Ash is in hospital

Ash are you able to discuss this with the prosthetic manufacturer especially in advance of the new leg so they get chance to try and accomodate you ?

I'd imagine they would be more than interested as it wouldn't be a run of the mill day for them.

ashman said:

The gear change be no problem with my new leg once made, full movement in the foot ankle, its kicking the bike over, will be the problem, but with the Joe Hunt its a one kick start everytime, just the first kick for the day it needs a full swing on the kicker other times its fired up and running on a 1/2 kick/lazy kick always.
But till i get my new leg and weather i be able to kick the motor over with the leg is a unknown, i never lost a leg before lol, so the next 6 months is the unknown.

Ashley

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A mate of mine always starts his Triton with his left leg
It always looks a bit unatatural to me but he's always done that way and it works for him
When my right knee went completely I used to start my commando on my rollers from cold then as long as i wasn't at the pub more than 2hrs I could still kick it over when still slightly warm
I extended the kickstart by 90mm which helped a lot

Grandad said:

Ash are you able to discuss this with the prosthetic manufacturer especially in advance of the new leg so they get chance to try and accomodate you ?

I'd imagine they would be more than interested as it wouldn't be a run of the mill day for them.

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It is up to the amptee section of the hospital as all my training to walk first before the private prosthetic gets involved when i learned to walk again.

baz said:

A mate of mine always starts his Triton with his left leg
It always looks a bit unatatural to me but he's always done that way and it works for him
When my right knee went completely I used to start my commando on my rollers from cold then as long as i wasn't at the pub more than 2hrs I could still kick it over when still slightly warm
I extended the kickstart by 90mm which helped a lot

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My left knee is suffering from 3 old injuries and since i lost my right leg and doing my rehab for it my old injured left knee is coming back to hurnt me, haven't had any problems with it for over 20 years, so using it to kick my high compression motor is just not on, need to look after my good/bad leg.

Ash

Well i been given my marching orders they already kicked me out of my bed and preping it for a new inmate to arrive later today, just got to do one last session ay the rehab gym at 11 then last lunch with the wife then i be out of here, all packed ready to be picked up at 12:30 and 1 km drive home yeah.
As soon as i get home be looking at restocking the fridge and food i need then a big shopping trip, the daughter has already pull the spare ribs out of the freezer as i been hanging out for them, love my spare ribs in my special home made marinate mmmmm.
Been waiting for this day so badly home sweet home with Millie and my trains and not forgetting my beloved Norton.

Ashley

That's great news Ash. Finally, those last 2 difficult months are behind you.

Well just finished my last pyhso session, well more of a test session to see how good i am and what leg they will build for me each test a past but for the amptee sections to what leg i get section one is a leg just for the house, 2 is for the house and just out in the yard, 3 is for everyday use, home, shopping and normal life, 4 is for sports people so i been classef for normaly life in section 3 as i am not a runner, so my new leg will be built for normal life which suites me.
Just going to have lunch with Debra and then i be off, out of here, yeah freedom.

Ashley

...and now, "Phase 2"...

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Well just finished my last pyhso session, well more of a test session to see how good i am and what leg they will build for me each test a past but for the amptee sections to what leg i get section one is a leg just for the house, 2 is for the house and just out in the yard, 3 is for everyday use, home, shopping and normal life, 4 is for sports people so i been classef for normaly life in section 3 as i am not a runner, so my new leg will be built for normal life which suites me.
Just going to have lunch with Debra and then i be off, out of here, yeah freedom.

Ashley

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Best news I've read for ages
It'll be great to get home mate

