On the drive out, I got a skin sore on my butt. So, no skiing. Ryan and Sherry took me down to Aspen Valley Hospital, and they applied a local antibiotic and dressed the wound. They gave me more of the antibiotic and some additional dressing. I’m flying back to Atlanta tomorrow and will go to my local HMO on Sunday. It’s fun being a cripple. Challenge Aspen said they would apply my camp fee to next year’s camp. Fortunately, Ryan and Sherry can take my ski and most of my stuff back with them and drop everything off at my house as they are passing through. The airfare is pricey but fortunately, I’m a SRF and can afford it, plus it’s a nonstop. The TSA at Aspen airport is nowhere near as crappy as at Hartsfield in Atlanta.
Even though your moniker is GOC, in reality you are NOT a hard ass.
Too bad, I always look forward to your posts about your skiing.
Ain’t that just a kick in the ass… uh, oops. I mean, that sucks. I was looking forward to your skiing posts, too.
Have a safe flight, and get well, Denny.
Bummer man! You love these trips and we love hearing about them!
What is obummer doing attached to your ass?
The good news is there should not be an interruption in Saturday Boobage.
Sorry for the missed trip – we all know you need it and really enjoy it.
“What is obummer doing attached to your ass?”
Damn! Beat me to it.
Denny…wishing you well. ((Hugs)) You are one intrepid traveler.
There’s still a LOT of Winter left…
B-b-but 2014 was the warmest year on record evah! Glaciers melting! Polar bears drowning! Record Arctic ice!
(Uh, wait a minnit, let me get back to you.)
Sapristi! Too bad. Have a safe return trip. Hope the sore will clear up fast.
Darn! So close, too. Hope you get patched-up soon.
Sorry to hear this Denny. We all know how much fun you have on your ski trips. Take care, heal fast
Man, I’m sorry to hear that your trip’s been cut short. I hope there’s another way to get your skiing fix this year.
Get well soon.
Here is something to cheer you up.
Heard a great Jimmy Carter joke the other day.
Someone says to Carter: “You’re going to die on a Jewish holiday.” Carter asks: Which one? Answer: Doesn’t matter: whatever day you die on will be a Jewish holiday.
Stolen, without remorse from The crazy revisited | Power Line
I hope it was a gorgous looking young “female” nurse who applied that anti-biotic, Denny.
You know one with perfect dime-sized aureoles. 🙂
Have a nice flight and I hope that anti-biotic doesn’t set off the sensors at the airport TSA. That’d be a kick in the ass.
Sad to hear your ski trip was cut short. I’ve always looked forward to reading about your annual trip in my neck of the woods. Hope you’re up and at it again soon!
Sorry to hear you lost your vacation.
Get well buddy. Tojam is shitting peach pits because there were no titties
for him to rate yesterday. He is like a junkie in need of a fix!
I am a T4-5 Complete SCI Para since a fall in Switzerland in 1978. I’m a geologist and have followed your blog on and off for years and admire your spirit and intellect. Your mention of a pressure wound on your behind compels me to write you. I know all too well how serious those things can become. I have had a total of seven flap surgeries on my “million dollar a$$” as the result of what began as tiny “bedsores” which were really “deep tissue pressure wounds”. I advise you to take your wound as seriously as possible. Pray yours is not that bad. I wish you all the best. Please contact me if you think I could be of any help. I think your Shepherd Spinal Center there in Atlanta is the place to go. I’m in the Dallas, TX area and know Craig Hospital in Denver. Stick with people who know something about spinal cord injury. Best of wishes buddy.
I know. Mine is a shear sore (I think) caused by a seam in my underwear. I have had previous sores on my foot(pressure) and on my butt (shear) so I know to jump on them early. Fortunately, I have avoided flap surgeries. I called Shepherd and the soonest I could get into their clinic was February. Fortunately, when I went to the doctor yesterday she was smart enough to call the wound clinic and find out what kind of dressing to use. I’ve got an appointment with the wound clinic next week, the earliest they could see me. By that time, it’s heal or hospital.
Thanks for your support.