MTB worls Votovagas 06

Go the kiwi Junior Mens DH team

2 NZ flags fly high

1st Cameron Cole
2nd Sam Belkinsop

the year thus far

This year has been another steep learning curve for me, it's been tough
really tough. But I know beyond a shadow of a doubt that GOD is with me, at
my side.

coming back to New Zealand and gettin back into stuent life was really hard,
although I worked hard I failed my first assesment this was the begining of
my learning

'fear not for I am with you' says the Lord

What a wake up call! After that I pursued what God had set me in Dunedin for
to be great and do amazingly in my course my marks slowley improved and
things got easier.

Then as everything was settling and going really well I had a nasty accident
in nasby, the same day the droppin in Nasby blog photo was taken. Even
though I was able to ride out, drive from central Otago to Dunedin (with
mates a 4hr drive), hobble round for the next two days and complete a
ridding clinic the next day, I had serious injuries to my leg.

I simply thought I had bruised my leg, knee and back but un-beknown to me a
clot 12cm/5" had developed in one of the veins in my lower left leg. On
monday I had some pain but no real clinical signs of a DVT, by wednesday I
could not walk couldn't stand could not sit I was in agony, but God was with
me. Friends took me to the emergancy department who looked at my leg
decided it was soft tissue damage and a possible fracture they sent me home
to rest on pain killers.

Two days later an ambulance trip to hospital was necessary. After much
discussion and to rule out a complete tear in my muscle they performed a
venous ultrasound scan. To my horror they found the clot, I was then
addmitted to the surgical ward and started treatment thinning my blood to
levels that are abnormal to allow the blood clot to disolve.

after a couple of weeks I woke up in the middle of the night and had massive
pain in my chest, which had also happened in hospital before this, I
couldn't breathe well and a was rushed back to the hospital, straight onto
heart monitors and re-admitted I had had the clot dislodge and part of it
had wedged in my lungs. My resting heart rate doubled I was pretty unwell
and they tought I was on my way to the ICU, but with God hanging on and this
year catch phase ringing in my ears "rear not I am with you" we fought back.
Literally by Gods hand and grace alone my life was spared, I stayed out of
the ICU and waspalced on a cardio ward and makeing a full recovery slowely.

now it's 4months on from the accident and I still remember that day, I have
come so far, God himself has led me from a state of total dispair into a
state of healing. This is a time fro healing a time to reflect, now as I
have progressed from the posibility of death to a wheelchair onto crutches
and now walking. I cant go far but I can go and each day it gets better,
there are the bad days but the Good outways the bad ay.

So yeah thats me people I am progressin and gettin there, thanks to those
who have prayed for me over the last 4 months you all have been my srength
and pertitioned my case the the author and perfector of my faith you have
tugged on the robes of my God and you have played a massive part in my
remarkable recovery
God Bless you all
K

the big freeze

about an hour ago....

now it up past my door the first snow fall
and hailstorms of a long cold winter are here


Still at the house still in the chair but gettin
there up walking more now...

Bless u all,
through all I endure with the grace of God alone
K

mayhem

well thought this was in need of a wee update

life is good but Im currently housebound.....

my wee aciddent at nasby turned into a bit of a major and end up in hospital for 4 days with a DVT (blod clot) in my left leg below the knee.... not only that but also a fracture maybe still of the tibal plateau (top bit of bone below the knee).... also waiting to see what the orthopeadics say about my knee it does not lock, they think I have torn ligaments and damaged the minscus also have fluid on the knee and damaged ligaments in right hand.....

but God is good his grace and love are amazing and in him through him
I will overcome these hurdels and continue on the journey he has set before me...

anyways miss u all blessings
K

dropin in nasby style

hey all
had a wild riding weekend, nasby was amazin canned myself harder than I ever have before, might have a hairline fracture in my leg (ouchies) so on the good old sticks again non-weight bearin till they figure it out they decided today its broke or they think it is the xray not clear will have to have more next week.... but they keeping me outta a cast for now

all good though take crae will update as I know more keep going good miss u all
K

registry

shes a flooded

Flying through life on auto pilot

We often forget in this rushed day and age to sit back and examine the state of ones life, to count the impact of the choices and decisions we make and refelct upon our own physical and mental state

Today is one such time when once again through stupidity or lack of insight I have pushed myself to far, having been crusing on auto-piolt I was unawaer that bugs had built up on the windsheild of life, I hadn't needed to navigate so simply had not noticed.

now Im charged with the painful activity of wiping those bugs away one at a time painfully as it may be I have to turn off the auto pilot and deal to the issues of life. I alone am accountable for my actions it's the fault of none other than myself that I find myself at this point again

so one by one the're being delt with it may take time and it's a journey, I have learnt tht the quick fix is mearly aa bandaidand that I must fully submit the issues if I am to move forward in God. So on a quiet saturday afternoon I sit once again, deep in painful reflection.....

Through Gods grace alone this journey I walk and through his gentle guidence, love for me and once again grace I will endure this journey I will complete