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In other words, they read it here on Vital. Davey Davey Davey, I realize you've been away at the ranch, but please quit letting that Chris Chase guy from Yahoo fill in when you're gone.
Hoping he heals up well and comes back to play.
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I feel really bad for Josh.
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Newmann, that was funny. That guy is a toolbag and shouldn't be allowed to write ever again.
Speaking of which Davey........Ridge was offering to maybe help Josh out / give advice and so forth. Hope he got a hold of him. I'm sure Josh is pretty bummed.......and I bet Ridge could give him some pointers and let him know things may not be all that bad after all. I wish Josh the best!
This is for Demuth. Someone sent it to me when I was laid up in the hospital all battered, bruised and broken many years ago. One of those things you hold onto for some odd reason. MX Cat rules!!
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In fact, he has just enough time to get ready for the Baja 1000 on an all amputee team consisting of Super Mario (Red Bull dude), Jim Wazny, Mike Schultz, and myself. We are donating legs and other stuff to disabled people who want to be athletic again.
I'm not sure how Josh is dealing with this, but myself (and others) would be glad to help out. He's a champion, so I'm expecting great things out of him.
Davey, please pass this along.
chrisridgway181@yahoo.com
Chris
I went to the X-Games in 2010 with a Rider that made me realize we can do a helluva lot of things..."post injury"...My friend, Todd Thompson...earned a Silver Medal...Mike Schulz got the Gold, that day, BOTH...riding at a pace that was an insult to some of the Pro's...
With just ONE damn foot!
Then there's Oscar Pistorius.
Josh, too, is a Bad Ass.
He'll be back.
Good luck and best wishes to Josh!
i have witnessed a few extremity games over the years and its simply amazing to see these guys. I hope josh continues to rip it up, he'll just be a little more mechanical this time around.
Ridge in action.
stuff like this is inspiring to see. Keep yer head up Josh.
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Chris has done MORE for "Adaptive Moto" & it's athletes...than anyone...PERIOD.
He's the REASON my rider went to the X-Games...hell...Chris told Todd to get his ass out there many years earlier.
As for Ridge throwing in the Towel if Josh shows up?
HAR!
Ridge would chase down JS7 at the Extremity Games if they're held at Baja Acres...HE WONS the Place.
He is a Champion though, and I would bet that this will not stop him from doing anything. In all the Patients I've seen, the only real handicap is in the mindset (if negative). Doubly true in below the knee amputees, which is by far the most functional level of amputation. I would recommend Josh finds O&P Practitioners that have dealt successfully with Para-Olympic athletes. With insurance, you don't pay any more (or extra) for services of those caliber of Practitioners, all devices and services are paid through standard L-Codes.
Best of Luck Josh. Bump in the road, but not a wall.
I messaged Josh on FaceBook. Now I better get training so I can live up to just half the things Manny said about me.
BTW, the only way I could beat Josh is if he were on a 2-stroke
(put your shirt back on, Newman)
...and he had to rebuild it during the moto. It would be close.
Get well soon Josh.
The doctors are the professionals and they should have cut my leg off the first night. They tried to scare me away from amputation once I wanted it off. Since then, it's been my goal to prove them wrong by doing more with a prosthetic than they thought possible.
Anyway, I'm happy now. I'm still in pain because my stump has some nerve problems, but I don't take pills for it or anything. It's nice to take my leg off and have all the pain go away in less than an hour.
Edit: You're right about everything you said though. Spot on.
josh will be fine...below the knee is quite a bit better than above. but either way "it aint no thang".
hospitals still scare the shit outta me...go in with a cut, come out missing a limb.
We are racers.
PERIOD.
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