Rotor's road to recovery blog
May 28th 2011
Fri May 27, 2011 11:52 pm
[  Mood: Happy ]
...Iv'e been on a crazy fight for my life,toughest thing Iv'e ever had to go through,I wasn't happy flying a hangglider like a normal pilot, no I had to always show off and push the limits ,and I pretty much got away with it for 23 years ,,some of the most awesome flights,,,Dream like flights,,,,,then one day you wake up in the hospital and cant move anything from the waist down !!! This is a shocking wakeup call and with this pain like you would not think possible to go through and live and this pain lasted over 2 months,, broke my pelvis and a few ribs and my back in five locations and twisted my spinalcord in two locations.after three day I got and operation on my back fusing five vertibray together with titaniom rods and screws, spent five and a half weeks in the hospital doing a crasy hard amount of theripy ----six days a week--6 to 8 hours a day theripy,,This was the hardest toughest crazyest painfullest time of my recovery,,now Iv'e been home for 12 weeks and the pain has now mostly left,but I still cant move my ankles or toes and praying and hoping for them to please come back intime that I dont loose my job and insurance , I need to be back to work by 1-15-2012,,I still go to theripy twice a week in Fresno,and I'm seeing a accupunture twice a week here in Modesto I work out here at home and go for walks.. with a walker and ankle braces,I can now walk about a 1/4 mile without resting,,,I do this almost daily and increase as I can,,ride my exercise bike and can now get upstairs with one hand on the hand rail and one on the wall,,at this point I have made it so far that it looks possable when before it didnt..I OWE MUCH LOVE AND THANKS TO MY FAMILY AND FRIENDS NEW AND OLD & THE DOCTORS, NURSES AND THERIPIST THAT HAVE HELP ME GET HERE,,IT WAS SOMETHING YOU COULDNT MAKE IT THROUGH ALONE,,MY MOM HAS BEEN LIVING WITH AND TAKING CARE OF ME FOR THE LAST 12 WEEKS AND I OWE HER AND GARY EVERYTHING,,,My pilot friend had me a down stairs shower built for me before I ever got hope..It's still a fight everyday but is now getting better, more do able. THANK ALL OF YOU ON THE ORG.... THE SUPPORT WAS UNREAL & VERY MUCH NEEDED IV'E GOT CALLS FOR PILOTS AROUND THE WORLD!
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day dreamer
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Right on Rotor. Right on.
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Fawkes
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Posted: Mon May 30, 2011 2:53 am Post subject: |
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keep up the hard work, Doug 
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deeprecon1
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So glad to hear of your progress. You have many friends local to you, dont forget it only takes a txt or phone ...email if you need anything at all.
Hope too see ya soon Rotor ...
Terry
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CHassan
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Posted: Wed Jun 01, 2011 4:07 pm Post subject: |
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It is great to see you recovering as fast and as well as you have. Not only that, but to show the positive attitude in the face of a life changing condition.
I tip my hat to you good man, and I hope you continue to push yourself.
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McCollyt
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Location: Idaho
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Posted: Sat Jul 16, 2011 3:29 am Post subject: |
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Do you have any advice for new pilots?
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