BEEN A WHILE

[stump66]

HEY FOLKS ITS BEEN A BIT SINCE I WAS ON! 

You people have been the nicest, most giving,friendly,helpfull bunch of misfitts (like myself , the misfit pa) I have ever met. Most of you frequent flyers know my legg situation, 5+ YRS 7 DOCS 15+ surgeries in 4 states to no avail they just can't fix it.

Well on wednesday I am putting an end to my pain and anguish. I am scheduled to have my leg amputated below the knee. Yeah I know it sounds drastic but after this long and seeing the best docs in the world I have decided to move on with life. I am NOT looking for anyones pitty or saying poor me. This has been THE most trying times on my marrage as well as other faminly and my carrier. I lost the battle but I'm gonna win the war.  God and I have come closer then since I was an alterboy. 

All I am asking is PLEASE keep me in your prayers. I'm scared to death but I know its for the best in the long run. I'm not looking forward to waking up and looking down. Maybe this was a test or wake up call or  I don't know. I WILL be out on the trails and life will go on and I am not in control of the outcome, He is.

I even tried to donate my leg to a college for research  but thats like pulling teeth. I would think they would jump at the fact of getting something more then a cadaver.

You guy n gals ride safe tell the people you care about how you feel. My wife has been nothing short of a saint for putting up with me and my situation. 

I'm sure I'll get flamed by someone for posting this but and I apologize in advance, but y'all are like a second family so I thought I should share. Thanks for letting me vent.
TALK TO YA SOON
sport66

[Dr.Dirt]

Your a brave person sport66. You are in my prayers.

[qt314nfla]

I haven't had the chance to ride with you yet.  I'll keep you in my prayers as well.  I think your outlook is awesome and will look forward to meeting you on the trails when your all healed up.  Keep going w/ the positive attitude!

[dreth]

i met him when my friend and i bought a mini quad from him a year ago and he had high spirits! Sport you have done the right thing by giving it to God! Good luck in the surgery and we will be praying for ya

[SkyHighT100]

Sorry to hear that your ordeal has still not ended. Good luck with the surgery... all of our thoughts and prayers are with ya. There's always a silver lining.. hopefully yours is coming closer and closer

[Ida_Mann]

we will all be thinking of you, please let us know as soon as you want how you are doing.

Id@

[Quad32x]

Good  luck  brother.  Your  in  our  prayers.

[Da_Mtg_Man]

God bless you brother.
If there is anything that my family can do to help you out then please don't hesitate to let me know. I know that you don't know me from Adam but We can babysit, help with dinners, help with homework, whatever is needed we can help. This will be a trying time for you and your family but just remember that it's all for the better. Again, God Bless you and your family is in our thoughts and prayers.

Mike Lumsden

[gery350]

sport66,
sorry to hear that. you are a strong individual to still have faith after such an ordeal. kinda puts things in perspective for the rest of us. continue strong and i receive in faith that all will be well.

[kawGIRL]

Good Luck Sport66!  A brave Man indeed!
You will be in our prayers 
I was wondering last week where you were?  I thought things were better.

[Honda328i]

sport66, you are a strong person go through this as many years as you have.  No doubt your faith in God and character have been enlarged and many people's lives will be different because of you.  You are in our thoughts and prayers this week as you take this next turn.

I have attached this picture of my Uncle Rick and his son Jesse from this summer.  Rick has lived most of his life on a wooden leg but that has never stopped him from doing what he wanted in his life.  He has multiple ATV's, a motorcycle and manages a sizeable farm in Virginia.  Hope that encourages you in your journey.

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[cain73]

Sport66,
good to see you back on the net. Youve got the right attitude and God is in cotrol. It's been long tough haul, but I believe you're on the right path. You and your family are in our thoughts and prayers.

[TRX350_On_The_Rack]

Wow. You're a brave man. Prayers are with you.

[Njoutlaw88]

good luck. and look on the bright side you can get a reacon 250 with electric shift.

[Chuck_Norris]

Prayers are with you brother, You posess the intestinal fortitue to advise us of you condition giving us the oppourtunity to pray with you in your time of need. Friend you can rely on your ATV Florida Family to be with you in prayer. You can even pic up the Phone and call me if needed I will PM you my #

[bigscrub79]

Good luck with the surgery and you are in my prayers. Havent met you yet but with the faith and strength you have im sure we will see you on a ride before too long.