all the best in next few wks Ash

Fu cking great to be back home, fridge full of food, habe won Millie over again even in the wheel chair she is following me around everywhere, my daughter Virginia is staying with me to maķe sure i am safe on my own, my mate be here tomorrow for a few days.
I haven't been up to the shed yet but Virginia has filled the beer fridge up with a 30 pack of beers for me she is a good girl got her to pick up a carton on her way here, she don't drive st all but the boofhead boy friend been driving us around yesterday on his day off, fu cking hard getting in and out of our old Toyota that we gave them 2 years ago.
Going to start looking for a new second hand car for me and Debra that we both be able to drive, thinking of getting a van one that isan't to low or not to high that is auto, the old Land Rover Defender is just to big and its a manual, be to much for me + i am over it after 15 years time for something else sick of working on it and been costing us a lot of money over the last few year fixing worn out parts and working in tight spots, so over it.
A new seat made for the bath tub is being delived today so i can sit in the bath for a shower, it was made for me and Debra to make it easy for both of us, and just have to wait for the rails and back door mods to be done, so much sh it we have to go through from no failt of our own, has upset both our lives so much, but then we are still both alive, we came so close to the other side, but fu ck its hard on us both, no matter how much compensation we will get from this accident its not going to be easy for us, but its happened i can't change that, but its fu cked us both up for the time being, well for this year for sure, i just want to jump on my old Norton and go.
Our lives have been messed up from one woman mistake, but she not going through what we are going through, would never wish this on anyone, what a mess we are going through but we will get over this but i just wish Debra wasn't suffering but its hard for me to watch her going through all this pain.

Ash

I'm sorry to read this brother. I bet many of us on this thread haven't a clue what you're going through, but can imagine and appreciate the disruptions, disappointments, and difficulties in this chapter of yours and Debra's lives. I'm really sorry you two have to go through this. But on a positive note, you're not going through it alone, and with a fridge stocked full of beer, spare ribs on the barby, your trusty Norton waiting for you, and of course your friends and family surrounding and supporting you and Debra, All I can type is one day at a time fella.

Cheers to you, and staying strong, positive, and inspiring...
Rob

Well I survived the weekend and slowly adapting to life at home, Virginia (my oldest daughter) stayed with me but she went home at 8pm Sunday night so now on my own till my mate comes over for a few days before flying back to Thailand for 2 weeks to sign paper work for his marriage to a Thai, he been married to her for near a year now but its taken this long to do the paper work so he can get a long term visa sorted to stay longer, anyway that's another story lol.
My house is in such a state as my wife is a hoarder and getting things out of the way for me to have a clear run through the house in my chair was the first task, everything that Debra has laying around has been put into her sewing room/junk room for her to sort out, the old polished hardwood floors need a good scrub so I ordered a steam cleaner/scrubber and be here tomorrow but is the only ways to get the floors looking good again, that be fun doing them while in the WC lol, might have to put the mate to work lol, to day I might decob web the ceiling just have to put a extension handle on the cob web brush.
My daughter has upset a few things putting things in the wrong place from where I am use to finding things, but she done what she thought was best, she was supposed to tidy the house up while we were in hospital but think it was too much for her and Debra's sisters were supposed to come over and help her but they were no shows so now it has come to me to sort out, so I have 2 weeks to do things, just a lot harder for me but if I take my time and do one task at a time I will get it done.
I still haven't been up into the shed yet, I just need to get the house in order first before Debra gets back home, she has to get on top of her hoarding and slack of keeping the house clean, it has been a major fight for me over the last 10+ years but now it has to be done for my part of recovery as our marriage was straining from her crap laying around so now it has to come to a head for both of us, this accident has brought us back from a major split up and she has to change her ways, I put up with it way too long so now we need to sort the mess out.
I cooked up my major chicken stew cooked with soup mix in my big camp oven on the stove so now have enough meals to last me 5 days just saves me time and effort for meals this week, lucky it tastes so nice and even better reheated and has all the goodness needed, I had 2 large bowls last night for tea was so nice, I love my own cooking but being in a WC just makes things a little bit harder, but as I said I have to adapt to my situation, I just hope Debra can as well.
Going to have my first shower at home today using the bath seat that was made for our bath tub, but I going to wait till my mate comes here just incase I need help, I just been having a wash to keep clean so a shower be nice but waiting for a hand held shower to be installed as well the toilet has started to leak at the major pipe fitting so a plumber is needed, at the moment I just turn the tap off when not been used, can't have water on the floor when I got to use my crutches to get to the toilet, water and crutches just don't mix.
Life is just so much harder now for me but till I get walking again I have to adapt as I have no choice but to do so, just hope Debra can also when she gets home.
But its great being back home and to my old fateful dog Millie, she has lost a bit of weight, old age and the stress of being here on her own has taken a toll on her but she coming good just a bit slower as she is over 15 years old now, fu ck that's 105 in doggie years no wonder she has slowed down.

