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john_gassel
Ice climber
Boston
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Oct 24, 2017 - 01:02pm PT
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Wishing you the best during your recovery, Quinn!
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SC seagoat
Trad climber
Santa Cruz, Moab, A sailboat, or some time zone
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Oct 24, 2017 - 02:00pm PT
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This isn’t me, but it could be (if I practiced more)!
Best wishes for speedy recovery and rehab.
Susan (senior citizen rooting for our youngins).
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Johannsolo
climber
Soul Cal
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Oct 24, 2017 - 02:10pm PT
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Rick A
climber
Boulder, Colorado
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Oct 24, 2017 - 02:55pm PT
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Quinn,
We met at the Access Fund/ACC public lands advocacy event in May in Washington DC. I remember being wowed by your climbing resume of course, but most impressed by your poise and your commitment to make a difference in the policy arena. The photo shows the Colorado contingent after our meeting with Senator Michael Bennett.
We in Colorado are pulling for you and hope you get home as soon as is possible. There are dozens of stories on the site of climbers who were injured and told they would never be able to climb, walk, or [fill in the blank] again. The punch line is always the same: the doctors end up being surprised because they do not understand the determination and grit of climbers which enables them to reach unlikely goals.
I have every confidence that you will defy conventional expectations as well.
Donation made to your recovery fund and I encourage everyone to chip in.
Rick Accomazzo
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alina
Trad climber
CA
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Oct 25, 2017 - 03:23pm PT
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Hey Quinn,
It sounds like we have similar injuries. Two years ago I fell 60 feet and got a burst fracture of my L1 vertebra. I had no sensation or movement after my injury. Function is still slowly returning but I use a wheelchair 95% of the time. I would love to talk about life after SCI. Get in touch if and when you're ready and I can tell you about some of the adaptive sports I'm doing now (surfing, biking, skiing) and about some awesome resources and organizations, like High Fives https://highfivesfoundation.org/ that help athletes injured doing mountain sports. If you want to learn more, I have a blog http://smallrestlesshuman.com/ where I've been keeping track of my recovery post fall.
Good luck with everything. SCI sucks a lot. But there is still a ton of good left in your life and new amazing opportunities and communities to find.
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John M
climber
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Oct 25, 2017 - 03:30pm PT
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I was hoping that you would chime in Alina. I admire your good spirit. How about updating us on your financial situation? Are you getting the help that you need? So as to not take away the effort to help Quinn, how about on your previous thread.
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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Dec 15, 2017 - 09:12am PT
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hey there say, BUMP... some hand-stand pics are here for quinn...
and a gal chipped in with HER story, for encouragement...
hope quinn can get to see these...
say, also, please...
does anyone have an address now, --she was moved to denver?
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velvet!
Trad climber
La Cochitaville
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Dec 15, 2017 - 10:35am PT
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neebee, I PM'd you!
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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Dec 15, 2017 - 04:50pm PT
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hey there say, velvet... i will check and see if it came through...
if it did not ... can you get to facebook and send me
AND EMAIL THERE... ?
i know those get through there...
the mail may not work here anymore...
i will go see..
thank you kindly... will let you know if i did not get it...
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welovemath
Social climber
Walnut Creek, Ca
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Dec 22, 2017 - 10:29am PT
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Just a BUMP to let people know that the goal of the YouCaring fund has been raised to $150,000. It costs a lot of $$$ to recover and to re-outfit a home!
...not a climber, just a climber's mom.
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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Jan 12, 2018 - 12:08am PT
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hey there say, velvet...
can we please have an update for new address...
you mentioned that after jan 6... we would need a new address, maybe...
:)
how are things going, for quinn...
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