[stump66]

I can't say how much all your support means to me. You guys and gals are the best. I just got back from my pre-op and the surgery is at 730 am tomorrow. I am kinda looking forward to the relief of 5 yrs of pain but am also scared chitless. As soon as I get out I'll be back on to thank you all again. My user id will probly change to stump66 instead of sport66,lol. That was a suggestion of another friend/member , you know who you are  .
God bless you all. talk to you again soon.

[dreth]

I can't say how much all your support means to me. You guys and gals are the best. I just got back from my pre-op and the surgery is at 730 am tomorrow. I am kinda looking forward to the relief of 5 yrs of pain but am also scared chitless. As soon as I get out I'll be back on to thank you all again. My user id will probly change to stump66 instead of sport66,lol. That was a suggestion of another friend/member , you know who you are  .
God bless you all. talk to you again soon.

if that doesnt lift your spirits i dont know what will

[LakeMaryKid]

Wow sport! I hope you the best man. You are deffinately in my prayers and i promise one of these days ill make a ride with your wife and son! You can have my word. Im sure your boy will help you all the way through this and the wife is right there with you at your side. Sorry to hear you had to do it this way but you know what they say...........everything happens for a reason And this will deffinately bring change to your life and i pray that change is for good brother. You know how to reach me bro we've talked enoguh, let me know how it goes through the process.
GOOD LUCK TOMORROW!

PS: dont get down Sport heres a feller on Bluetraxx who only has one leg and rides a dirtbike, and a raptor!
http://hem.spray.se/ktjtest/WildThing.wmv

[stump66]

Thanks again guys, its 4am and I'm heading to TGH. Ride safe this weekend, don't want to see any of you in the bed next to me. 

[Da_Mtg_Man]

I was thinking of you all night. God bless you brother and please update us ASAP.

[gery350]

its wednesday morning and just want to let ya know you aint in that room alone buddy. we're all here thinking of you and in our prayers.
your angels are in there doing a heill of a job. my faith tells me you'll be fine.

[dvx400#1]

hey sport good luck tomorrow i know everything will go good tommorow, also call cain 73 he's wife works at tgh see if she can get you some extra goodies and some better food. good luck brother. get well soon.

[Da_Mtg_Man]

hey sport good luck tomorrow i know everything will go good tommorow, also call cain 73 he's wife works at tgh see if she can get you some extra goodies and some better food. good luck brother. get well soon.

Can Cain's wife get us an update? I'm sure it will be a while before sport is feeling up to posting on here.

[Da_Mtg_Man]

bump

[cain73]

My wife is working tonight. I'll see if she has time to go check in on him and get an update. No promises though.

[cain73]

Ok I just talked to Sport66, the surgery went fine and he's doing well. He'll be coming home this weekend. He's in good spirits and is already talking about going riding. He was up and moving around some on day 1. Now its on to recovery which I'm sure he'll do fine with , he's a strong person to have survived all this in the first place. He says Hi and thanks everyone for keeping him and his family in their prayers during this tough time.

[big-daddy]

Good new  Get well sport66 and Thanks Cain for the update

[lil_Mrs._Honda1]

Great to hear all went well.

I wish you a speedy recovery! You truly are a brave man!!!!!!

Best wishes
Deanna

[stump66]

HEY GUYS!!!!!
THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!
Everything went great, the deed is done. I was up and getting to the bathroom Wednesday afternoon. It all took like 2.5 hrs or so. They started around 730am and I was back in the room about noon. It hurts pretty good but that's to be expected. I can still feel my foot at times. Its weird picking up my leg out of the bed and it being about 8 lbs lighter its just a strange feeling. It will take a few weeks till the swelling goes down enough to where they can fit me with a temp leg then after its all down I'll get the latest and highest tech they have, I have great insurance. I took a couple pics in the hospital with it wrapped up after the surgery. I'll post as long as no one has objections. They are not gory cause its wrapped. I am having a problem seeing images on the site though, is anyone else have the same thing? seeing red x's and no images? I'll down load them from my cam tomorrow and see if they can be viewed.
I got home today around 3ish pm Saturday.
I am sooooo looking forward to the next group ride or a mini ride up to ONF or somewhere. I cannot express my gratitude for all your prayers. The big man and I have started a whole new relationship and I have an entirely new understanding of who's driving this bus.  We all have a free bus pass but we as individuals need to make that decision to give that pass over to God to be our driver. If that makes any sense.

GOD BLESS Y'ALL
Glen

[cutngrs]

 just log back on  and you will see pics glad to here your doing so well good luck  stay cool

[Robert4570]

Glad the surgery went well , wishing you a speedy recovery .
You'll be back on the bike in no time.
Good luck brother.

