Noob Cartoons: Skydiving Duck

[oldwomanc6 40]

Glad to see that you are well enough to be making your own updates!
I hope you continue to heal quickly and completely.

lisa
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This could be bad

What hand does Namowal use to draw her cartoons with.

Thanks for the kind thoughts and words. :)
I'm still at a hospital for physical therapy but I finally have a computer (and good internet access) so I can swing by and thank everyone.

And if you all think I'll make a cartoon about all this... ...you're right. p.s.. My drawing arm okay.

Nice to see you online again
has this incident, wavered your from continuing your jumping or are looking forward to getting back to it in the future?

You are not now, nor will you ever be, good enough to not die in this sport (Sparky)
My Life ROCKS!
How's yours doing?

[TriGirl 300]

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Thanks for the kind thoughts and words. :)
I'm still at a hospital for physical therapy but I finally have a computer (and good internet access) so I can swing by and thank everyone.

And if you all think I'll make a cartoon about all this... ...you're right. p.s.. My drawing arm okay.

Nice to see you online again
+1 !! Also sorry you got your own incidents thread. Hope the healing is going well!

See the upside, and always wear your parachute! -- Christopher Titus

Shut Up & Jump!

[Namowal 0]

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This could be bad

What hand does Namowal use to draw her cartoons with.

Thanks for the kind thoughts and words. :)
I'm still at a hospital for physical therapy but I finally have a computer (and good internet access) so I can swing by and thank everyone.

And if you all think I'll make a cartoon about all this... ...you're right. p.s.. My drawing arm okay.

Nice to see you online again
has this incident, wavered your from continuing your jumping or are looking forward to getting back to it in the future?

Some people in at the rehab hospital think I'm out of my mind, but I plan to jump again. And again and again!

My blog with the skydiving duck cartoons.

[Namowal 0]

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Glad to see that you are well enough to be making your own updates!
I hope you continue to heal quickly and completely.

Thanks, Lisa. :)

My blog with the skydiving duck cartoons.

[pchapman 278]

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Some people in at the rehab hospital think I'm out of my mind, but I plan to jump again. And again and again!

The attitudes of non-skydivers around skydivers who have been injured, can be interesting. The non-skydivers sometimes think that we should have gotten the silly idea of jumping out of our system by that point. Fertile ground for social observation & cartoons.

[wolfriverjoe 1,495]

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Thanks for the kind thoughts and words. :)
I'm still at a hospital for physical therapy but I finally have a computer (and good internet access) so I can swing by and thank everyone.

And if you all think I'll make a cartoon about all this... ...you're right. p.s.. My drawing arm okay.

Nice to see you online again
has this incident, wavered your from continuing your jumping or are looking forward to getting back to it in the future?
Some people in at the rehab hospital think I'm out of my mind, but I plan to jump again. And again and again!

That's a choice only you can make, but be prepared for an onslaught of criticism from those who don't "get it."

A good friend got hurt pretty bad last year, and he's back. He took a good amount of static from a lot of people. He took even more from his friends who do jump because his acccident was his own fault and he had been warned.

Personally, I'm glad you want to keep going.
Maybe you should be the floater from now on. That way if you trip and fall, you just fall off

Glad to see you posting on here and glad to hear you are healing.
Edit to remove some info that was incorrect due to my lack of experience in bigger planes.

"There are NO situations which do not call for a French Maid outfit." Lucky McSwervy

"~ya don't GET old by being weak & stupid!" - Airtwardo

[Abedy 0]

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Some people in at the rehab hospital think I'm out of my mind, but I plan to jump again. And again and again!

The attitudes of non-skydivers around skydivers who have been injured, can be interesting. The non-skydivers sometimes think that we should have gotten the silly idea of jumping out of our system by that point. Fertile ground for social observation & cartoons.

Sometimes the reactions/attitudes of non-skydivers can be extremely surprising, to put it politely. When I arrived at the A&E with a compound humerus fracture and a shattered scapula the "physician" - better butcher - shouted at me: This can't be true! Such an injury because you skydived! Skydiving should be prohibited!
Later I asked for another shot of novocaine or something, the pain was almost unbearable - he again shouted at me: This is completely your fault! You decided to jump out of a plane! Be glad you are still alive!
This asswipe let me wait for the painkiller until I got admitted at the traumatology ward.
I later asked him if he also shouts at car drivers, rollerbladers or folks who fall off a ladder. His face turned red and he exclaimed I should be glad to alive and blablabla... He got even more furious when I told him that I intended to jump again. "How can someone with a sound mind..."
If this fartknocker had done his job well I would have forgotten but the operation / treatment got completely wrong, a false joint developed - 3 months of constant pain... "Be glad... It's your fault..." he shouted at me and then I shouted back.

