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Tony Sciliberto
from Welland, ON Canada | Signed on: Fri 15 Feb 2008 07:19:40 AM MST
Hi Saul,
Just finished reading your book, Tour de Life. It's great how you came out of your coma. I'm a cycle-fit instructor here at our YMCA. I enjoy teaching the spinning classes. My license plate says CYCLE-FIT on it. The reason I'm writing, I know exactly what you and your family when through. I have my sister-in-law who suffered a blood clod to her. lungs and went into a coma. She went without oxygen for about 30 minutes according to doctors. She is badly brain damaged. She has a son who is 15 years of age who is now living with us. This boy's father passed away when he was only 2 years old. His mother is all he has and now to see her in this condition breaks his heart. We are taking care of him, but it's not the same. We are praying that she will come out of her coma. She is beening fed with a tube that runs to her stomach. This happen on Oct. 3 2007 and the Hospital wanted to write her off. It's been 4 months. She now opens her eyes and looks around but she cannot talk. We don't even know if she knows any of us. We are there everyday at the Hospital caring and praying for her. We are wishing for a miracle. We know that she will never be herself, but we want her back to the point that we can start talking to her. Thanks for listening. Best of Luck to you.
A Fan
Tony
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tricia
from Keene NH | Signed on: Mon 11 Feb 2008 10:03:29 AM MST
Hi Saul - I'm new to event cycling and love it. My new husband got me interested.
I'm planning a ride for June 1 as a board member of a United Way Agency - Aids Services for the Monadnock Region. This is our 1st year for this type of fundraiser. Next year will be the agencies 20th anniversary. Hope the bike ride will be even larger.
I'd love to have you visit us during our ride. What are you doing Sunday June 7, 2009? |
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Ed
from Washington, DC | Signed on: Sun 10 Feb 2008 04:57:48 PM MST
Saul,
When you coming to DC? Let's ride.
Congrats on the marriage.
Ed |
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MAURIZIO RESTELLI
from MILAN ( ITALY ) | Signed on: Sat 09 Feb 2008 07:42:50 AM MST
A good luck for the new life and for the marriage to my friend Saul, in group (peloton) you will miss enormously but the continuous life and now for you the moment has come to turn page and to start a new chapter.
Best wishes.
Hi Saul, you're great.
Your Italian friend Maurizio (Maurice)
Ciaooo!!!
PS: Are your bracelets still available? Which are the Internet sites in which I can purchase them?
Comment: Yes, you can gt the Raisin Hope bracelets through the link, "Saul's Book" on this site. Let me know if you have any problems. Thanks |
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Ed
from York, Pennsylvania | Signed on: Fri 08 Feb 2008 10:33:37 AM MST
Saul,
I was at the Tour of Georgia last year and saw you riding the course. Hearing of your story inspired me to purchase your book at one of the starts. Unfortunately later that year Iexperienced my own bicycling accident. While riding my road bike through town, a woman opened her car door into my chest. The accident had damaged my phrenic nerve. This is the nerve that controls the use of the diaphragm. While in the hospital thoughts of your struggle kept giving me hope that not only would I be able to ride but that I would eventually be able to participate in amature racing again. It is a year later and I still have not recoverd enough to race, but I am riding better with each day and I still have hope. Thank you. You still inspire me and give me hope that I can be better. |
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Jeff
from Calabasas, CA | Signed on: Thu 07 Feb 2008 04:24:18 PM MST
Hey Saul, I didn't know alot about you until I read your story on RoadBike Rider.com. I have only been cycling seriously for about 2 years but cant do without it now. I have a 2 1/2 year old son, and hear about or see cycling accidents all the time and in the back of my mind I worry, but still go out there and ride every day.
I share the passion for fitness and cycling, and want to say your an inspiration to me, after everything you went through you picked up the peices and started over, with a great attitude. I take my helmet off for you, and hope to join one of your rides one day. Thanks, Jeff |
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Cathy Hudock
from Pentagon, Washington, DC | Signed on: Thu 07 Feb 2008 12:49:09 PM MST
Saul
Meeting you at the Pentagon is something I'll never forget. You are an amazing person and a true inspiration! I know that all that you are doing for our service members with brain injuries is going to be very well received and I know you will touch so many lives with your own experience and you will be providing these injured soldiers with such hope for their own futures. You are a very special person to do this! I have such great respect for you! Keep on this path, you are making a HUGE difference in this world! Thanks for sharing your stories with us and for meeting us! We are all better people now having met you! GOD Speed! |
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Jared
from Virginia | Signed on: Thu 07 Feb 2008 10:02:28 AM MST
Hey Saul-
Are your bracelets no longer available? I can't seem to find them anywhere.
