Determined survivor conquers ski injury

Max · 11-25-2004, 09:52 AM

Determined survivor conquers ski injury
Thursday, November 25, 2004
By Kathleen Longcore
The Grand Rapids Press
GRAND RAPIDS -- Vicky Schmidt is getting used to battling back.

The latest setback for the 40-year-old Grand Rapids paraplegic was a ski accident last winter when she took a spill during an accessible ski program at Cannonsburg Ski Area.

As she flew down the hill seated in a bucket on two skis, something happened. She wasn't tethered to an instructor because she had been skiing well for weeks. When the bucket started to tip, she couldn't stop it with her handheld outrigger skis. It flipped and she suffered a bad spiral fracture of her upper left arm.

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11-25-2004, 09:52 AM	#1
Max Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Montreal,Province of Quebec, CANADA Posts: 15,036	Determined survivor conquers ski injury Determined survivor conquers ski injury Thursday, November 25, 2004 By Kathleen Longcore The Grand Rapids Press GRAND RAPIDS -- Vicky Schmidt is getting used to battling back. The latest setback for the 40-year-old Grand Rapids paraplegic was a ski accident last winter when she took a spill during an accessible ski program at Cannonsburg Ski Area. As she flew down the hill seated in a bucket on two skis, something happened. She wasn't tethered to an instructor because she had been skiing well for weeks. When the bucket started to tip, she couldn't stop it with her handheld outrigger skis. It flipped and she suffered a bad spiral fracture of her upper left arm. http://www.mlive.com/news/grpress/in...9353189380.xml

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