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Mike Ponders on Skydiving After His Latest Surgery

So, as I sit here recovering from yet another surgery, in pain, my head swelling from the incisions made by the surgeons, my hip ripping (or so it feels) from where the cut to get the bone marrow was performed; as I sit here staring at the cover of the latest Parachutist magazine I have to wonder if I love skydiving that much.

I sit here, my mind wandering slightly, slipping off into the regions only known by cobwebs, places which I dare not roam or consider, for I may come up with answers I'm too afraid of knowing.

Can anyone imagine putting themself thru so much pain to skydive? Certainly not voluntarily. For the love of skydiving would be so great if everyone did. But then again, perhaps skydiving is the answer to all of our pains. Perhaps, in someway, we all are experiencing some pain with which skydiving provides a tremendous relief.

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