Best wishes
Robert Cruz

[dreth]

glad to hear your doing good and that a new bond has been formed with the BIG GUY He is all we have and He gives us all we have so keep the faith

[stump66]

Not sure these are going to work but I'll try. I'm still getting the red x's where the images, gif's and buttons are. I tried relogging as someone suggested but still the same deal, anyone else getting this?? Have a great Sunday folks

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[stump66]

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[stump66]

It looks allot more swollen then it is. There is allot of wrapping on it. I'll take a few more when the nurse unwraps it today if you guys want to see it. Not to be gory but I find this stuff facinating, it not as mcCobb as the display at Mosey with the freeze dried bodies but it neet.

[Mrs.Nightbreed]

It is incredible to see everything you've gone through. After seeing the pics of the device you had to wear for so long and now seeing these pics, it looks like you will be much more comfortable now. I am so glad everything is looking up for you!    You will be on a quad again very soon 
  That new relationship is a wonderful thing! Everything truly does happen for a reason and you have great things to accomplish still 

I can't wait to have you on a group ride 

[stump66]

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[stump66]

I think it may look worse then it is. Hope these don't offend anyone.

[qt314nfla]

I'm glad you are doing well and in such great spirits.  I hope that the pain you've been living with will soon be gone.  You are a true inspiration!  I'll look forward to meeting you and your family on a ride.

The pics, while I was apprehensive at looking at first, were really cool.  Thanks for sharing them.  Have a speedy recovery!

[susieblazer]

 
  Glad you are on the mend and you will be ok, i had a good friend who had to have her apmutation in the same area due to the big C , and after her prothscetics, she was dancing away the night at one of the local restraunts........all the best to you and hope to have you riding soon.........

[kawGIRL]

Glad to see all went well  Looks good, it's amazing what thay can do now days. 
Hope to see you on a ride soon 

Suzi & Jeff

[MrsPureLogic]

God bless ..... hope you're feelin' better soon! 

[LakeMaryKid]

  Sport man glad it all went well!!!!!!!!!!!! Can not wait to meet you man! Awsome to see your in HIGH SPIRITS!! Get well soon and glad all our prayers pulled through man!!!! 

Curtis aKa THE KID

[o4250]

Didn't all this happen because some punk tried to steal your car or something? I wish him a long and painful road ahead, and wish you just the opposite.

[gery350]

glad to hear your back with us and all is well. 
it'll only get better from here.
happy to see your in high spirits.

[stump66]

Didn't all this happen because some punk tried to steal your car or something? I wish him a long and painful road ahead, and wish you just the opposite.

Yeah I was in miami visiting family.Late on mothers day 2000 I took a cruise to south beach. From working the area I knew better then to talk to anyon I didn't know. I was alone (thank God for small things) And these 2 young guys around 20ish were trying to get my attention. I kept ignoring them and then noticed the one in the passenger front climbed into the drivers rear side. So I paid allot closer attention to them and then I saw a pistol. I guess I could have stopped and gave them the car but there was still a chance of getting shot. So I took off from the light and don't remember much more after that, not sure if I was getting shot at ,run off the road or what but I hit a tree doing about 60-65.Seat belted and air bag. I remember being pulled as they tried getting me out after cutting the roof off but my right foot was caught. I had calf high boots on which probly saved my leg at that time. I passed back out and the next thing I recall was a doctor entering between my ribs with a scapol and sticking a tube in to reinflate a colapsed lung. Then I woke like 3 days later in intensive care where I stayed for 2 weeks. I never spoke to a cop or was asked how it all happened. Honostly I was hurting so bad I didn't care and still don't care to tyhis day. I figure in the big game they will get theres sooner or later.

After going throught the last week post op after the amputation I really kinda wish they would have not saved it then but thats not what the big man had planned. The BEST thing that has happened throught it all was my wife was pregnant when it happened so I have been here for every day (expept hospital stays) of my little buddies life. My wife has had to go to work but when life changes your direction you gotta go with it. 

I am currently trying to get used to phantom pains and feelings. I keep reaching to itch what isn't there anymore. Hopefully this doesn't last long its enough to drive ya nuts. I can't wait to get out on the trails again. I could probly ride like this but I think I'll wait t ill its a bit healed and follow the docs orders. Once again I can't say it enough THANKS FOLKS FOR ALL THE SUPPORT!!!
 

[Chuck_Norris]

great to see you doing well.