My teammate Katrina just got in from California. She is training with us part time, but for now she is keeping Mau busy while I am still in recovery.                I WISH I COULD JOIN THEM!

New Challenges, New Look

I cut my hair off and donated it to Locks of Love today.

 "Yoopers" are going to take over Colorado one day, you'll see. It's already started.

                    I love my brother and sisters.

A Little Update

This was my first day on the hill and my first day training with Team Summit! All in all it was a pretty good first day on the snow. I felt strong and ready to take on the season! After a few hours of drills I head to the chairlift to end the day, and that is when it all went wrong. On my way I took a good fall, which ultimately ended in me being taken down the hill by ski patrol-not quite how I had visioned my day ending.

This is what I ended up with. A very puffy, bruised, and sore little leg. Thinking it was just a sprain, we decided a doctors visit probably wasn't necessary. However, after a few days of icing and Ibuprofen, we decided a doctors visit might not be a bad idea. So I made the trip to the clinic in Winter Park where I had x-rays taken. The doctor walked in and delivered the news that, yes, my ankle is broken. She splints me up and sends me off to Vail, to get a second opinion. Because this is on my left side, the side that is affected by my PFFD, doctors are usually hesitant to make a final decision without consulting a few other medical professionals. 

After a visit to the doctors at the Vail Medical Clinic it is decided that I need surgery to fix the break. I  am scheduled for the operation room the next day to insert a couple screws into my leg. 

Five weeks. That is now much time the doctor told me I would be in recovery. This is just a minor inconvenience on my major journey. Training has not stopped for me though, I am still hitting the gym daily making sure my right leg stays strong so when I get the "ok" I am ready for the hill!