Broken Bones and Smiles

Written Early November '06

On Wednesday, October 25, at the Peoria skatepark, I broke my arm in two places. I've been in quite a bit of pain, and it's been uncomfortable to sleep. I will need surgery, this Thursday, to place a Titanium plate in my arm, This means that two weeks of recovery will be rolled back to zero. I will be left with a pronounced scar on my left arm, and metal anchored to my bone...I am already jonzin' to skate. as an older skater, I've long dealt with the "you're a little old for that aren't you?" type of mentality, but the past few days it's been more overt. Most everything is accepted theses days. Even motorcycles and surfing, once the most outlaw of all underground activities, are acceptable for "grownups" now,but skateboarding is still look down upon...I like that.

Written this morning

I just found This note from early November and I thought I'd update it, and post up the results. I did indeed have surgery and a second cast, that went up past my elbow. I had to keep that cast on until December 20th. There is a new scar on my left wrist, to match the ones on the back of that hand, palm and upper arm. I still have very little range of motion in the wrist, significant pain in my joints, but I am skating. I'm skating and I smile every time I do. Tonight some of the ASC (The crew I skate with) will hit the new skatepark in Goodyear Arizona. There is a peanut pool there with an 11 foot deep end, tile and pool coping. I'll have on a bulky wrist guard, and I'll be nervous on every run, but when I feel that coping under my trucks, I'll smile. I'll grin from ear to ear and know that I'm alive! Now that I am about 75% recovered, some still wonder why I skate. I still hear "you're a little old for that aren't you?", and when I do,,,well I just smile at that too. Skating is a lot like Beethoven. If it has to be explained to you, you'll never truly get it...I still like that

-S

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