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Hugging Setanta? Did Jordan give him that first free kick? I kid, I kid. But did he?I'm in a wheelchair myself, have been since I was 18 (34 now), I got pretty sick last year, actually I went straight to hospital from the Richmond game in April, I had pneumonia, couldn't breathe on the way home. Ended up code blue, pretty much died, before being saved, had another code blue a couple of days later, spent 2 weeks in ICU. Watching your friends and family go through that [censored] is worse than going through it. I would have given up but I didn't want them to go through all that for nothing. I still haven't fully recovered, been in and out of the Austin since, they are brilliant, apart from all this I've never spent time in hospital, but I assume there's not much better care you can get. So Rick is in good hands. I now live about 10 minutes from Kilmore too, so I guess I felt I relate to this story and had to spill my guts. I hate horses though.

I ride classic scooters, I came off one day a few years ago and broke my hip in 4 spots, luckily for me, I can walk and other than some discomfort I was very very luck as even with 4 breaks the bones did not move much so I did not need them re aligned. I agree watching my wife's stress over me was worse than the pain I went through.

I will require hip replacement when a little older and arthritis will set in due to the socket on my right leg now being 3-4mm larger.

Which is why I questioned him umpiring, the mind set of my wife and mum (who stayed with us for two weeks so my wife could still work) was not 100%

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Stop bignoting yourself, we all nearly died after the Richmond game (i'm joking by the way). Thanks for sharing.But for anyone out there the Austin spinal unit is an amazing cause. Don't get me wrong I love the royal childrens hospital and most victorians have a friend of family member who has at one time needed the kids hospital, but when I see them get 15+ million a year for the good friday appeal I think about other services that need it to. The Austin spinal unit deal with these horrific injuries and there reputation for care is first class. Usually people go to hospital to get better and are thankful for it. At the Austin spinal unit a lot of the people in their won't ever be the same but I'm sure as you can attest DA they can come out alive and with a life to live.

The people at Epworth rehab in Richmond also deserve so much respect.

In general all those in service areas, ambulance, ICU, firefighters etc are amazing.

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I got pretty sick last year, actually I went straight to hospital from the Richmond game in April, I had pneumonia, couldn't breathe on the way home. Ended up code blue, pretty much died, before being saved, had another code blue a couple of days later, spent 2 weeks in ICU. Watching your friends and family go through that [censored] is worse than going through it. I would have given up but I didn't want them to go through all that for nothing.

Feel for you...I experienced the same, but from the family perspective with my brother late last year. He spent several weeks in ICU at the Canberra Hospital in Woden with bi-lateral pneumonia. Came close to not making it for a while as he simply wasn't responding to any medication, but fortunately pulled through; and now the poor bugger has to have a hip replacement operation - cant take a trick. It was hell for two reasons...having to wonder every day whether he would recover and having to spend so much time in Canberra.

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Stop bignoting yourself, we all nearly died after the Richmond game (i'm joking by the way).

I've said all along losing to Richmond put me in there!

My problem isn't spinal, like Darren Bennett's kid, I have a form of muscular dystrophy.

But you are absolutely right, the spinal unit at the Austin do amazing work.

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I've said all along losing to Richmond put me in there!

My problem isn't spinal, like Darren Bennett's kid, I have a form of muscular dystrophy.

But you are absolutely right, the spinal unit at the Austin do amazing work.

Very sorry to hear that DA.

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Hugging Setanta? Did Jordan give him that first free kick? I kid, I kid.

But did he?

I'm in a wheelchair myself, have been since I was 18 (34 now), I got pretty sick last year, actually I went straight to hospital from the Richmond game in April, I had pneumonia, couldn't breathe on the way home. Ended up code blue, pretty much died, before being saved, had another code blue a couple of days later, spent 2 weeks in ICU.

Watching your friends and family go through that [censored] is worse than going through it. I would have given up but I didn't want them to go through all that for nothing.

I still haven't fully recovered, been in and out of the Austin since, they are brilliant, apart from all this I've never spent time in hospital, but I assume there's not much better care you can get. So Rick is in good hands.

I now live about 10 minutes from Kilmore too, so I guess I felt I relate to this story and had to spill my guts. I hate horses though.

Lee that is no excuse for not coming to the UFC in Vegas, so you better come up with something better next time.

We need all the Tool, UFC, Bill Hicks, Demon fans we can get.....so hang in there.

thanks for sharing your story.

Adam

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Lee that is no excuse for not coming to the UFC in Vegas, so you better come up with something better next time.

We need all the Tool, UFC, Bill Hicks, Demon fans we can get.....so hang in there.

thanks for sharing your story.

Adam

No excuse! It'll get done one day. My mate flies out of Vegas the day before UFC 160, why wouldn't you stay one more day for that card??

You going to Tool tonight? And tomorrow night? And Sabbath on Monday night?...

If the Dees win this'll be a perfect weekend.

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No excuse! It'll get done one day. My mate flies out of Vegas the day before UFC 160, why wouldn't you stay one more day for that card??

You going to Tool tonight? And tomorrow night? And Sabbath on Monday night?...

If the Dees win this'll be a perfect weekend.

yeah i'd be staying the extra day for sure!

going to Tool tonight.....pumped. no Sabbath though unfortunately.

tough choice for you at 159 i'm sure, maybe your hoping for a simultaneous KTFO?

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No excuse! It'll get done one day. My mate flies out of Vegas the day before UFC 160, why wouldn't you stay one more day for that card??

You going to Tool tonight? And tomorrow night? And Sabbath on Monday night?...

If the Dees win this'll be a perfect weekend.

they will win big fella , no probs

perfect weekends will start in 2015

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yeah i'd be staying the extra day for sure!

going to Tool tonight.....pumped. no Sabbath though unfortunately.

tough choice for you at 159 i'm sure, maybe your hoping for a simultaneous KTFO?

To be honest Chael grew on me on TUF. So I put 20 on him and the Dees for a nice return. Long shot but there's hope!

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