So April 10̷th last year, I did a backflip and caught my tips, went over forwards, and landed on my head with my chin to chest. I was instantly more angry than hurt, but in a world of pain. Got my limbs moving, and wiggling. All was okay enough. I went to the hospital the next day, but I could barely get in a car seat, work sucked, and I really was not happy. I went to my summer job of treeplanting less than a month later, which is bending down and planting 2,0̷0̷0̷-4,0̷0̷0̷ trees a day, while carrying 20̷+ pounds of trees. My quality of life was not good, and I was in general malaise every day, rarely happy, and in serious pain every day. After three months of that, I got diagnosed with 4 squashed spinal disks (c7-t4) that will likely never improve, and I do physio every day. Skiing this year, I told myself that was it. 12 years of backflips and many other flips, and I was finally done at 25. I was really sad to let it go, but I was too scared. Two days ago I ended up at the backcountry style jump at my resort that I did it at, and it was perfect. Sun, 20̷cm of soft, no one had hit it. I did two tests, and then stood at the top telling myself it was the same as always. I had never been this scared of a flip before, but I did it with a bit of backslap cause there was no way I was catching my tips again. I just wanted to tell people out there, keep the dream alive, and do what you can, while you can. I am so proud to have done it, and I would have been so upset if I let the year go. I realized the day after, I had done it on April 10̷th again, same jump. Felt good.
https://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/1109251/IMG-0552-mov
I know it was not that big, and my injury is not all that bad, but I want to remind people it is okay to be afraid, and awesome to conquer it. Stay awesome out there everyone, and keep killing it in your own way🤘