Ashley

One day at a time.

Next thing you know, it's next year.

Ash in some ways you are lucky the house is in a state of disarray as it will keep you busy and keep your mind ( minimally ) off of all that has happened to you.

If everything was in an orderly fashion and you were at home by yourself and without Debra, Milly and pals not withstanding, you'd likely be festering and developing a misery over it all.... Nothing like an idle mind and idle hands to fu ck you over big time.

Sounds like a awful lot of adjustment and soul searching is going to be done over the next few weeks before Debra gets back to you !

Not been anywhere near where you've been so can only guess at it and use my own experiences ... the worst I ever had was three months in a hospital - bed ridden with paralysis and sepsis .... then 2 months at home unable to do anything other than get from bed to bog - each effort of pissing or turding left me with the sweats and exhaustion for a few hours.

A further 3 months of grit and forcing myself to do things ( much to my wifes distress ) saw me gain some fitness and be able to drive ( not legally ) and after a year had passed I outwardly was back to normal though inside of me it took another year.

To sum up I had some " time out " shall we say but at the end of it all I hadn't lost any limbs so was lucky really !!

Anyway keep on keeping on mate and it'll be alright in the end, I've never met you but can " see " your personality and strength shining through and somehow know you'll get on top of it.

My two Labradors took me safely through to the other side of my troubles as they were always there for me, I only had to sneeze and they would both be there to check on me ... after a while and when I was getting a bit stronger they started looking at me and pestering me with their familiar look of " lets go to the pub " and this encouragement amongst other things helped me a LOT .... tip ... lean on Milly and you'll be helping her as well.

Blessings to all three of you ....

As you all know I started a new hobby up in the shed building a large model train layout 00 and Hornby steam trains, have all the track laid out and the bedding all done before the accident as well a few built model buildings, I am very keen to get back into the layout and still have all the wiring to do before I even run a train, so really I still have lots of work to keep me busy as well 5 more building to build.

Just being up in my shed/workshop I will always be busy and able to look at my old Norton, play my music and have a few beers as well when I feel like it, but of course I did buy the beers for the mates when they come around, that's if I haven't already drank them lol
I am normally awake as the sun comes up but being the 3rd day of our Autum its getting up a bit later after 5am but being back in my own bed I wake up with the sun but been going back to sleep waking at 7am, well that is asleep in for me, but I been enjoying it as I still stay up late at night before I hit the sack, Debra is even a later owl than me and stays up till the wee hours of the morning but she well sleep till way after 10am if she has nothing planned for the day.

Well my mate who suppose to stay over for a few days has been a no show so still on my own, but to be honest I been enjoying my own time here with Millie, waiting for the steam cleaner/floor scrubber today as well still waiting for my new wheelchair to come, the other party insurance man phoned me yesterday to see how I been at home, funny as everything I say to him I can hear him typing on his keyboard writing everything down in what I say so I got to watch out in what I say, but told him its been a hard trot for me to adjust to my situation at no fault of my own as what I say or what Debra say can affect the long term compensation from their side of things, but hey my leg is never going to grow back and Debra will never be the same again, we just got to be smart and play their game without making it easy for them.

I don't know how things would be without the support from our family, friends and close mates as well friends from all over the world from Access Norton as well from Triumph Rat forum although I no longer own a Triumph I still have many friends there who have given us a lot of support, it does make a big difference to handling our difficult time and it keeps me sane in the process, friendships make a big difference to recovery, my life will never be the same but I am going to do my best to get back on with my life as well Debra's life together and enjoy it to the max, but with good mates to help on the way, most of my mates I have known since primary school, lifetime friendships, once a mate always a mate in my book and Debra also has mates from her school days who have been helping out in our time of need, I can't believe the support we both have been getting, with all the troubles in the world, friends make it a better place.

A big thank you to all my friends here and the wonderful words from so many has helped me along the way, biker life is in my blood, am old school in everything I do and so many great friendships on the way, 52 years for riding and 50 years in June from owning my old reliable Norton, its a freak has only let me down 3 times on the road, one blown Boyar black box and 2 broken rear chains that stopped me from getting home, not bad for 50 years of owning it, patting it on the tank and saying great ride today bike has helped I think and never get angry with it, should have married my bike instead of Debra lol, no I not that crazy lol.

