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Thursday, April 17, 2008
Retirement
After months & months of pain from a lingering back injury, I have decided to retire from motorcycle roadracing. I still have hope that I can get by without major surgery, but to do that, I will have to limit physical activity to not much more than walking & bike riding. In the last year, I have had 4 epidural injections, physical therapy, steroid treatments, and I continue to take pain medication every day, just to be able to do daily tasks such as driving to and from work. I've had a back injury before and my body always responded to treatments well. I was in a car accident last May, and since then, none of the treatments has worked well enough to allow me to have a normal life. It's kind of ironic that the only position I'm comfortable in is a racer's tuck, because it takes the pressure off of the nerves in my back. It's the driving and lifting that I can no longer attempt.
My thanks to all of my sponsors who have stuck with me thru difficult times. I've done my best to promote your products in a professional manner. I've done okay for someone who didn't start racing until the age of 32 years old.
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