Cassandra

They continued getting me unburied, and there was a boulder that fell next to my head so close that it pinned my hair down. It was so big they couldn't move it, so they had to just cut my hair to get my head away from it. It took about an hour to dig me out. Volunteer ambulance shows up because that's what we have. The closest hospital that I need to get to is over 90 minutes away.

They continued getting me unburied, and there was a boulder that fell next to my head so close that it pinned my hair down. It was so big they couldn't move it, so they had to just cut my hair to get my head away from it. It took about an hour to dig me out. Volunteer ambulance shows up because that's what we have. The closest hospital that I need to get to is over 90 minutes away.

They continued getting me unburied, and there was a boulder that fell next to my head so close that it pinned my hair down. It was so big they couldn't move it, so they had to just cut my hair to get my head away from it. It took about an hour to dig me out. Volunteer ambulance shows up because that's what we have. The closest hospital that I need to get to is over 90 minutes away.

This very comforting conversation that I just had with the universe was, nope, here's my new contract. I'm going to live. And so pretty calm about the whole thing. I get loaded up on volunteer ambulance, backboard, neck brace. We're going down the mountain. I'm really starting to go into shock. Emergency life support from Missoula had gotten the call. They rushed out to meet up with me.

This very comforting conversation that I just had with the universe was, nope, here's my new contract. I'm going to live. And so pretty calm about the whole thing. I get loaded up on volunteer ambulance, backboard, neck brace. We're going down the mountain. I'm really starting to go into shock. Emergency life support from Missoula had gotten the call. They rushed out to meet up with me.

This very comforting conversation that I just had with the universe was, nope, here's my new contract. I'm going to live. And so pretty calm about the whole thing. I get loaded up on volunteer ambulance, backboard, neck brace. We're going down the mountain. I'm really starting to go into shock. Emergency life support from Missoula had gotten the call. They rushed out to meet up with me.

We do a transfer on the side of the road. They are working on me. They realized I got pretty much no blood in me. They tried IVs in my feet, my neck, nothing was sticking. They put a big like stint into my left lung to get me some air. Finally, they load me up into that ambulance. We take off again. About 15 minutes later, a helicopter finally makes it to us.

We do a transfer on the side of the road. They are working on me. They realized I got pretty much no blood in me. They tried IVs in my feet, my neck, nothing was sticking. They put a big like stint into my left lung to get me some air. Finally, they load me up into that ambulance. We take off again. About 15 minutes later, a helicopter finally makes it to us.

We do a transfer on the side of the road. They are working on me. They realized I got pretty much no blood in me. They tried IVs in my feet, my neck, nothing was sticking. They put a big like stint into my left lung to get me some air. Finally, they load me up into that ambulance. We take off again. About 15 minutes later, a helicopter finally makes it to us.

Transferred again on the side of the road. They're working on me again on the side of the road before they get me up in the air. Whole time, haven't lost consciousness. Still there, still talking. Finally, we land at the hospital on top of the roof and they get me out of the helicopter. I just see white coats everywhere and get me into the elevator.

Transferred again on the side of the road. They're working on me again on the side of the road before they get me up in the air. Whole time, haven't lost consciousness. Still there, still talking. Finally, we land at the hospital on top of the roof and they get me out of the helicopter. I just see white coats everywhere and get me into the elevator.

Transferred again on the side of the road. They're working on me again on the side of the road before they get me up in the air. Whole time, haven't lost consciousness. Still there, still talking. Finally, we land at the hospital on top of the roof and they get me out of the helicopter. I just see white coats everywhere and get me into the elevator.

Those doors close and it was this very conscious moment. All right, I'm out. I pass out. I wake up in the emergency room to my mom and one of the nurses stitching up my hand. So they did emergency chest tubes and gave me a little over four units of blood. They stabilized me. And then the next day they flew me out to Seattle Harborview.

Those doors close and it was this very conscious moment. All right, I'm out. I pass out. I wake up in the emergency room to my mom and one of the nurses stitching up my hand. So they did emergency chest tubes and gave me a little over four units of blood. They stabilized me. And then the next day they flew me out to Seattle Harborview.

Those doors close and it was this very conscious moment. All right, I'm out. I pass out. I wake up in the emergency room to my mom and one of the nurses stitching up my hand. So they did emergency chest tubes and gave me a little over four units of blood. They stabilized me. And then the next day they flew me out to Seattle Harborview.

because I was a trauma one and I needed massive teams of doctors. My pelvis was broken in four different spots and my left SI joint was totally hinged open towards the back and then rolled back forward. So they thought they were going to have to put a rod like in and out of my pelvis area to stabilize it. They told my parents I'd be out in Harborview for four to six weeks.

because I was a trauma one and I needed massive teams of doctors. My pelvis was broken in four different spots and my left SI joint was totally hinged open towards the back and then rolled back forward. So they thought they were going to have to put a rod like in and out of my pelvis area to stabilize it. They told my parents I'd be out in Harborview for four to six weeks.

because I was a trauma one and I needed massive teams of doctors. My pelvis was broken in four different spots and my left SI joint was totally hinged open towards the back and then rolled back forward. So they thought they were going to have to put a rod like in and out of my pelvis area to stabilize it. They told my parents I'd be out in Harborview for four to six weeks.

So I flew out there August 30th, 2001, spent three days in the ICU, then got moved to my own room. About September 8th, they removed the chest tubes and we said, okay, we're going to discharge on September 10th.

So I flew out there August 30th, 2001, spent three days in the ICU, then got moved to my own room. About September 8th, they removed the chest tubes and we said, okay, we're going to discharge on September 10th.