As I was trying to figure out what to call this post, many words came to mind…amazing…stupendous…incredible…fun…exhilarating…but what we experienced last weekend definitely had a dab of the otherwordly, of the truly magical.
Do you see us? Owen and I, skiing with Nathan?
Never in my wildest dreams had I ever imagined that I could go skiing with my quadriplegic son. Yet last weekend we did, all 4 of us, we skied together.
I don’t have words to describe how amazing it felt to race down the mountain at full speed following Nathan…knowing that he could experience the same things I did…the sensation of plummeting down the snow, flying flying flying…feeling the power of the mountain as it pulled you down with all its strength. And he glowed…my boy glowed to know that he was being chased by mommy and daddy down the mountain…and at one point even sister Belle chased him too. Nathan’s eyes glimmered and sparkled as he slid down the lift to begin the long journey down blue/black slopes…knowing he would beat mommy and daddy because he was fastest.
Magical. Truly and completely magical. I left Mammoth with a feeling of fulfillment, of deep joy, of having surpassed limitations and experienced the impossible.
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Thank you, Disabled Sports Eastern Sierra, you made a dream come true, you made the impossible possible, you made this little family of 4 so extremely happy.