Thank the Lord the surgeon who did the revision operation had a completely different mindset: Well my son, we now and then have skydivers here. Mainly torn ligaments, twisted knees or a broken femur so you are nothing special. We'll get you back into the air within a few months, and right he was.
So yeah, some non-skydiver physicians have questionable attitudes - at least compared to their Hippocratic Oath, but I think/hope most are open-minded. Most "other" non-skydivers I talked to didn't really frown upon me resuming jumping, by the way

The sky is not the limit. The ground is.

The Society of Skydiving Ducks

[UliToo 0]

Glad you and your drawing arm will be ok. Mostly you though.
Great that you want to get back in the air and that you're not letting anything deter you from your mission.

Heal fast!

[pchapman 278]

Edit: Post deleted. See the following post by NWFlyer, thanks. I misinterpreted Namowal's list of injuries in the incident thread -- one leg and one arm broken.

[NWFlyer 2]

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It's a little funny that we're all glad that her drawing arm is OK.... when that's the only limb that's not broken.

She scored 3 out of 4!

I thought she still had a good leg, too, I think on opposite sides. No Twister games for a while.

Glad to hear you're healing well, Jennifer. Looking forward to the cartoon version of this. Hopefully you'll be up and around at least a bit by Chicks Rock so some of your out-of-town fans (like me) can at least say hi (even though we might have to wait a bit to jump with you).

"There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." -P.J. O'Rourke

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It's a little funny that we're all glad that her drawing arm is OK.... when that's the only limb that's not broken.

She scored 3 out of 4!

I thought she still had a good leg, too, I think on opposite sides. No Twister games for a while.

Glad to hear you're healing well, Jennifer. Looking forward to the cartoon version of this. Hopefully you'll be up and around at least a bit by Chicks Rock so some of your out-of-town fans (like me) can at least say hi (even though we might have to wait a bit to jump with you).

Yep, one good leg and one good arm (better check my incident report comment to make sure I was clear about what did and didn't break.)
I'm hoping to attend Chicks Rock, even if I'm grounded. It's annoying to put everything on hold in the meantime but then again things could have turned out way worse, so there's no use complaining.

My blog with the skydiving duck cartoons.

[Namowal 0]

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Sometimes the reactions/attitudes of non-skydivers can be extremely surprising, to put it politely. When I arrived at the A&E with a compound humerus fracture and a shattered scapula the "physician" - better butcher - shouted at me: This can't be true! Such an injury because you skydived! Skydiving should be prohibited!

Wow. What a jerk!

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Later I asked for another shot of novocaine or something, the pain was almost unbearable - he again shouted at me: This is completely your fault! You decided to jump out of a plane! Be glad you are still alive!
This asswipe let me wait for the painkiller until I got admitted at the traumatology ward.

I still can't get over how unprofessional that guy was. Geez!

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I later asked him if he also shouts at car drivers, rollerbladers or folks who fall off a ladder. His face turned red and he exclaimed I should be glad to alive and blablabla... He got even more furious when I told him that I intended to jump again. "How can someone with a sound mind..."
If this fartknocker had done his job well I would have forgotten but the operation / treatment got completely wrong, a false joint developed - 3 months of constant pain... "Be glad... It's your fault..." he shouted at me and then I shouted back.

What an incompetent blowhard! I have a hunch he's botched a bunch of medical procedures in his career and has gotten defensive by default.
I'm glad you later found a doctor who knew what he was doing.

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Thank the Lord the surgeon who did the revision operation had a completely different mindset: Well my son, we now and then have skydivers here. Mainly torn ligaments, twisted knees or a broken femur so you are nothing special. We'll get you back into the air within a few months, and right he was.
So yeah, some non-skydiver physicians have questionable attitudes - at least compared to their Hippocratic Oath, but I think/hope most are open-minded. Most "other" non-skydivers I talked to didn't really frown upon me resuming jumping, by the way

That's good. One doesn't have to be a skydiver to be cool about it. :)

My blog with the skydiving duck cartoons.

[killler 2]

Get well ducky.... Can't wait for the cartoon....

Killler....

[Abedy 0]

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What an incompetent blowhard! I have a hunch he's botched a bunch of medical procedures in his career and has gotten defensive by default.
I'm glad you later found a doctor who knew what he was doing.

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I was told that he was good at doing knees but I suppose my fracture (multiple, parts at angle to each other and dislocated) was sth he hadn't dealt with for a while and thus he got defensive etc. But hey, nobody is perfect and I wouldn't expect any surgeon to be a specialist for each and every injury. So if he had asked me if I was comfortable to be referred to another surgeon/ward/hospital I wouldn't have objected for sure!