Jared
Comment: Yes! They are still available. You can get them through the link of my book. Let me know if you have any problems. Thanks for asking
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Roni DaRonche
from Salt Lake | Signed on: Wed 06 Feb 2008 08:08:58 PM MST
Saul and Aleeza~
Congrats on the wedding! Sheree said it was beautiful. Sorry I missed the dinner at Sheree and Richards. Please tell Aleeza I said hello and to email me.
Much love,
Roni DaRonche
halloweenbooks2007@yahoo.com |
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Justin
from Solana Beach, CA | Signed on: Tue 05 Feb 2008 09:32:38 AM MST
Saul-
Thank you for being with us at the Competitor Magazine Endurance Sports Awards. Your being there was an inspiration to us all. Please keep us updated on the progress that you make with your foundation. |
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A Brain Injury Mom
from San Diego | Signed on: Sun 03 Feb 2008 10:44:18 AM MST
Correction on my email address... beachdeb07@gmail.com  |
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Deb-A Brain Injury M
from San Diego | Signed on: Sat 02 Feb 2008 08:31:55 PM MST
Hi Saul,
Wish there was a way to meet you before you leave. I live in San Diego and you are at Sea World tonight receiving a well deserved award! I would drive down there if I knew we there was a chance we could talk. My 23 yr old son has also been through a near fatal brain injury. He was 21 when he fell skateboarding and ended up in an induced coma, had a craniotomy to relieve swelling on his brain etc. His accident was 2 years ago and he is back at school finishing his college education. Quite a miracle too! He has a heart to help others avoid brain injury and has done some speaking at schools about safety when participating in sports. Your foundation sounds wonderful and I hope you're able to help many people. I would love to talk with you. My email is beachdeb@gmail.com.
Wishing you much success Saul.
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Kebby
from San Diego | Signed on: Sat 02 Feb 2008 07:29:01 AM MST
Hi Saul,
Wow, Reg and I felt we were in the presence of greatness meeting you at the San Diego Tri Club meeting this past Thursday. You are just an true motivator. Oh, and general nice guy! Must be that Georgia upbringing. Take care and have fun at the Competitor awards and in Washington. Hope to meet up with you again sometime. All the best,
Kebby |
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Michael Mamales
from SLC | Signed on: Fri 01 Feb 2008 05:15:30 PM MST
Wow! What a time I had with my buddy Saul in Monaco. I'll never forget the great riding, food, friends and family that I have met and experienced. Your actually a good swimmer, and runner!
Ah, the times along the Med...and the Glace!
The traffic was crazy, the moto scooters were buzzing around us like flies on the road. But the view from the Madone is unforgetable.
Gotta go back with my girl this time 
Thanks Again, my brother from another mother! |
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Rachel
from San Diego | Signed on: Fri 01 Feb 2008 11:31:13 AM MST
Saul,
You are an inspiration to us all! I loved meeting you at the Tri Club San Diego meeting. I have a feeling you will do amazing and great things with your future. Best of luck! |
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Tanya
from San Diego, Ca | Signed on: Wed 30 Jan 2008 05:44:05 PM MST
Saul,
I am glad that you beat the odds and are moving through life with a smile and a positive outlook. I wish only the best for you and hope that your foundation becomes a huge success. Peace. |
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Mark
from STL, Missouri | Signed on: Tue 29 Jan 2008 09:05:22 PM MST
Saul, If you want to spread your ride into other states please let me know. I'm sure that the St. Louis area would really back a ride like yours. Now that we have the ToM your ride would be the icing on the cake! I'm a brain injury survivor and a cyclist and I would love to help. Thanks for sharing your story.
Mark Cotter (schumi7x@sbcglobal.net) |
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Kenny
from Eugene, Oregon | Signed on: Tue 29 Jan 2008 02:27:56 PM MST
hey Saul great book! Hope everything is going well and you somehow stay involved in cycling.
hey when are you having an auction? Love to buy some of your authentic rare Credit Agricole gear and put the money towards a good cause as well.
Thanks,
Kenny |
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Bob R.
from Syracuse, New York | Signed on: Sun 27 Jan 2008 06:41:25 PM MST
I just finished your book, Saul. Wow, what an ending. Go for it Saul, win the Tour.
I was a facinating book from the standpoint of the brain, its injury and your recovery.
Your story is and will be an inspiration to many.
All the best to you and yours.
And...train harder than anyone and win. |
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Tim Old
from Nw Georgia U.S.A. | Signed on: Tue 22 Jan 2008 04:42:31 PM MST
Congrats to you both on your wedding, and have a great 2008! Going to have the Raisin Hope ride this year? |
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MAURIZIO RESTELLI
from MILAN ( ITALY ) | Signed on: Sun 20 Jan 2008 01:39:39 PM MST
Un in bocca al lupo per la nuova vita e per il matrimonio al mio amico Saul, in gruppo mancherai enormemente ma la vita continua e ora per te è giunto il momento di voltare pagina e cominciare un nuovo capitolo.
Tanti Auguri.
Ciao Saul, sei grande.
