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[bobinski]

@Randyberlin really sorry to hear this mate. Best wishes for a speedy and full recovery.

 

[CXRAndy]

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[Del C]

Get well soon @Randyberlin

 

[JuhaL]

Awful news, quick recovery to Randy. God bless for that woman who found Randy before it was too late.

 

[Aleman]

Bloody hell @Randyberlin I go away for a few months (cough, cough) and everything goes to pot! Get well soon mate, shouldn't say it, but, I hope a compatible heart is found quickly.

Damn! I was counting on him to help make up a Cat D Team 😭 😭😭😭

 

[Barbes66]

Really sorry to hear that @Randyberlin - wishing you a speedy recovery. @Brusgaard thanks for passing that on.

 

[shimceltic]

Quick update on our good friend Randy...
It’s been a wild summer. Randy had a major heart attack June 12th while he was riding the south coast in Norway, he woke up in an ambulance. From there he ended up in Denmark in a hospital 2 weeks they patched him up with a pacemaker, got him stable. He was home 1 day and ended up getting life flighted to Seattle hospital where he’s been since, they tried to get him on heart meds but none worked. He was transferred to university of wa medical center hospital and after 22 grueling days he was just approved 2 days ago for a heart transplant. This hospital is one of the best in the world for transplants. So we are very optimistic. He’s on standby and should have one within a few weeks due to his status. He’s super healthy other then heart and a great candidate. He’s not able to text much right now but I will tell him you checked in. Feel free to tell any of the other guys. I’ll let you know when he gets a new heart. I think he’ll be back on a bike by next spring.

 

[Aleman]

Great, he'll be able to take my place in the D team then!! 😂🤣😂🤣

More seriously though, that is great news.

 

[<Tommy>]

Quick update on our good friend Randy...
It’s been a wild summer. Randy had a major heart attack June 12th while he was riding the south coast in Norway, he woke up in an ambulance. From there he ended up in Denmark in a hospital 2 weeks they patched him up with a pacemaker, got him stable. He was home 1 day and ended up getting life flighted to Seattle hospital where he’s been since, they tried to get him on heart meds but none worked. He was transferred to university of wa medical center hospital and after 22 grueling days he was just approved 2 days ago for a heart transplant. This hospital is one of the best in the world for transplants. So we are very optimistic. He’s on standby and should have one within a few weeks due to his status. He’s super healthy other then heart and a great candidate. He’s not able to text much right now but I will tell him you checked in. Feel free to tell any of the other guys. I’ll let you know when he gets a new heart. I think he’ll be back on a bike by next spring.

Thanks for the update Shim, that’s really good news.

Keep strong Randy!!!

 

[berty bassett]

thanks for the update - sounds like he was a very lucky boy ! , and Randy , if you have time/internet while you're laying about to read this - that's enough scares for now ! time to get fit and well again , sounds like you are in one of the best places in the world to make a full recovery and I wish you well on every step , take care

 

[Whorty]

Hi all!

I’m sure some of you might have wondered why we haven’t heard from @Randyberlin on the forum or Strava these last few weeks. So I have been given the OK to make a post about why.

As some of you know, Randy embarked on his Scandinavian Tour (Denmark->Sweden->Norway->Denmark) this June - after a couple of years of postponement due to first COVID and then some other stuff.
He landed in Denmark, took the ferry to Sweden and rode along the coast, around 100 km pr. day. He had lost some weight leading up to the tour, was feeling great, enjoying both the scenery and the long days in the saddle. The temperatures here in Denmark was around 25-30C those days, so really hot, and I suspect around the same in Norway/Sweden.

As he was closing in on Kristiansand in Norway (where there is a ferry to Denmark), I contacted him to schedule a meetup when he hit my parts of Denmark. His Strava didn’t show any updates reaching Kristiansand and he didn’t reply immediately, so either he was offline for some reason or some thing had happened...

Unfortunately the latter... Just outside Skien in Norway, he was going up a climb and next thing he knows, found himself in an ambulance! He was taken to the local hospital, where they did all sorts of tests but didn’t find anything. So after 12 hours, they let him go, and he continued a few miles to catch a train and after that a stay at a hotel. Next day he took the ferry to Denmark and was riding the short route to the next hotel. But he suddenly felt dizzy and literally passed out, before he could make a complete stop. Thankfully, a woman found him and had already called an ambulance before he woke up.

He was then taken to the hospital in Aalborg and immediately went to the Cardiac ward, where they concluded he had had a heart attack in both Norway and Denmark. They did multiple tests including ECG and heart catheterizations and found that he should have a pacemaker installed. He had one fitted on June 19 and after a few days flew back to Sitka on June 24.

After that he of course had to take it easy and plan for the future. So I haven’t been “bothering” him since. 😊 But people on here started asking about him this week, and I gave the lowdown in a private message to @berty bassett who then contacted Randy.

I had hoped for a “I’m doing great and will be on the bike shortly”, but unfortunately things didn’t play out that way...

He had been feeling “normal” at home for some days, but suddenly felt bad again and was first taken to urgent care, had an x-ray and was then admitted to the local hospital and the next day to the bigger hospital in Seattle, as there was no improvement in his condition.

There he has been since, and is currently waiting to get listed for a heart transplant.

I sincerely hope to see him back on the forum and bike sooner rather than later, but please give him some time to put this whole ordeal behind him, and I’m sure he will return!

Thanks for reading – and a huge GET WELL SOON to you @Randyberlin !!

/Steen

PS: I don’t know the state of his bike!!! 🙃

Only just seen this .. thanks so much for keeping us updated Steen
Get well soon @Randyberlin ... sending loads of best wishes and man hugs from Blighty.
Steen didn't say how the bike was .... hope that's ok

 

[shimceltic]

Randy is getting his heart transplant later, looking forward to seeing you back out there riding and taking cool photos soon @Randyberlin
Randy would never say this but he needs all his bike buddies cheering him on, I’ll let you know how he’s doing after he’s out of critical care.
Best,
Janet

 

[Aleman]

Thoughts and prayers @Randyberlin

 

[bobinski]

Fingers and toes Randy -look forward to you making a full recovery mate.

 

[berty bassett]

Thank you Shim/Janet
Wishing you all the best