optimisticbiker reborn

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  • confused@BR
    confused@BR Posts: 295
    Just opened this thread and read all ninety posts! Lost for words, so ^^^^^^^^^wot that lot said plus lots.

    Keep us posted

    Chris.
    'fool'
  • Aggieboy
    Aggieboy Posts: 3,996
    jim453 wrote:
    Hello Aggie,

    Long time no hear.

    Hi Jim,
    Unusually, compassion got the better of me. :wink:
    "There's a shortage of perfect breasts in this world, t'would be a pity to damage yours."
  • andyb78
    andyb78 Posts: 156
    Just wanted to add another best wishes, OB. Stay strong in what must be a truly difficult time.
    Road bike FCN 6

    Hardtail Commuter FCN 11 (Apparently, but that may be due to the new beard...)
  • mingmong
    mingmong Posts: 542
    Stay strong OB. Embrace everything every day and you'll get though.
  • Cafewanda
    Cafewanda Posts: 2,788
    Applespider wrote:
    Totally shocked to read this and really impressed that your post still lives up to your username despite the enormity of the news! Thank you for even thinking to let us know when there are much bigger things on your mind!

    Will keep my fingers crossed that you make the best recovery possible... x (as a girl, I'm sure I'm allowed to sign off like that)


    +1
  • optimisticbiker
    optimisticbiker Posts: 1,657
    Thanks all for your kind thoughts. its going to be a long slow tiring process and hospital rhythms are very different to the outside world... very much a case of wait... and wait.

    i'm typing this in my wheelchair, its hard to get online more than once a day tho i now have a hand splint that makes using the tablet easier. each day will bring small improvements but i know there will be bad ones too. its the nights i'm struggling with at the mo, they seem to go on forever.

    once again, thanks
    OB
    Invacare Spectra Plus electric wheelchair, max speed 4mph :cry:
  • bobinski
    bobinski Posts: 570
    Oh OB, and heres' me fretting about having man flu this past week. I have always liked reading your posts, always warm and helpful and encouraging and you can see from all the reponses above the impression you have made. Good luck with your recovery mate and do keep posting.

    Bob
  • First.Aspect
    First.Aspect Posts: 17,379
    OptimisticBiker wrote:
    its the nights i'm struggling with at the mo, they seem to go on forever.
    Try listening to the radio. I've always found listening to something I'm only vaugely interested in to be quite soothing.

    Dotun Adebayo and co. broadcast to about the same 10 people every night and it can be quite soporific (in a good way).

    There's also podcasts. Send someone home with an ipod and get them to download some stuff for you. There are tons from the Guardian, radio 4, Up All Night, etc.. There's a risk you may become a trivia bore, but it might help you through.
  • MrSweary
    MrSweary Posts: 1,699
    Shocking to read this OB. Really hoping your rehabilitation goes well and will look out for the blog.
    Kinesis Racelite 4s disc
    Kona Paddy Wagon
    Canyon Roadlite Al 7.0 - reborn as single speed!
    Felt Z85 - mangled by taxi.
  • SFT
    SFT Posts: 156
    OB, like so many on BR you are in my thoughts this evening. I wish you all the best and truly hope your recovery goes well.
    I'm looking forward to following your blog

    Kind Regards
    Simon
  • arthur_scrimshaw
    arthur_scrimshaw Posts: 2,596
    First Aspect wrote:
    OptimisticBiker wrote:
    its the nights i'm struggling with at the mo, they seem to go on forever.
    Try listening to the radio. I've always found listening to something I'm only vaugely interested in to be quite soothing.

    Dotun Adebayo and co. broadcast to about the same 10 people every night and it can be quite soporific (in a good way).

    There's also podcasts. Send someone home with an ipod and get them to download some stuff for you. There are tons from the Guardian, radio 4, Up All Night, etc.. There's a risk you may become a trivia bore, but it might help you through.

    +1 to this, I often listen to R5 overnight or the BBC world service which although it can get repetitive it is relaxing, I find myself drifting in and out of sleep this way. If you haven't already got one a dab radio is great for choice if not for quality. Really glad you've posted again and although I can't begin to imagine what your experiencing please take some small comfort in having the support and best wishes of your fellow BR's
  • clarkey cat
    clarkey cat Posts: 3,641
    OB, I am lost for words, genuinely upset and gutted for you. I hope you get all the support you need and you get back to some kind of normality soon.
    Dolan Mythos
  • andrewowade
    andrewowade Posts: 5
    My First post- sorry to hear of your bad luck. +1 to the comments already made. I wish you well for your rehab and recovery...
  • ZoomZoom
    ZoomZoom Posts: 53
    +1 everyone above. I am really sorry to hear about your accident.

    I can also recommend radio in helping to get through the night, I would recommend tune in radio available at the App Store has all the radio stations you could possibly want.
  • First.Aspect
    First.Aspect Posts: 17,379
    ZoomZoom wrote:
    +1 everyone above. I am really sorry to hear about your accident.