Il tuo amico italiano Maurizio
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David Demery
from Brandon Florida | Signed on: Sun 20 Jan 2008 11:12:43 AM MST
Saul
Congradulations on your wedding. I had a bad start to this year. I had trouble breathing and finally went to the hospital and got a xray and they came in and ask if I had two lungs. So after about 4 days I went to Tampa General Hospital and they keep me on oxygen. Finally after another week I had a bronk surgery. I have a trake so they didn't have to cut me they just went in through the trake. They found my broncal was blocked by scar tissue. Then they used a lazer to remove it. I feel fine now but still have to lay off the bike riding for a couple of weeks so the IV area heals. I head back to work tomorrow after two weeks off feels great to be back to almost normal. Looking forward to going to the Brasstown Bald mountain stage of the Tour de Georgia this year. |
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chandler holtz
from Lehi, UT | Signed on: Fri 18 Jan 2008 11:32:47 PM MST
hey saul it was awesome having you in my french class. well i am moving sunday to california. hope you and aleeza have a great life and such. write me back some time.chandler-holtz@hotmail.com |
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Jonah Goodman
from Greenville, SC | Signed on: Thu 17 Jan 2008 01:54:27 PM MST
Hey Saul,
Guess what? I was playing on my WebKinz account and you were one of the sports trivia questions! It was awesome. My mom let me look at the wedding photos and I agree Aleeza does look like an angel. I hope I see y'all again in Greenville sometime soon.
Your friend, Jonah |
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Jim Sledd
from Huntsville, AL | Signed on: Thu 17 Jan 2008 11:16:11 AM MST
Will there be a Raisin Hope Ride this year? |
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Scott Kelley
from Suwanee, GA | Signed on: Thu 17 Jan 2008 10:17:43 AM MST
Saul,
I read Tour de Life and watched you at US Pro. You've come such a long way -- its very impressive.
It was sad to see the words,"Mes rêves de pour faire le vélo professional sont morts."
I just read a book by Scott Adams, creator of Dilbert, entitled "Stick to Drawing Comics, Monkey Brain!: Cartoonist Ignores Helpful Advice."
The book has a story titled "Good News Day." I think you would find it enjoyable and hopeful.
The gist of the story is that Adam's does a lot of pubic speaking in addition to cartooning. He loses his voice due to a condition called functional dysphonia. Doctros tell him the loss is permanent. Basically, the brain has lost the wiring to allow him to speak. One day, while playing with his niece, he figures out that he can speak in rhyme and achieve his full voice. He attempts this for a while and "remaps" his brain to speaking. He cures himself.
Its a nice story and I hope it gives you hope that one day you will re-attain your skills.
If you would like the story, I can e-mail you a copy at skelley@optrexusa.com
Good luck to you in all you do.
Scott |
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Diane Roy
from Houston | Signed on: Mon 14 Jan 2008 11:16:14 AM MST
Saul,
I signed in your guest book yesterday, however, I had more thoughts today as I was out on a walk (I am off work recovering from minor back surgery - therefore have lots of time on my hands; Was able to read your book in one day!) Like I said yesterday, It has really inspired me. I know you are busy getting things going there in Georgia, but if you would ever like to expand your efforts to here in Texas, I would love to help, as my two passions are my work, brain injury rehb and cycling! I would love to share more of my thoughts and ideas. If you get time you can contact me at Diane.roy@memorialhermann.org |
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Darrel Untereker
from Minneapolis, MN | Signed on: Sun 13 Jan 2008 09:21:19 PM MST
Saul:
First, congratulations on your marriage. I wish the best for you and Aleeza. I hope the feelings you two are sharing now will remain as strong decades from now. I read your book last summer just after it came out. It is a remarkable story and it speaks to the stength and character of you and your family. I am sorry to hear you will not be able to return to professional cycling, but I know you will find other avenues to make your mark on the world. |
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Diane Roy
from Houston | Signed on: Sun 13 Jan 2008 04:32:25 PM MST
Saul,
Just finished your book...I couldn't put it down. Touched me one two levels: one I am a PT and I work on the Brain Injury team of an inpatient rehab facility in houston, and second, I am also an avid amatuer cyclist (off-road mostly). Your story is an inspirning one to so many. I will recommend it to patients an families that are dealing with overcoming traumatic brain injuries. I just read one of your latest blogs, and although you may not be able to race professionally again, I have no doubt that you will do great things!!
Thanks for sharing your story with me and so many others! Congratulations on your marriage! |
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Eric Moody
from Sandy, UT | Signed on: Mon 07 Jan 2008 08:16:11 PM MST
Hey Saul,
Congrats on the wedding - I must have just missed you in Maui. We were there for the holidays - what an amazing place!
Read your book a while ago and have been following your blog ever since. You still looking for a job? I am working with a company out of NZ to bring Altitude Training devices to the US and could use some help.
Let me know if you'd be interested - erichmoody@gmail.com |
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