Ash

ashman said:

As you all know I started a new hobby up in the shed building a large model train layout 00 and Hornby steam trains, have all the track laid out and the bedding all done before the accident as well a few built model buildings, I am very keen to get back into the layout and still have all the wiring to do before I even run a train, so really I still have lots of work to keep me busy as well 5 more building to build.

Just being up in my shed/workshop I will always be busy and able to look at my old Norton, play my music and have a few beers as well when I feel like it, but of course I did buy the beers for the mates when they come around, that's if I haven't already drank them lol
I am normally awake as the sun comes up but being the 3rd day of our Autum its getting up a bit later after 5am but being back in my own bed I wake up with the sun but been going back to sleep waking at 7am, well that is asleep in for me, but I been enjoying it as I still stay up late at night before I hit the sack, Debra is even a later owl than me and stays up till the wee hours of the morning but she well sleep till way after 10am if she has nothing planned for the day.

Well my mate who suppose to stay over for a few days has been a no show so still on my own, but to be honest I been enjoying my own time here with Millie, waiting for the steam cleaner/floor scrubber today as well still waiting for my new wheelchair to come, the other party insurance man phoned me yesterday to see how I been at home, funny as everything I say to him I can hear him typing on his keyboard writing everything down in what I say so I got to watch out in what I say, but told him its been a hard trot for me to adjust to my situation at no fault of my own as what I say or what Debra say can affect the long term compensation from their side of things, but hey my leg is never going to grow back and Debra will never be the same again, we just got to be smart and play their game without making it easy for them.

I don't know how things would be without the support from our family, friends and close mates as well friends from all over the world from Access Norton as well from Triumph Rat forum although I no longer own a Triumph I still have many friends there who have given us a lot of support, it does make a big difference to handling our difficult time and it keeps me sane in the process, friendships make a big difference to recovery, my life will never be the same but I am going to do my best to get back on with my life as well Debra's life together and enjoy it to the max, but with good mates to help on the way, most of my mates I have known since primary school, lifetime friendships, once a mate always a mate in my book and Debra also has mates from her school days who have been helping out in our time of need, I can't believe the support we both have been getting, with all the troubles in the world, friends make it a better place.

A big thank you to all my friends here and the wonderful words from so many has helped me along the way, biker life is in my blood, am old school in everything I do and so many great friendships on the way, 52 years for riding and 50 years in June from owning my old reliable Norton, its a freak has only let me down 3 times on the road, one blown Boyar black box and 2 broken rear chains that stopped me from getting home, not bad for 50 years of owning it, patting it on the tank and saying great ride today bike has helped I think and never get angry with it, should have married my bike instead of Debra lol, no I not that crazy lol.

Ash

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Smiling reading this...
You are an inspiration to us all!

concours said:

Smiling reading this...
You are an inspiration to us all!

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It's not so much a inspiration to me more I just want to get back to my normal life but I know in myself it will never be the same, but I need to get back as close as I can, but I tell you it's not easy and I do have my moments but at least I am not crying like a baby wanting to get home now.
Did I mention the Joe Hunt maggie, thought I better throw that one in lol.

Ash

ashman said:

It's not so much a inspiration to me more I just want to get back to my normal life but I know in myself it will never be the same, but I need to get back as close as I can, but I tell you it's not easy and I do have my moments but at least I am not crying like a baby wanting to get home now.
Did I mention the Joe Hunt maggie, thought I better throw that one in lol.

Ash
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Sounds like a one handed kick start? Keep on keeping on !

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Sounds like a one handed kick start? Keep on keeping on !

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I wish it was but no with the cam, head work and everything else, it has a bit of compression, to much for a hand job lol, bit of dirt talk now lol.
As I have always said I just wish this has never happened, but it has so I just want to get back to a near normal life as I can, but it's fu cking hard.

Ashley

ashman said:

I wish it was but no with the cam, head work and everything else, it has a bit of compression, to much for a hand job lol, bit of dirt talk now lol.
As I have always said I just wish this has never happened, but it has so I just want to get back to a near normal life as I can, but it's fu cking hard.

Ashley

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Ashley you are the man I admire your determination. You are such a great person. Keep on keeping on brother