    I can also recommend radio in helping to get through the night, I would recommend tune in radio available at the App Store has all the radio stations you could possibly want.
    I have that, great app, but you do need wi-fi, or a stonking data package + good 3G signal.
  • Ian.B
    Ian.B Posts: 732
    +1 to all the comments, shocking news. All the best to you, and keep posting to let us know how things are going for you
  • DodgeT
    DodgeT Posts: 2,255
    Again no more to add than what has previously been said, other than best wishes for you to make the best recovery possible and go on to enjoy life in whichever way you can.
  • optimisticbiker
    optimisticbiker Posts: 1,657
    hi all,

    just read an email from Condor saying many of you had tried to get in touch via them. i'm deeply touched that you went to that trouble.

    it will be many many months from now but i'm already thinking hand-cranked semi-recumbent trike!
    Invacare Spectra Plus electric wheelchair, max speed 4mph :cry:
  • dhope
    dhope Posts: 6,699
    OptimisticBiker wrote:
    it will be many many months from now but i'm already thinking hand-cranked semi-recumbent trike!

    ^^^ Likes this post ^^^

    Keep posting, and continued best wishes... Rio's still many many many months away so there's plenty of time :wink:
    Rose Xeon CW Disc
    CAAD12 Disc
    Condor Tempo
  • meanredspider
    meanredspider Posts: 12,337
    Good to hear you have your mind set on getting some more interesting wheels than the sort the hospital will have given you.

    Audiobooks might help with the nights. Audible.co.uk is the source I use.
    ROAD < Scott Foil HMX Di2, Volagi Liscio Di2, Jamis Renegade Elite Di2, Cube Reaction Race > ROUGH
  • alansd1980
    alansd1980 Posts: 201
    OptimisticBiker wrote:
    hi all,

    just read an email from Condor saying many of you had tried to get in touch via them. i'm deeply touched that you went to that trouble.

    it will be many many months from now but i'm already thinking hand-cranked semi-recumbent trike!

    In condor burnt orange......
    Banstead in Surrey to Russell square and back
    FCN 4
  • rubertoe
    rubertoe Posts: 3,994
    dhope wrote:
    OptimisticBiker wrote:
    it will be many many months from now but i'm already thinking hand-cranked semi-recumbent trike!

    ^^^ Likes this post ^^^

    Keep posting, and continued best wishes... Rio's still many many many months away so there's plenty of time :wink:

    Goals have to be set, you may as well aim for the top.

    Keep Posting OB, its good to see your spirits are still positive.
    "If you always do what you've always done, you'll always get what you've always got."

    PX Kaffenback 2 = Work Horse
    B-Twin Alur 700 = Sundays and Hills
  • andyb78
    andyb78 Posts: 156
    OptimisticBiker wrote:
    hi all,

    just read an email from Condor saying many of you had tried to get in touch via them. i'm deeply touched that you went to that trouble.

    it will be many many months from now but i'm already thinking hand-cranked semi-recumbent trike!


    Brilliant... just think about all the SCR scalps you'll get :twisted:

    Glad that the positive thoughts are there - stay strong.

    I've only scanned the recent bits of the thread so sorry if someone's mentioned it already, but audio books were a godsend when I was stuck in the big white building for a while...
    Road bike FCN 6

    Hardtail Commuter FCN 11 (Apparently, but that may be due to the new beard...)
  • twist83
    twist83 Posts: 761
    +1 on the previous comments.

    Fingers crossed you manage to get going with a form of transport like you mentioned. I am sure you will
  • rolf_f
    rolf_f Posts: 16,015
    OptimisticBiker wrote:
    it will be many many months from now but i'm already thinking hand-cranked semi-recumbent trike!

    Carbon with Super Record?!

    Yeah, sleepless nights are grim. I've had a few of those but generally known that the following night would be OK. Radio and reading always helps me.
    Faster than a tent.......
  • esafosfina
    esafosfina Posts: 131
    Hi OB, I'm late to this thread and this shocking news, but I wanted to say how very sorry I am to hear of your accident and awful injuries. Move forward with a strong will and a positive outlook. Take care. Esa.
    (Colin Sturgess, 1989 World Professional Pursuit Champion)
  • whitebait01
    whitebait01 Posts: 610
    Bloody hell, I've just seen this thread. So sorry to hear about your accident, life can be a right bastard sometimes. I hope the recovery is going well, get better soon and stay optimistic!
    Ribble Audax - FCN 5
    Dedacciai Pista - FCN 3
  • optimisticbiker
    optimisticbiker Posts: 1,657
    hi all,

    getting online still a bit hit n miss but each day brings small improvements in strength. managing 4h in wheelchair and yesterday went off-ward to coffee shop! physios are working me hard, it exhausting but sleeping well now...

    more soon, thanks for all the continued support including the extraordinary efforts to find me 'in real world', i am humbled by it.

    Irving...
    Invacare Spectra Plus electric wheelchair, max speed 4mph :cry:
  • bobbygloss
    bobbygloss Posts: 317
    That's good to hear. Keep it up, and keep us updated too.

    Thinking of you.
    Rob
  • vermin
    vermin Posts: 1,739
    The coffee shop, great first step back into cycling. Good news.

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