was succesfull. -
It was covered in CBS sports spectacular.
It was in 2006. -
It was a 3,000 mile race.
He was racing to raise money for transplant research. -
It is a 17 mile course.
It is said to be the contries most challenging downhill race.
" I crash alot but I'm ok with that because every time I go out and race, I set a goal and compete against myself. If I give 115%, then whatever outcome I have, I've won the day". -
It was made by Poison Oak Productions.
It showed his preperation for the 2007 Downieville classic. -
It features the worlds top racers.
It was by Radical films. -
His summer was in Europe.
He raced the Euro cup Super Enduro. -
At windham New York.
About the World cup MTB event.
