Let's Bring the Gnarwhale Home fundraiser-
While this is in the original Maggot Down thread here, figured some may not be checking there regularly and might be interested in this fundraiser.
Here's to getting Gnarwhale back to the States and getting the best care available-
http://www.youcaring.com/medical-fun...im-home/269288
Let's Bring the Gnarwhale Home fundraiser-
Thanks mags! Ben and I were out flying traction kites the other evening after a long, frustrating day dealing with permit bureaucracy. A big gust came along and lofted me. I was clipped into the 4m kite (small by snow kite standards) with my climbing harness. There's not just one, but two emergency release options, but I thought I could hang on and regain control. Instead I got accelerated into the ground, smacked down hard, lost consciousness, and then was drug for a bit through the field. The last couple days since then have been a blur of drip morphine and staring at rectangular hospital ceiling tiles in Punta Arenas.
I'd bought SAR and medical rescue insurance for the three of us, which I'm glad I did. It's paying for an ambulance jet that's on its way from Florida to Chile now. If all goes well, I'll be back in the States on Saturday morning.
I broke a few vertebra in the fall and my friends Ben and Forrest found PA's fastest internet and uploaded the MRI imagery so that doctors in the states were able to weigh in. The consensus is that I might or might not regain use of my legs, but that there's nothing in the imagery that indicates I can't. Friends have been eager to share success stories of athletes who have regained mobility after similar or worse trauma. So maybe after surgery to fix my smashed vertebra, the swelling will go down and, after a ton of PT, I'll be able to ski again. I freakin hope so.
So, my Spangish is muy malo, but this phone's translate app just helped me understand that the nurse is here para un aseo genital and I think it might be rude to be typing through my afternoon sponge bath. Adios amigos !
Let's Bring the Gnarwhale Home fundraiser-
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Tye 1on
Sounds like rescue plane broke down in Chile, waiting for parts. Hopefully that or a faster plan b come together stat!
Some bad news, but good to see the GW posting.
Last year, a good friend/neighbor fell, broke some ribs and punctured his lung on his first run in Chile. It was the first time in his 81 years that he didn't buy trip/medical insurance... he had to stay in Chile for two months while his lung healed before heading back on a plane (due to decreased cabin pressure.)
Glad to see Jim had the foresight to buy insurance at least, but damn, hoping for the best and sending a little to hopefully help.