Pappa Smurf

[ozkat]

I just got some really bad news about Pappa Smurf. Michelle his wife just rang me and told me that last night he had a Cerebral Hemerage (Bleeding on the brain) He was rushed to the Royal Brisbane Hospital last night and was admitted to intensive care. I dont have many details as i was only talking to Michelle for a few minutes. At the moment all i know is he is stable but they couldnt find where the bleeding was coming from. As soon i find out how the little bloke is ill let you know. Get well soon little mate.
Shayne

[jakam04]

Thanks shayne for letting us know. Hoping things work out for best ASAP and hes back on his feet sooner than later.

Get well quickly Rick.

J

[BOHEMION]

Thanks for letting us know OZ. Get Well quick Rick!!!!!

[Large]

That's terrible news Shayne. Best wishes to Rick and family

[Weaselman]

Best wishes mate and fingers crossed for a fast recovery

And the same from the missus.

[Iceman]

That's no good man, let's hope for a speedy recovery, (we know how Rick like to go fast so I doubt he'll be down for long).

[03gixxerpilot]

best wishes for a quick return to full health

[BillyWhizz888]

Sad news......
heal well and a quick recovery mate

[DaveK5]

Thats no good man, get well soon.

[Gix11]

Shit! That's crap news. Hope he gets well soon. Give him my well wishes mate.

[evad]

Bugger, thats not good. hears wishing you a speedy recovery Rick.

[Phill]

hope you get well soon mate. speedy recovery.

[loosebruce]

Get well soon Papa Smurf.

[Jockney Rebel]

shit ......get well soon mate ....

[megareg]

Shit!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I've a lot of time for Rick, top bloke.

[pt]

get well soon mate!

[TurboKat]

All the best for a quick recovery Smurf.

[Benz]

Shit Papa ........get well soon mate,

[hooligan]

Get well soon, smurf.

[latheboy]

Arh shithouse ... Hope your all good asap

[barknmad]

The best to Papa and his family.8^(

[zx12argh]

oh fuck - get well soon rick

[Hillsy]

Ouch - how did I miss this??

Get well soon Papa

[gibbo]

All the best to you and yours Papa, get back on here soon.

[Razorback]

Well that explains why he never answered my emails about coming to Mildura... Best wishes to him and family. Sure hope it all works out.

[gixkat]

fuck what a shocker:(hope ya get better soon Rick i'll miss ya hangin shit on me in the other forum if you dont get well soon.

cheers, GK.

[KATO ZX7]

Thoughts of strength going out to Mrs Papa Smurf, and good luck, get well soon Rick.
What a fkn bumma. The good ones always get delt a crap go.

[Matt]

Im not sure if you know any more Shayne but I spoke to Rick on the phone and he is ok, but they still havent found where the bleeding is coming from. Tests, tests and more tests I'd say for the poor bugger.

[Fish]

Shit this sucks:(, get well soon mate. will be missing you at willowbank this weekend.

[ej03]

All the best Rick, hope you have a speedy recovery.

[fimpBIKES]

go for it mate! get well soon

[ozkat]

I just spoke to Rick on the phone, he is in good spirits, annoying the nurses and doctors, food isnt great, but is going ok, would love a beer. Still alot of things unanswered about what happened. But things are looking good for him, he is still in alot of pain but heaps less than a few days ago. They are doing lots of tests and scans. As soon as they find out what is going on they can hopefully fix it. He is still in ICU and will be there for a while by the looks of it. As i find out more info ill let you know, but he sounded good on the phone. Hopefully the little bloke will be fixed up real soon.
Shayne

[Gix11]

Good news. Cheers Shayne.

[03gixxerpilot]

thats great to here Shayne, still our best wishes go out to Rick and his family

[zx12argh]

Thats great news mate - should we get him some flowers - well probably a clutch kit would be more suitable ;)

[geesexar]

thats great news wishing him a speedy recovery

[scotty mac]

quote:Originally posted by zx12argh

Thats great news mate - should we get him some flowers - well probably a clutch kit would be more suitable ;)
or maybe a arrangment of spokes.;).
good news mate get well soon.

[DaveK5]

quote:well probably a clutch kit would be more suitable

quote:or maybe a arrangment of spokes

Just...Tell one the orderlys he's a drag racer and they'll organise him the biggest NOS bottle he's ever seen.:D

Get well soon Pappa Smurf.

[Mamma Smurf]

Thank you all soooo very much for your best wishes & support in our hour of need.:(
Rick is slowly improving, still more scans to find where the bleed came from, but his head isn't aching as bad, so this is a fantastic sign that the pressure(blood)is going.
I have printed out your posting & taken to the hospital for Rick to read & he was overwhelmed by all your kind( & funny) words.:):)
Thanks to All,
Cheers,
Michelle.....Mamma Smurf
Little Monster Racing.

