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DonHo-kieHi

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Skiing with my son at Snowshoe I broke my neck! Terrible conditions


and back of mountain was closed. They had already helicoptered a few out that day. Greg and I skied all day with no incidents. As we were going in we were jawing about who got the shower first. He won, and I took off to do one last run. As I hit the bottom of the slope at a high rate of speed I crashed and burned. Crumbled 3 vertebrae in my cervical spine. Strapped to backboard and sent up to top. As they were unloading me off of lift they dropped me face down in the snow strapped to the backboard.....crap. In the medical lodge they kept sticking fingers in my face to see if I was still cognizant. Medical guy pulled the curtain back to come in and said "Oh My God, its my dentist!". He was a PA that had worked in my area for several years previously. Long story shortened, helicoptered to Roanoke and then went on to Pinehurst NC and head was screwed into a halo where it all eventually fused back together. Wore a halo for 4 months. Getting in and out of my Alfa Romeo with a halo on was a challenge. But I was blessed to have no neurological damage.
[Post edited by DonHo-kieHi at 12/07/2018 11:26AM]

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