mike arzillo update

[kimemerson 7]

Mike called yesterday. He's still in the hospital in Bangkok and will remain there until he can walk again, about two months. The accident he had should have broken his femur, according to doctors there and on the World Team. But Mike chose the creative, original, outside the box thinking and let his femur fracture the pelvis. That's right, his femur fractured his pelvis but didn't get hurt itself. He will not require surgery as it will heal itself, though P.T. is a must. He's walked a little with a walker but not much. Dr. says he'll skydive again, but not til he can walk & run well.
This was the first practice jump as the full 400. The spot was bad and the 76(?) way base funneled and when Mike pulled he had a pilot chute in tow. With all that his landing options dwindled somewhat, but he saw what he felt was a landable, though tight, landing area. He saw trees and power lines but stayed clear of those. Well, almost clear. There was still a maverick lone wolf line that he didn't see till too late. It snagged his canopy, pendulumed him forward, and just as Mike was on the upswing of the pendulum, the power line broke, causing him to land the same time his canopy did.
Mike has a phone number. It's a local (845) call as it's got to do with the Internet and his computer and may or may not be Skype. But you can call from any phone. Just remember it's 12 hours ahead there. Here's the # 845.228.8573. I'm sure he'd love a few calls.