Sending Big Mike some good vibes

IF YOU"RE GOING THROUGH HELL, KEEP GOING!

I hate that the first time I communicate with you is to wish you well and a speedy full recovery. All the best!

I just tried calling you Big Mike but yer Voice mail is FULL.

I'd loan you my CUSTOM Wheelchair, Big Mike,

Ouch. Nothing worse than squeezing out a hard turd after a diet of codine with a busted spine.

I'm off to sample the snow for you tomorrow mike. I'll take a bunch of pictures!

Feb 28, 2013 - 12:17am PT
One day, Big Mike was standing in line, waiting to get checked in.

When he finally reached the front, St. Peter asked him, "What are you doing?"

"Hold on a sec," said Big Mike. "I'm working on my TR."

So they sent him back down.

Be glad as well your Canadian right now more than ever. This type of injury would set you back a decade of hard labor to pay for such an injury in the US. You will get all your needs met and not leave that hospital bankrupt.

IF YOU'RE GOING THROUGH HELL, KEEP GOING!

The nurse took my cathider out this morning, and I just peed in a bottle which they didn't think I would be able to do!!!!!

huh? is WTF's first name Weston as well? That would be weird...

Consider yourself lucky. When I was in your position (i.e. all smashed up and horizontal in a hospital bed) and they took out the catheter, I tried to pee in the bottle and it hurt so bad I begged them to put the catheter back in.

Even in the legendary company around the taco you're one of the best posters around. Your love of life and genuine stoke is obvious, and infectious.

GF Strong Rehabilitation Centre is the largest rehabilitation hospital in British Columbia.[1] It is located in the South Cambie neighborhood of Vancouver.

It provides provides inpatient (overnight stays), outpatient, outreach and clinical support services to clients/patients across British Columbia and the Yukon in four unique programs: Acquired Brain Injury, Spinal Cord Injury, Arthritis and Neuromusculoskeletal. It also has specialized programs for adolescents and young adults. Health care professionals such as physiotherapists and physiatrists deliver individually tailored treatment for people with the most serious and complex injuries and illnesses requiring rehabilitation.[2]

I was rereading your Full Conditions trip report and couldn't help see the old cliche that its the mundane things that can get us while the Full Conditions adventures usually keep us on point. Anyway, sounds like you have the right attitude to heal at triple speed and get back after it. Which is good because we need the good words and reports from guys like you to keep this place positive and inspiring!

Also a Healthier place than the hospital you are in. Fingers crossed on all your precautions to not get sick from something else at VGH before your discharge.

Your mind is going to be blown by the tiny, almost imperceptible nuances. . . say. . . from the bottoms of your feet and the ends of your toes. . . and how the back injury has interupted what usually came natural for you.

Your mind is going to be blown by the tiny, almost imperceptible nuances. . . say. . . from the bottoms of your feet and the ends of your toes. . . and how the back injury has interrupted what usually came natural for you.

Everything from L1 down (that's the one I pulverized) needed retraining.

Hey Mike, I've been pretty sick of ST recently but I've been compulsively checking this thread for the last couple of days. I'm f*#king stoked to hear how well you are doing! Sounds like you are doing great and I'm sending lots of good vibes north.

Took over five years for all the nerve pathways to rebuild. Weird sh#t.