Re: Follow up to Moderator Note yesterday concerning donations for one of our own
If the him, in question is me, HOK, we are already friends, and I believe I am also friends with almost everyone here. If I am not online, I am away, and will get back to you as soon as I can. The good news, however small, is that Amy did move a very little of both her arms and legs today. Thanks again for everyone who showing their support. It is a long road ahead for Amy, she needs all the encouraging she can to get her back to walking and driving again. Sent from my iPhone Messengers and Skype: BurningHawk1969 My home page: http://MarkBurningHawk.net Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/markburninghawk.baxter On Oct 26, 2013, at 6:46 PM, eric oyen eric.o...@gmail.com wrote: have him get on Skype. some of us are faster with speech than keyboard skills. Also, its good to hear a voice on the far end of things offering support. my Skype: technomage-hawke -eric On Oct 26, 2013, at 5:26 PM, Cara Quinn wrote: Hello again All, I just wanted to give you an update on Mark and Amy's story. Firstly though, please let me offer my sincere and deepest thanks to you all who have shown your support and well-wishes. This not only means a tremendous amount to Mark and Amy, but also means the world to me that we can come together as a community to support each other when we are in need. Some of you have asked where the donations will go. Any donations will be used for expenses associated with this incident and the medical care from this. Mark has said that he will keep a record of everything associated with this. Already it cost hundreds of dollars for Mark to simply tow Amy's car back home. This cost has now been taken care of for them, fortunately. So thank you all! :) You all are making a real difference here so I'm truly grateful to you!… Now, I'd like to share Mark's email address here so that you may send your support to him. If you cannot offer financial support then please do consider offering Amy and him your most valuable emotional support. It is truly welcome… Below I'll first share Mark's email address and then a copy of the recent article in a local Oregon paper about this incident which also offers an update on Amy's condition. If you would like to know more, please do write directly to Mark if you would? Now that this is known here, please let me suggest that we now move this to a more personal level off the lists. Feel free to write me or Mark and do be assured that any developments, I will share. Otherwise, I'm happy (and will now encourage us) to continue this off the lists. Thanks so very, very much to you all for your support! I cannot express enough how much this means to them and to me. Y'all are AWESOME!!! Have a wonderful weekend! Info and article follow… Sincerely, Cara --- Email Mark Baxter markbaxte...@gmail.com The Article The Curry Coastal Pilot - Couple survives hiking ordeal Mark Baxter and his girlfriend Amy Regan with their dogs, who were instrumental in efforts to rescue Amy after a hiking accident. Submitted photo Brookings resident Mark Baxter still isn’t sure what to make of what he calls his misadventure along Damnation Creek near Klamath last weekend — an afternoon jaunt that landed his girlfriend, Amy Regan, in ICU in Portland with a broken back and no feeling in her arms and legs. “There was a bunch of stupid decisions all down the line,” Baxter said Wednesday of what was supposed to have been an easy afternoon hike. “I got lucky. I got damn lucky.” The two didn’t bring a survival kit, and were wearing sweatpants and T-shirts. A friend has since reassured them that their clothing sounded appropriate for a two-hour hike along a popular trail. The 3.4-mile trek threads through a redwood forest down 1,000 vertical feet into a rocky, secluded beach. It’s rated “easy,” and the couple are experienced hikers. “At first, the trail was great, so we continued,” Baxter said. “By the time it got narrow and steep again, and Amy could see the ocean through the trees ahead, we needed to turn back; it was getting dark.” When they did, Regan and her dog, Luke, slipped and fell from the steep embankment. Baxter later learned she likely slipped on rotting timbers left from an old footbridge. “I heard her fall, cry out, then a crash, then nothing,” Baxter said. “I called out, ‘Amy! Can you answer me!’ And I heard nothing … for minutes.” When he did hear something, he didn’t think it was human. But it was, and it was Amy. “I do not think I have ever in my life witnessed that much suffering and agony,” he said. “It is a sound I hope never to hear again.” Baxter and his dog, Ezra, scrambled down the hill to rescue her. “She’d landed on her back, on the rocks at the bottom of an old creek bed,” Baxter said. “And she kept saying, ‘No! No! No!’ over and over ... and told me she couldn’t feel her legs.” Baxter struggled back up the incline and
Re: Follow up to Moderator Note yesterday concerning donations for one of our own
