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happiegrrrl
Trad climber
www.climbaddictdesigns.com
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I'm late to the game, but of course do want to wish you the best in as easy and smooth a rehab as possible. Very glad that the injury, bad as it is, is not as bad as it could have been.
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Brokedownclimber
Trad climber
Douglas, WY
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Heal up fast, JL. My best wishes are with you!
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o-man
Social climber
Paia,Maui,HI
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Thanks for all your stoke and inspiration John.
Heal swiftly,
Olaf
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Peter Haan
Trad climber
San Francisco, CA
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Klaus you are pitiably misinformed about the cost of US health care. I had my right knee replaced and in so doing was in hospital for two nights (2.5 days). Nothing special happened other than the installation of a titanium-and-nylon prosthetic and the immediate activities in recovery. The total bill was $168,000. Johno's bill will be spectacular. It will be higher than mine by quite a bit and will come in, measurable in pounds of paper.
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Karl Baba
Trad climber
Yosemite, Ca
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Klaus works in the health care industry right? Those guys can never tell you what anything costs. You don't even know the ace bandage you're applying cost $40 right?
but then again, he's not known for his bedside manner unless he's getting in the bed too
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martygarrison
Trad climber
Washington DC
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First time I met John was one night around 73 in camp 4. A group of us were messing around on some problems and John came up and challenged us to a tennis shoe bouldering contest, which he promptly won. Heal quick Largo.
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zBrown
Ice climber
chingadero de chula vista
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$168,000.
Sheeit! Did they give you a guarantee?
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Gimp
Trad climber
Grand Junction
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Would not downplay this injury. Based the pattern of the fixator in the photo and what appears to be a Wound VAC hose coming from the medial side of the distal third of the tibia I would suspect this is an open (IIIB) pilon fracture of the tibia. Don't believe Kelly Cordes had an open component but you may want to look at his blog for the long rode to recovery from this type of injury even when it was closed.
As a long time weekender who has read many of his books and stores I am wishing John the best in his recovery.
Steve
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Toker Villain
Big Wall climber
Toquerville, Utah
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Of course they gave him a guarantee.
It was the "light speed" guarantee; in a single second he could be $168K poorer!
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ElCapPirate
Big Wall climber
Reno, Nevada
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Can I have your external fixators John. I'm making some wind chimes and need a few more to add to mine.
Heal quick bro!
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Bruce Morris
Social climber
Belmont, California
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Didn't Kauk bust his tibia in a MC crash a while back and he's ok?
This summer, Ron told me his leg has never been the same since the crash. There's no such thing as an okay broken bone that you come back from 100%. Always something a little funky afterwards.
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Nick
climber
portland, Oregon
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Could happen to anyone. Heal quick Largo!
Most health insurance policies have an "out of pocket" cap on payments. Somewhere in the $5000-10,000 range. This type of event, even to a master, is exactly why we need universal coverage. I almost started a health care rant, but this is not the time or place. Feel better John.
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jogill
climber
Colorado
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The early to mid 50s seems to be a perilous time for some climbers. I ripped my right biceps off the forearm at age 50 and was out for a year (gave up bouldering); Bachar, Whillans, Edlinger and others came to tragic ends, and D'Antonio suffered a heart attack. I'm sure there are other such stories. And now JL has come to grief. I hope his pain (physical and financial) is not too great. And, yes, someone please verify the validity of the fund raising site - I recently encountered the FBI-Moneypak virus, and, boy, did that announcement look official.
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Largo
Sport climber
The Big Wide Open Face
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Thanks for all the support. I'l make it through this.
Any "fund" was done without my knowledge and while no doubt well-intended is not the way to go. Nobody just gives money to a slush pot for people to spend on hot rods and lap dances or whatever.
Such a plan if needed will be way later. But I appreciate the thought.
Great to have friends.
JL
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Largo
Sport climber
The Big Wide Open Face
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Thanks for all the support. I'l make it through this.
Any "fund" was done without my knowledge and while no doubt well-intended is not the way to go. Nobody just gives money to a slush pot for people to spend on hot rods and lap dances or whatever.
Such a plan if needed will be way later. But I appreciate the thought.
Great to have friends.
JL
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10b4me
Boulder climber
Somewhere on 395
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Glad to see that you are well enough to post John.
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Park Rat
Social climber
CA, UT,CT,FL
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Hi John,
I'm so glad to see you posting, we're all pulling for you we know it's going to be a long haul, but you can count on a lot of support from this group.
All the best,
Susie
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'Pass the Pitons' Pete
Big Wall climber
like Ontario, Canada, eh?
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Hey John,
Glad you're coming round.
So what are your injuries? And how did it happen?
We can't figure out how you decked in the gym, and we're tired of all of Riley's inferences. [well meaning though you are, Riley, it would be nice to know the facts]
How 'bout we hear it from the horse's mouth? How bout it, John?
Cheers,
Pete
Big Wall Parvenu
Bimollalular tib-fib fracture survivor with tons of screws and plates and shit
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'Pass the Pitons' Pete
Big Wall climber
like Ontario, Canada, eh?
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Ha ha! The phuck philter missed my sh#t above!
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