The surgeon at Magdeburg University Hospital was an excellent one. Head of this unit, professor at university. He was compassionate and understood I wanted to get airborne :-) ASAP.

But back to you - I am well now - I wish you a speedy recovery and bear with them physiotherrorists^Tphysiotherapists. They don't do it deliberately, they just help you. But you already told me about this phenomenon
I am also looking forward to your cartoon version of what happened.

The sky is not the limit. The ground is.

The Society of Skydiving Ducks

[MikeJD 0]

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Some people in at the rehab hospital think I'm out of my mind, but I plan to jump again. And again and again!

Good for you, and great to hear that your spirits are high.
If I were you I'd be prepared for some extra anxiety when you first 'get back on the horse', even if you don't feel it now because you know you can't skydive for a while. I think it's better to recognise that it'll be there for your first jump at least.

I've never (touch wood) had a skydiving injury, but I did once wreck a car by driving through a chicane too fast on a wet road. For a little while afterwards I got 'the fear' whenever I found myself approaching a bend in the rain. I guess that kind of learned aversion is helpful on the whole.

I like Joe's suggestion that you try floating. That might be good for your first exit, if only because it'll keep you from getting that oh-my-god-here-I-am-diving-through-the-door-this-is-how-I-broke-my-arm-last-time feeling.

[Abedy 0]

I'd suggest Namo jump with an AFF-I (there ought to be 'nuff of 'em willing to help the duck ) - so she should feel confident, feel being looked after and have someone by her side just in case.

That's what I did when I re-started jumping after a compound humerus fracture and a scattered scapula. I felt totally safe with this buddy (one of the best AFF-I/E of Germany) - only "scary" moment was when I deployed my canopy at 1500 meters and watched him plummeting towards the ground

The sky is not the limit. The ground is.

The Society of Skydiving Ducks

[ZigZagMarquis 9]

Sorry to hear you had a quack-up.

Get well soon!

[Namowal 0]

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I'd suggest Namo jump with an AFF-I (there ought to be 'nuff of 'em willing to help the duck ) - so she should feel confident, feel being looked after and have someone by her side just in case.

Good idea. :)
By the time I'm cleared to jump I won't be 'current' any more so I'll probably have to repeat an AFF style jump to demonstrate that I still know what I'm doing.
The fact that I'll loose my currency (and probably have to relearn a lot of stuff I've learned) bugs me more than the hassle of breaking bones. It's times like this I remind myself to be glad I will have a chance to jump again- as not everyone gets that chance.

My blog with the skydiving duck cartoons.

[Abedy 0]

I doubt you will have to re-learn much. Most of what's necessary to successfully jump is sort of "muscle-memory" and thus you don't really lose it. You'll (and should) go to hanger training (EPs etc), some basics (exit (sic!), freefall, canopy ride incl. landing) and will have to jump with an AFF-I and will find out, it's like riding a bike.

And yes, I know the feeling that you have to remind yourself to be glad you get the chance to jump again, that it could have been worse. Nevertheless one always looks for progression, achievement etc rather than finding comfort in "it could have been worse" or "others are way worse off than me" That's life, I suppose.

The sky is not the limit. The ground is.

The Society of Skydiving Ducks

[Namowal 0]

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I doubt you will have to re-learn much. Most of what's necessary to successfully jump is sort of "muscle-memory" and thus you don't really lose it. You'll (and should) go to hanger training (EPs etc), some basics (exit (sic!), freefall, canopy ride incl. landing) and will have to jump with an AFF-I and will find out, it's like riding a bike.

Glad to hear this. :)

My blog with the skydiving duck cartoons.

[Namowal 0]

New cartoon:

Here's the cartoon version of my accident.

Don't Let the Door Hit You

My blog with the skydiving duck cartoons.

[mutumbo 0]

glad youre alright!!

the last part about the paramedics missing your broken leg, does kinda worries me, especially after a landing like that. . .

hope ya heal up fast!

Thanatos340(on landing rounds)--
Landing procedure: Hand all the way up, Feet and Knees Together and PLF soon as you get bitch slapped by a planet.

[Namowal 0]

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the last part about the paramedics missing your broken leg, does kinda worries me, especially after a landing like that. . .

Interesting point about them not catching the leg right away. My guess is they focused on my arm first because that was the part I said was damaged, and they (and apparently I) weren't aware that I landed hard enough to further injure myself. I'm sure they would have caught it soon enough.

My blog with the skydiving duck cartoons.

[sundevil777 102]

I thought you had hit the rear edge of the door, not the bottom/floor.

People are sick and tired of being told that ordinary and decent people are fed up in this country with being sick and tired. I’m certainly not, and I’m sick and tired of being told that I am