II went skiing yesterday with a group of six friends at Shawnee Mountain in Pennsylvania. Things didn’t go so well.
I haven’t been skiing for about five years, but yesterday, the second I got on the slopes it immediately came back to me. I was skiing at the level that I’ve always been within 10 minutes of the first run.
By the middle of the day I was flying effortlessly down some black diamond trails, and on the last run, right before I intended to write, a kid, maybe 12 years old, cut in front of me on his snowboard right across my skis, sending me flying through the air, and then shoulder-first into an ice patch. I immediately heard a snap, there was no pain, and I thought for sure I had broken my neck.
When I wiggled my feet and fingers, I felt relieved. The kid that crashed was fine. He asked me if I was okay, and that’s when I could feel a bone sticking out through my skin on my left side. Then the ache started to set in. “I don’t think so. I think I need to get the hospital.
I pulled my shirt down so the people that surrounded me could look at my neck and immediately they all winced in disgust. Suddenly I was that guy getting hauled off the mountain on a sled and going to the hospital in an ambulance. At the hospital, I was quickly suped up with morphine, given x-rays and a sling and then I zonked out until today.
So that’s my story for missing my post yesderday. It’s the only day I’ve missed since I started this blog, and I apologize. One-handed typing, I will say, is a lot slower then I remember.
You can view a picture of my x-ray below or on my Twitter page.
Here’s the X-ray of my broken clavicle bone.
Oh, David. OUCH. Sorry to hear about this – but thanks for confirming my vow to never ski….
Oh no that sounds horribly terrifying!
Wishing you a smooth recovery!
Best,
Rose Ryan
It was. I’ve broken too many bones in my life. I got to drink more milk.
Yes- Totally! Drink lots of OJ with calcium/vit D -
You know Coffee depletes those things. I bet Sally is
Taking good care of you though! Nothing like a sweet dog
To make u feel better
OUCH!!!! Hope you feel better soon.
David,
Was this the run right outside the Shawnee stop on the Hampton Subway line? Bummer, man. Feel better and take it easy!!!
Steve
It was only a dream… Wait… David you didn’t make it into work today OK so it must be true. Yikes!!! Get well soon. We all thought it was going to require a moose to take you down. It was one of those 12 crazy year olds. Send McGumbus after him!
Lol.
Get Better Soon… !! I agree send McGumbus to Shawnee Mtn !!
Thanks!
Oh my! David, such a trooper, broken bone and still blogging. I think I would be down for the count. I commend you on your dedication. Feel better soon!
” I thought for sure I had broken my neck. ”
Glade you didn’t David. Comfort and healing to you… easy does it.
Thanks Dennis!