| Show English Instructor Injured During Skiing Accident New Years Year's Day w was not a lucky one for English instructor Deanne W. W Thomas While cross- cross skiing in Logan Canyon at Swan Flats Thomas twisted her knee in a fall and tore two major ligaments off the bone Ive been skiing all my life and this is the first time I was really- really hurt says Thomas Her husband who was skiing with her took Thomas to Logan Hospital where she spent the night Then on to Salt Lake City where they contacted Dr Lonnie Paulos an orthopedic surgeon who specializes specializes specializes special special- izes in knees Dr Paulos more or orless orless less reconstructed Thomas Thomas' knee rerouting rerouting re re- i routing the hamstring muscle in a four and a half hour operation oJ Due to the the accident Thomas missed the first three weeks of ti s school hool Substituting for her was Katherine Elggren f Thomas views the accident philosophically philosophically philo philo- saying Physically Im I'm ve very y slow and fatigue easily Im I'm a klutz on crutches and its it's hard to get r things done I Igo go to get a book and it takes five minutes Im I'm very dependent dependent dependent dent on other people and that is hard Psychologically it has been a good adjustment Its It's been good to be beback beback J back working with people Everybody Everybody Every Every- t body has been very supportive |
