That's not good news .Bob's a great guy and a great survivor (broken neck a few years ago ) get well soon Bob

All the best

Lach

Bummer!

I hope Bob makes a full recovery and is back on his feet soon.

Bob was a sponsor of one of Australia's first kiting comps in winter of 2000 at Woolgoolga. I won a VHS video of kiting and buggying from him. It was where I performed my first ever back roll off a wave Didn't land it, but it opened my eyes to possibilities

Get well soon Bob,

KH

Just heard from a mutual friend (Macca if you know him), he saw Bob about an hour ago, he was looking much better and was pretty much back to his usual chirpy self. However he is still going to be in hospital for a few days until they run a series of tests to see if he will require surgery or some other treatment.

He will not have access to his phone for a few more days. If you need to contact him regarding repairs, you can't, but you can contact me and from there I'll contact his family and we will do what we can.

Holy crap,
Thats awfull news.
Hope you have a speedie recovery Bob,will take more than a mere heart attack to slow you down.

If it wasnt for Bob.I dont think many of us here in Coffs would be kiting.
I think I have said to him a few times "Thanks for destroying my life,since you taught me to kite,nothing else matters,family,friends,work.All get rejected at the slightest chance of wind."

Let any of us coffs crew know if you need anything.
And keep your hands of those young nursers

Best wishes

Best wishes for a speedy recovery mate. We're all thinkin about ya. Get well fast!

Roberto

Just heard from his family that Bob had an angiogram yesterday and immediately following that, the docs inserted two stents into arteries around his heart and he had a third one fitted this morning, so it was a pretty serious heart attack and I think we nearly lost him. It was a good thing that his daytime emplyer recognised the symptoms and got him sent off to hospital. Bob would have tended to grit his teeth and keep working, he's a tough old bit of gristle!

Bobs in intensive care until the end of the week, he will be on strong medication and will need to be monitored closely are the stents were inserted. The great thing about that though is that it sounds like he will not have to have open heart bypass surgery, and hopefully he can get back on the water in a few weeks?

Any docs here know if thats a likely or possible outcome for him?? Bob will be shattered if he cannot kitesurf for too long.

@Jfree - very funny LOL's!!!

Knowing Bob,as soon as he's out of intensive care he will be seen running down the beach track at Sawtell , pumping up at full speed like an amped up teenager who has just started kiting.

Is Bob taking visitors ?(If so where is he?)

Thanks

Lach

Thanks for the kind words, No more please I'm supposed to try and keep my blood pressure under control.


Also my apologies to those who have sent me a kite in the last week or so. Being an obsessed kiteboarder I know what it's like without your gear .
I am making some arrangements to get some help and should be back on track within a week or so .

I had the heart attack on Monday one operation Tuesday another one on Thursday and they threw me out of hospital today feeling a little bit shaky and weak hopefully we'll be back on track during next week. unfortunately it may be five or six weeks before I hit the water.

Once again thanks very much for all of well wishers by email phone calls and through friends.

Bob Dawson kiterepairs