Thank you to all the people who helped get my Husband off the mountain!
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Chris Perkins
Chris was the injured rider at West Mountain. He is OK but had surgery on wrist and knee as far as I know.
I was with Wade and Tom at Goose Lake. The man is so lucky to be alive! He was asphyxiating before our eyes due to the trachea injury. I held him along with several other people for nearly an hour standing in the water. All I can say is he is one tough dude. I have no idea how he survived the accident. He definitely had one angel on his side named Tom Hassell. How Tom got the sled off of him and turned him over in the water is beyond me.
I went to see Wade in the hospital yesterday. He was coherent but both eyes were swollen shut and he could not speak because of tubes down his throat. He was writing messages to us and he actually wrote a note thanking me for helping him. Good Lord, the guy was in critical condition and he writes a note to me thank me? I was stunned to say the least. That is the snowmobile community in a couple of words right there. Everyone that I ride with even if it is just once is my brother or sister for life. I know that they would do everything in their power to save my life and I would do the same for them.
I wish Wade and his family the best! Please let me know if I an help>
Bob Bruce
Chris was the injured rider at West Mountain. He is OK but had surgery on wrist and knee as far as I know.
I was with Wade and Tom at Goose Lake. The man is so lucky to be alive! He was asphyxiating before our eyes due to the trachea injury. I held him along with several other people for nearly an hour standing in the water. All I can say is he is one tough dude. I have no idea how he survived the accident. He definitely had one angel on his side named Tom Hassell. How Tom got the sled off of him and turned him over in the water is beyond me.
I went to see Wade in the hospital yesterday. He was coherent but both eyes were swollen shut and he could not speak because of tubes down his throat. He was writing messages to us and he actually wrote a note thanking me for helping him. Good Lord, the guy was in critical condition and he writes a note to me thank me? I was stunned to say the least. That is the snowmobile community in a couple of words right there. Everyone that I ride with even if it is just once is my brother or sister for life. I know that they would do everything in their power to save my life and I would do the same for them.
I wish Wade and his family the best! Please let me know if I an help>
Bob Bruce
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kxcorky
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Update:
Hey he is out of his surgury that went late into last night. He is looking so much better. Most all of the swelling has gone down in his face. They un-sedated him a little and took him off the reperator so that he could breath on his own. So far so good, So we just need to keep him calm. He may be on a long road to recover by the hard part is over.
He is laughing and joking with us. He told Tom that he had cleared bigger jumps than that.
Thank you all for sticking in it with us. He really appreciates it.
Hey he is out of his surgury that went late into last night. He is looking so much better. Most all of the swelling has gone down in his face. They un-sedated him a little and took him off the reperator so that he could breath on his own. So far so good, So we just need to keep him calm. He may be on a long road to recover by the hard part is over.
He is laughing and joking with us. He told Tom that he had cleared bigger jumps than that.
Thank you all for sticking in it with us. He really appreciates it.
Courtney,
St Al's is good. I think that I paid for there new wing with my stay there. Tell Wade that I am pulling for him.
St Al's is good. I think that I paid for there new wing with my stay there. Tell Wade that I am pulling for him.
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PowderGirl
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Wow! I just found out about this!!! Courtney - tell Wade the Whipples are pulling for a speedy recovery for him! Hope to see him out in full force on the water this fast aproaching season!
Sarah
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i would of been there on west mountain but i couldnt make it up one hill because i struggle because im 14
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Wade's out of icu!!!!
Hey guys,
Great news Wade is being transfered to a regular room right now and he is breathing on his OWN! This is great since he just had surgury last night. He very much more awear of what has happend and its hitting him a little hard right now! He has a feeding tube now, and they will try and get him to talk here in a few days!
Thank you for all your thought and prayers! I'll try and get back when I can!
Hey guys,
Great news Wade is being transfered to a regular room right now and he is breathing on his OWN! This is great since he just had surgury last night. He very much more awear of what has happend and its hitting him a little hard right now! He has a feeding tube now, and they will try and get him to talk here in a few days!
Thank you for all your thought and prayers! I'll try and get back when I can!
Thats great news Courtney! We would like to come see him again some time soon. I'll call you later for a good time to come down.
I just heard about this, give Wade my best hope he makes a full and speedy recovery. Ben Wallace.
Oh and Tom your awesome nice job.
Oh and Tom your awesome nice job.
I am glad to hear Wade is doing better. I heard the news on Sunday but havn't heard much of an update since, needless to say he has been in our thoughts since we recieved the news. We will be in Boise tomorrow and plan on stopping in to see him. If there is anything we can do to help, feel free to ask.
Curt@JM
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Holy Moly - I just found this thread! Courtney - if there is anything you and Wade need, please don't hesitate to call on all of us - the snowmobile community is pretty tight knit and we are all here if you need us.
I am so relieved to hear he is doing well - you both are in our thoughts and prayers!
Tammy & Alan
I am so relieved to hear he is doing well - you both are in our thoughts and prayers!
Tammy & Alan
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MTdream
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WOW wade!!! Just heard about this from Tammy at Skinz!!!
Courtney, we have never met, but rode with Wade in West this year...if there is anythign any of us can do, please do NOT hesitate to call on us, in the mean time, all of us are praying for speedy recovery!!
Godspeed,
MTdream
hay what were the people in the group riding on west mountain where chris got hurt. how many people were with them
I went in to see Wade today. Wow is all I can say. The difference from when I saw him on Saturday at Goose Lake and Sunday in the St. Al's ICU compared to today was amazing! He looked so much better. My friend, Dr. Schwarz, was his throat surgeon. I have known Matt Schwarz since high school. He is a damn good ENT doctor.
Wade looked good. He still has the tracheotomy tube in his throat and can't talk but he sure looks a lot better. Eyes open and swelling down. I know that he is frustrated with the situation but the good news is he is going to be fine with time.
You all should know that one of his products probably saved his life. He had just installed RSI risers, carbon fiber handlebars and a pad on his Dragon. That pad very probably was the difference maker. It had to have somewhat cushioned his throat when he hit the bank. He did not install the mountain bar and that probably was a good thing in this case.
He will be back riding powersports products with us before too long I am sure!
Bob Bruce
Wade looked good. He still has the tracheotomy tube in his throat and can't talk but he sure looks a lot better. Eyes open and swelling down. I know that he is frustrated with the situation but the good news is he is going to be fine with time.
You all should know that one of his products probably saved his life. He had just installed RSI risers, carbon fiber handlebars and a pad on his Dragon. That pad very probably was the difference maker. It had to have somewhat cushioned his throat when he hit the bank. He did not install the mountain bar and that probably was a good thing in this case.
He will be back riding powersports products with us before too long I am sure!
Bob Bruce
hay did chris have an xp or rev
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