turn8
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Post by turn8 on Oct 26, 2018 19:31:25 GMT -8
Good luck to Robert, but this looks like a career ender at best. I believe the catch fences will have to be redesigned. They are designed to protect the crowd (and they do that pretty well), but not the drivers. That has to change. Yes, it's going to be expensive, at least as expensive as the conversion to soft walls. But if Indycar is going to continue to race on ovals (because ovals seem to be where the injuries happen), it's going to have to be done.
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Post by Buck on Oct 28, 2018 4:03:09 GMT -8
From NBCSN:
Here’s the full text from Wickens’ most recent tweet:
“I just wanted to clarify a few things. There seems to be some confusion about what the word ‘paraplegic’ really means. Please read my statement below. Thank you all for your amazing support! You’re all a big part in helping me get back on my feet!
“There was no ‘announcement’ to confirm I was paralyzed. I’ve been paralyzed the moment I hit the fence pole in Pocono. We were very clear that I had a spinal cord injury in the press release issued by SPM (Schmidt-Peterson Motorsports), but I guess people are not aware of what that means and are just speculating.
“Paralyzed & paraplegic are paralysis from the level of injury on the lower half. I’m paralyzed from the chest down. The level of my injury which is T4.
“People may not be paraplegics forever. Since my spinal cord injury was ‘incomplete’ the nerves may be able to find a way back to my legs. Incomplete means the spinal cord was not severed, it was only bruised. In months time the swelling will go down and we will learn more on how much nerve regeneration happens.
“The doctors have told us every SCI (spinal cord injury) is different. Two people with the same injury may heal differently. One may walk again and one may not. Each body heals differently. So we cannot tell you a definitive answer if I will walk again. But I have full intentions of doing just that.
“The good news is, I already have most feeling and some movement back in my legs, so there is hope over the course of 24 months that I may regain enough movement to walk again! So far the signs are promising, but I’m trying not to get ahead of myself! I am just keeping my head down and working until my therapist and doctors tell me to stop!
“Thank you for all your support! And I hope this has brought some clarity on all of this.
“PS – Sorry for the long read.”
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Post by mmi16 on Oct 28, 2018 6:38:19 GMT -8
Not to dis Robert - I think most of the world understood what 'Spinal Cord Injury' was saying from the get go, and most of the world thought the worst.
Having some movement and some feeling in his lower extremities is a ray of hope that the world is looking for.
Thanks for pulling the curtains back, if only a little bit.
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Post by loudpedal on Oct 28, 2018 7:31:53 GMT -8
But it's a thousand times better than how Michael Schumacher's family is handling his situation. By withholding all information, people have no choice but to speculate. Of course they have a right to privacy and I don't expect all the gory details or pictures of a man nobody would recognize. But they could at least acknowledge that he's in a coma or a vegetative state or whatever.
I guess the biggest difference is that Wickens can make the decision himself. I'm pulling for him and am glad he chose to share.
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Post by Buck on Nov 13, 2018 17:47:47 GMT -8
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Post by montybriscoe on Nov 13, 2018 18:31:02 GMT -8
Awwwww....😥
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Post by Buck on Nov 14, 2018 18:03:38 GMT -8
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Post by Buck on Nov 20, 2018 17:19:42 GMT -8
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Post by se on Nov 21, 2018 6:33:43 GMT -8
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Post by Placid on Nov 23, 2018 10:16:41 GMT -8
Robert found out about Sophia after her crash at Macau.
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Post by Buck on Nov 30, 2018 15:21:24 GMT -8
I really appreciate these updates...
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Post by Buck on Dec 2, 2018 15:14:09 GMT -8
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Post by Spin on Dec 2, 2018 17:49:40 GMT -8
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Post by Buck on Dec 2, 2018 19:05:25 GMT -8
Not sure what the forehead bandage is about...
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Post by kidrybot on Dec 3, 2018 4:20:26 GMT -8
Not sure what the forehead bandage is about... Authenticity.
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Post by montybriscoe on Dec 3, 2018 16:21:34 GMT -8
Not sure what the forehead bandage is about... Come on, you never seen Days of Thunder?!
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kidrybot
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Post by kidrybot on Dec 3, 2018 22:54:42 GMT -8
The Eh!-Team's portrayal is worthy of an Emmy nomination.
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Post by Buck on Dec 7, 2018 19:27:22 GMT -8
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Post by Buck on Dec 7, 2018 19:46:21 GMT -8
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Post by se on Dec 8, 2018 7:41:45 GMT -8
^ He's making progress.
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