News from the Trail

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Last Saturday Downhill biking at Deer Valley- Sooo fun!

Demo'ed Kona Stab Deluxe- foreshadowing....ooooooo

Wearing helmet, not full-face desafotrunadamente

Ate it. Well, face ate it.

Crisjon and Aaron to the rescue

Park City doc says nose broken, C4 spinal process fractured- no numbness

Kat calls from Austria out of the blue- it's 1:30 am there

Ambulance to U of U hospital, trauma protocol, they cut off lovely but stinky green jersey

Informed that C4 can heal wearing collar brace x 4 weeks

Even in the shower

Observation unit overnight, accept oxy at 3:30 am.

Talk Vinicius and Lyla out of hopping on planes

Dad and Nat to the rescue- TLC at their house

Monday morning, plastic surgeon wants to bang out those 3 millimeters of bend in my nose

Hate general anesthesia

Wake with nose splint on, black eyes turning yellow

Dad and Nat to the rescue

Susan and Heather and Michelina and Lydia and Don and Lilly find out and offer help

Poor Crisjon has to tell and retell the story to the office and needs TLC herself

Throat infected. Surgeon's nurse says uvula got banged up in surgery- is that appropriate for young readers?

Dye hair before I remember the nose splint has to stay dry

Tegraderm to the rescue

Roots undetectable again

Thank the Universe for the love that surrounds me

Follow Will Brezsny's advice and toss words out into the ether

Photos to follow