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ANDRE BERTONCIN and his life changing fall.
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Im just sending out the love to the coolest kid i know. His name is Andre and on the 1st of 2006 he went to ski up in Taos, NM, as a normal but not so normal day. For those hu hav skiied Taos theyl know what chair #2 is, well its the one that gets you to the top and is a chair that doesnt really have any low spots. Well anyways he fainted on the lift and slid under the bar falling 30ft to ground, if the slope he landed on was flat he would be at least paralised or probly dead the the little 20 degree angle saved his life. His step-father is head of the mogle medical (Taos ski valleys medical facility) and herd sumone had fallen of a lift. He rushed up on a snowmobile and saw his lifeless sons pants...and jacket...and son still on the ground. He switched from father mode to docter mode imediatly. They got he down...ambulanced him to Taos hospital and helicoptered him to Albaquarqe. Yesterday jan 4th i went up to visit him. It killed me to see the pain from his mother Teresa and little sister Nataly and his whole family. He has shattered his pelvis and his pelvis has moved up around his organ area, hes fractured 6 ribs which have lead to a punctured spleen and lungs. He came out very very very lucky. He was the best freeskier out of our group and is probly the only one who had a chance at going any where with it... and there saying hell be lucky to be skiing in 2 years. He will b in the hospital for at least a month and the rehab on a wheelchair for at least 4 months, then he has to learn how to walk all over again. I am his best friend. Im preaty weak skier living in his shadow. This is a real story and it hurts me alot. It was hard to look at him, so fragile. He will b fine and hes alive so thats all i care. I hope who ever reads this thinks about Andre and sends him sone love. From Cooper to Anyone who reads and cares but mainly to Andre Bertoncin, well love you forever!
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best of luck to his recovery
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EVERY TIME I HEAR IT ITS LIKE FOR THE FIRST TIME
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Oh ye to let you know, we have no idea why he fainted, mabey epileptic or sumthing like that. We love you Dre.
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i hope he gets better and can ski again. its not impossible. CR is doing well.
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pretty crazy stuff, i always think that some safety bars dont come down far enough
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He knows Mother Theresa? Good luck to him.
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yeh man i hope he has a speedy recovery...al the best to him
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You are an idiot. This is a serious post and why the hell did you have to be a friggin tard? How would you feel if this happened to one of your friends and you tried to express your anguish to people and some little tard comes online and makes a joke of it?
on a nother note. I hope Andre gets better and I feel sorry for him. I knwo what it is like to see someone you know airlifted off a ski hill. IT sucks shit. and I hope everything goes ok in recovery
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that is sad. in wisconsin pull down bars aren't mandatory. makes you think.
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Best of luck to him and I hope his recovery is extremely succesful
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Reason #12315134123 why i yell at my friends for not pulling down bars.
I'm sorry about your loss of a friend who you got to share something you loved with, and for him for losing the same. Get him skiing though once he can, even if its only green groomers..... you know what they say, the worst day of skiing is better than the best day of work
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Hes mothers name is Teresa u fuk.
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shit, sorry to hear. Hopefully he gets better. make sure he comes through it strong, the better attitude he has the faster he will be back skiing.
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that's so sad, good luck to your friend and his family. my mountain doesn't have safety bars, but if i'm ever on a lift with one -- i'm pulling it down.
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damn dude good luck to andre and his family
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Best wishes..hope he'll end up skiing again.
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Haha, i didn't say anything disrespectfull. Actually I even wished him good luck. You need to relax. Quit being such a sensitive pussy.
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i'll send some good vibes his way
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does that mean since he has to learn to walk again that he has to learn to ski (if he evr does again), and hope he gets better...
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i send my best out to him, friends, and family, and hold them all in my prayers. one question though: how come he fainted?
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you are the one that should realx and stop being such a wanker.
I hope he will recover as fast as possible...
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Prayers for a speedy recovery right hurr.
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i was going to quote his post and just take that phrase out when i read it, but then i realized that his best friend is nearly dead and decided against it.
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im so sorry dude.. makes me cry.. ahh that's horrible.. tell him good luck for me.. AHHH
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thanks for the positivity, im printing your comments and bringing them to him tomoro to show him even people who dont know him care and wish for the best.
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Man thats awful. Ive skied taos and i know exactly where your talking about, thats so brutal. Best of luck to him and i hope he recovers.
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good luck to him and i hope he can ski again soon
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IRVIN fell off the lift, like 40 feets to near flat. Broken leg and arm.
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that is absolutely horible. i hate hearing bad news.
best of luck on his recovery.
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yeah injuries like that are the worst. hope hes up and skiing ASAP
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i believe you did. In his post NZ says that he was upset to see andres mother, Teresa upset over her sons condition. then you had your smart ass remark He knows mother teresa? which i think was uncalled for.
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man that sucks i hope he gets better
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