My friend, Wendy Lemke, recently moved to Colorado Springs for work. She invited me to come join her for a ski/snowboard week at Breckenridge, CO over Thanksgiving. Instead of skiing, we decided to take snowboarding lessons.
Matt was our cool snowboard instructor.
The ski patrol came to my rescue and took me down the mountain.
I'm only smiling because I know how cool the head-gear makes me look on the backboard and sled.
After some xrays and discussion with doctors there, I was sent to a hospital in Denver (2.5 hours away) by ambulance.
I was there for 2 days to get fitted with a back brace, to manage my pain, and to learn how to live my life without moving my spine.
Matt was our cool snowboard instructor.
For a day and a half we struggled with the snowboards...but were finally making some progress, especially because of Jared's (a friend of Wendy and Jeff) tutoring and patience. Then I fell! The short story is that at the lift line, someone cut in front of me, and I fell flat on my back. I managed to fracture my T12 vertebrae...so could not move my back. Luckily, my friends were there to document this new adventure via photo and video.
The ski patrol came to my rescue and took me down the mountain. I'm only smiling because I know how cool the head-gear makes me look on the backboard and sled.
After some xrays and discussion with doctors there, I was sent to a hospital in Denver (2.5 hours away) by ambulance.
I was there for 2 days to get fitted with a back brace, to manage my pain, and to learn how to live my life without moving my spine.
Wendy, Jeff, and Jared came to visit and help me get back on my feet again in time for my return flight to Atlanta.
Congratulations on this wonderful accomplishment. I hope that you heal well.
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