Hi Mark, Just want to say that thinking of you and Amy and the two dogs. Hanging there mate, it will be a long recovery for Amy, but she'll make it. Joanne Chua The flip side of Inclusion is Exclusion. Leaders For Tomorrow 2013 Candidate Send from my iPad On 27 Oct 2013, at 17:21, Mark BurningHawk Baxter markbaxte...@gmail.com wrote: If the him, in question is me, HOK, we are already friends, and I believe I am also friends with almost everyone here. If I am not online, I am away, and will get back to you as soon as I can. The good news, however small, is that Amy did move a very little of both her arms and legs today. Thanks again for everyone who showing their support. It is a long road ahead for Amy, she needs all the encouraging she can to get her back to walking and driving again. Sent from my iPhone Messengers and Skype: BurningHawk1969 My home page: http://MarkBurningHawk.net Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/markburninghawk.baxter On Oct 26, 2013, at 6:46 PM, eric oyen eric.o...@gmail.com wrote: have him get on Skype. some of us are faster with speech than keyboard skills. Also, its good to hear a voice on the far end of things offering support. my Skype: technomage-hawke -eric On Oct 26, 2013, at 5:26 PM, Cara Quinn wrote: Hello again All, I just wanted to give you an update on Mark and Amy's story. Firstly though, please let me offer my sincere and deepest thanks to you all who have shown your support and well-wishes. This not only means a tremendous amount to Mark and Amy, but also means the world to me that we can come together as a community to support each other when we are in need. Some of you have asked where the donations will go. Any donations will be used for expenses associated with this incident and the medical care from this. Mark has said that he will keep a record of everything associated with this. Already it cost hundreds of dollars for Mark to simply tow Amy's car back home. This cost has now been taken care of for them, fortunately. So thank you all! :) You all are making a real difference here so I'm truly grateful to you!… Now, I'd like to share Mark's email address here so that you may send your support to him. If you cannot offer financial support then please do consider offering Amy and him your most valuable emotional support. It is truly welcome… Below I'll first share Mark's email address and then a copy of the recent article in a local Oregon paper about this incident which also offers an update on Amy's condition. If you would like to know more, please do write directly to Mark if you would? Now that this is known here, please let me suggest that we now move this to a more personal level off the lists. Feel free to write me or Mark and do be assured that any developments, I will share. Otherwise, I'm happy (and will now encourage us) to continue this off the lists. Thanks so very, very much to you all for your support! I cannot express enough how much this means to them and to me. Y'all are AWESOME!!! Have a wonderful weekend! Info and article follow… Sincerely, Cara --- Email Mark Baxter markbaxte...@gmail.com The Article The Curry Coastal Pilot - Couple survives hiking ordeal Mark Baxter and his girlfriend Amy Regan with their dogs, who were instrumental in efforts to rescue Amy after a hiking accident. Submitted photo Brookings resident Mark Baxter still isn’t sure what to make of what he calls his misadventure along Damnation Creek near Klamath last weekend — an afternoon jaunt that landed his girlfriend, Amy Regan, in ICU in Portland with a broken back and no feeling in her arms and legs. “There was a bunch of stupid decisions all down the line,” Baxter said Wednesday of what was supposed to have been an easy afternoon hike. “I got lucky. I got damn lucky.” The two didn’t bring a survival kit, and were wearing sweatpants and T-shirts. A friend has since reassured them that their clothing sounded appropriate for a two-hour hike along a popular trail. The 3.4-mile trek threads through a redwood forest down 1,000 vertical feet into a rocky, secluded beach. It’s rated “easy,” and the couple are experienced hikers. “At first, the trail was great, so we continued,” Baxter said. “By the time it got narrow and steep again, and Amy could see the ocean through the trees ahead, we needed to turn back; it was getting dark.” When they did, Regan and her dog, Luke, slipped and fell from the steep embankment. Baxter later learned she likely slipped on rotting timbers left from an old footbridge. “I heard her fall, cry out, then a crash, then nothing,” Baxter said. “I called out, ‘Amy! Can you answer me!’ And I heard nothing … for minutes.” When he did hear something, he didn’t think it was human. But it was, and it was Amy. “I do not think I have ever in my life witnessed that much suffering
Re: Follow up to Moderator Note yesterday concerning donations for one of our own
