Just after midnight the day before the race, the medical helicopter I work for was enroute back to our base after dropping a patient off at a trauma center. As we were on approach to land, things went terribly wrong. We crashed into the ground on the airfield. The crash killed both of my teammates. I was left in critical condition.
I spent the next week in the Level One Trauma Center ICU. The next three were spent on a trauma floor. The next four were spent in inpatient rehab. During my stay, I underwent five surgeries to repair my broken bones.
Needless to say, my 2019 race season was over.