[Booster]

Thats good news,
Hope Rick recovers quickly

[ozzy1100]

thanks for the kind words Michelle
hope Rick makes a full and quick recovery

[Mamma Smurf]

FANTASTIC NEWS:D:D
Rick has been moved to Ward 8A South, Bed 7 so he is up for visitors, 10am-1.30pm & 3.30pm-8pm.
He still has to have more scans on Monday to see if the blood has gone & to be sure all is OK. We'll know more after this and hopefully he'll be home in a few days so I can spoil him.[:X]
He's been up for a shower & they have reduced his meds, even has a TV with FOX & remote control so he's set, but the foods not flash.[V]
Thanks for all your support,
Cheers,
Michelle, Mamma Smurf

[BANDITROD]

thats great news michelle hope he gets better soon

[Learnatic]

Great news,that is a big relief,all the best.

[papa smurf]

I'M OUT

That's right, boys & girls, I'm out a hospital & home & back on me trusty laptop.

Firstly let me thank you all so very very much for your well wishes & also for your support for Michelle, it reallyy means a lot to us.
Secondly i must give a HUGE wrap to all the doctors, nurses & staff at the Royal Brisbane Hospital. I honestly wouldn't be here without them.

Now as for what acually happened i still don't really know all that much except that i had a lot of bleeding around the brain & the bloody pain is just totally in describable.
The mystery is because the type of bleed that i had is almost always caused by a severe head trauma like a bike accident or car accident etc.
I had had nothing, it just came out of nowhere as i sat on the side of the bed.
The really scarey bit was that they ran a barage of scans & tests & whatever & couldn't find the source of the bleeding, still haven't, so scan & tests etc will be ongoing fo a while.
The really really scarey bit is that someone said today that 7 outa 10 people that get these kinda bleeds die from them, so i guess i've been pretty bloody lucky.
It has certainly given me a whole new perspective on things i can tell you that.
Not sure yet when we'll be back on track. That all depends on the ongoing tests so until then you'll just have to put up with me on here.

Thanks again to everyone.

[Jockney Rebel]

as the pythons would say "you lucky bastard '
seriuosly tho mate glad to hear ur on the mend .....

[gibbo]

Thats great news Papa, had a similar thing a few years ago, got a fair scar as a memento, good luck to ya mate. Big shout out to Michelle too, always harder on those that love you.

[TurboKat]

That's good news Rick, I never said anything before but I can now reveal to you that I happen to be this countries foremost expert on that type of cranial ailment & I can tell you with 100% surety that Drag Racing was what caused it. [V]
In my professional opinion, the best course of action for a complete recovery would be to sell the dragbike & go circuit racing [^]
Trust me... I'm a Doctor. ;)

[papa smurf]

Hey TK,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,FUCK OFF,,Bwaahahahahaha[}:)]

I'M BAAAAAAAAAACK.:D

[latheboy]

ROCK'N'ROLL PAPA SMURF .... Great news , i always get a kick outta telling the grim reaper to fuck off ...

[Gix11]

Good on ya mate. I had an intensive care "You could have died in a couple of hours" experience about 10 years ago as well. You kinda don't worry about trivial bollox ever again mate. Haven't been able to watch TV since!

[BOHEMION]

Glad ur out Rick!!! least u dont have to eat the shite food anymore and back home to real cookin

[zx12argh]

Great to hear rick! So did you get the naughty nurse I sent you? She was in disguise and looked like a regular nurse...

[KATO ZX7]

Oh gday papa smurf. Glad your out of the hospital and at home where you'l get the best medicine around, muma smurf will see to that.
Nothing like the lovin from a good woman that loves you.
P.S. i hope she gets in more on the ASF site, you cant have all the fun :D

[papa smurf]

Finally some GOOD news.
Went to my normal GP today about something unrelated to this & told him all about what happened.
Turns out he's a bit of an authority on the type of bleed that i had & gave me some really good news.[:0]
I am able to ride the GS now, which i have already done & it felt SOOOO good. :D
He also gave me clearence to resume racing in April which means we'll be back for the Tin Tops & i can't wait.[:p][8D][8D]

[zx12argh]

Sweet! Great to hear mate - the offer of the ute is still available if you need it tho mate.

[papa smurf]

Thanks Pete but it's a matter of finances now.
The money we had budgeted for the fools run is now allocated to the insurance excess for the car.[V]

[zx12argh]

Bugger... too bad. Hope things work out for you mate.

[gibbo]

That's good news mate, full speed from here on hey?