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Get well soon

As I stated below, weekends are my boarding and drinking time. This one was no exception, with excellent wine and silky smooth powder. In fact, I should have realized it was going too well.

Sunday, last run of the day. Ali, Dawn, and I detoured through the terrain park on our way to the base. We're goofing off, taking jumps and laughing at each other, when we see Dawn go down. She doesn't appear to be getting up, so I race down to where she fell while Ali climbs up.

Dawn had gone a little too high on a jump, came down at an awkward angle, and was lying in the snow holding her left knee. Not a good sign. We set out the crossed skis (more on this later) to warn other skiers, then I called Ski Patrol while Ali kept her company.

Scott, the Ski Patrol guy, came pretty quickly. He sized up the situation, put a splint on her leg, loaded her in the sled, and took off for the clinic with Ali and I bringing up the rear. She was loaded into an ambulance which took off before we could get to it, but it wasn't a long walk to the clinic.

Got to the clinic. The doctors examined her, and found that she had torn both the ACL and MCL ligaments in her knee. They braced it, advised her on treatment, gave her some pain pills, and off we went. She will require surgery in the next week or so, along with a few months of physical therapy, before the knee is usable.

I thought that I'd take advantage of my soapbox to set up a digital Get Well Soon card. If you could leave a comment, in a week or so I'll print off what I get and give it to her. She's having a bit of a rough time, and I think this could help cheer her up.

Thank you.