Joël Roelants preparing for a different life
Saturday 05 July: Following a crash in Maggiora, Italy, Joël Roelants suffered from a major fracture of the vertebral column, with permanent damage to the spinal cord.
The vertebrae that were damaged have been
skillfully stabilised during two surgical operations, one in Turin and
one at the university hospital of Leuven, Belgium.
Although Joël is recovering well from the performed surgeries, the
prognosis for the functional recovery of the nerves is not positive.
Joël is a fighter and, together with his family and his girlfriend, he
is already preparing for a different life, which will offer him the
challenges he needs and will take on. The medical team will of course
fully support Joël in these challenges.
Joël is grateful to all the people who sympathized with him and has a
positive outlook on the months to come, which will undoubtedly be
difficult. Joël is certain that he will remain the enthusiastic guy he
has always been.
Strengthened by his immediate environment and an excellent medical
staff, he promises to remain the central figure of a strong team.
Joël Roelants is a 25 year old Honda
MXGP rider living in Grobbendonk
(Belgium). The 2014 season should have been the year of his comeback in
the MXGP class. Together with his father, Joël started his own J-Race
Racing Team at the beginning of the season.
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Photos: J-Race Racing Team