Amy 2.0 will be better, stronger, faster… Sent from my iPhone Messengers and Skype: BurningHawk1969 My home page: http://MarkBurningHawk.net Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/markburninghawk.baxter On Oct 27, 2013, at 12:14 AM, Joanne Chua shuang.an...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Mark, Just want to say that thinking of you and Amy and the two dogs. Hanging there mate, it will be a long recovery for Amy, but she'll make it. Joanne Chua The flip side of Inclusion is Exclusion. Leaders For Tomorrow 2013 Candidate Send from my iPad On 27 Oct 2013, at 17:21, Mark BurningHawk Baxter markbaxte...@gmail.com wrote: If the him, in question is me, HOK, we are already friends, and I believe I am also friends with almost everyone here. If I am not online, I am away, and will get back to you as soon as I can. The good news, however small, is that Amy did move a very little of both her arms and legs today. Thanks again for everyone who showing their support. It is a long road ahead for Amy, she needs all the encouraging she can to get her back to walking and driving again. Sent from my iPhone Messengers and Skype: BurningHawk1969 My home page: http://MarkBurningHawk.net Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/markburninghawk.baxter On Oct 26, 2013, at 6:46 PM, eric oyen eric.o...@gmail.com wrote: have him get on Skype. some of us are faster with speech than keyboard skills. Also, its good to hear a voice on the far end of things offering support. my Skype: technomage-hawke -eric On Oct 26, 2013, at 5:26 PM, Cara Quinn wrote: Hello again All, I just wanted to give you an update on Mark and Amy's story. Firstly though, please let me offer my sincere and deepest thanks to you all who have shown your support and well-wishes. This not only means a tremendous amount to Mark and Amy, but also means the world to me that we can come together as a community to support each other when we are in need. Some of you have asked where the donations will go. Any donations will be used for expenses associated with this incident and the medical care from this. Mark has said that he will keep a record of everything associated with this. Already it cost hundreds of dollars for Mark to simply tow Amy's car back home. This cost has now been taken care of for them, fortunately. So thank you all! :) You all are making a real difference here so I'm truly grateful to you!… Now, I'd like to share Mark's email address here so that you may send your support to him. If you cannot offer financial support then please do consider offering Amy and him your most valuable emotional support. It is truly welcome… Below I'll first share Mark's email address and then a copy of the recent article in a local Oregon paper about this incident which also offers an update on Amy's condition. If you would like to know more, please do write directly to Mark if you would? Now that this is known here, please let me suggest that we now move this to a more personal level off the lists. Feel free to write me or Mark and do be assured that any developments, I will share. Otherwise, I'm happy (and will now encourage us) to continue this off the lists. Thanks so very, very much to you all for your support! I cannot express enough how much this means to them and to me. Y'all are AWESOME!!! Have a wonderful weekend! Info and article follow… Sincerely, Cara --- Email Mark Baxter markbaxte...@gmail.com The Article The Curry Coastal Pilot - Couple survives hiking ordeal Mark Baxter and his girlfriend Amy Regan with their dogs, who were instrumental in efforts to rescue Amy after a hiking accident. Submitted photo Brookings resident Mark Baxter still isn’t sure what to make of what he calls his misadventure along Damnation Creek near Klamath last weekend — an afternoon jaunt that landed his girlfriend, Amy Regan, in ICU in Portland with a broken back and no feeling in her arms and legs. “There was a bunch of stupid decisions all down the line,” Baxter said Wednesday of what was supposed to have been an easy afternoon hike. “I got lucky. I got damn lucky.” The two didn’t bring a survival kit, and were wearing sweatpants and T-shirts. A friend has since reassured them that their clothing sounded appropriate for a two-hour hike along a popular trail. The 3.4-mile trek threads through a redwood forest down 1,000 vertical feet into a rocky, secluded beach. It’s rated “easy,” and the couple are experienced hikers. “At first, the trail was great, so we continued,” Baxter said. “By the time it got narrow and steep again, and Amy could see the ocean through the trees ahead, we needed to turn back; it was getting dark.” When they did, Regan and her dog, Luke, slipped and fell from the steep embankment. Baxter later learned she likely slipped on rotting timbers left from an old footbridge. “I heard her fall,
Re: Follow up to Moderator Note yesterday concerning donations for one of our own
Markk, I'm thinking about you and Amy and the dogs. Will continue to pray for a full recovery! I like your choice of words! Katey Sent from my iPad On Oct 27, 2013, at 10:29 AM, Mark BurningHawk Baxter markbaxte...@gmail.com wrote: Amy 2.0 will be better, stronger, faster… Sent from my iPhone Messengers and Skype: BurningHawk1969 My home page: http://MarkBurningHawk.net Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/markburninghawk.baxter On Oct 27, 2013, at 12:14 AM, Joanne Chua shuang.an...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Mark, Just want to say that thinking of you and Amy and the two dogs. Hanging there mate, it will be a long recovery for Amy, but she'll make it. Joanne Chua The flip side of Inclusion is Exclusion. Leaders For Tomorrow 2013 Candidate Send from my iPad On 27 Oct 2013, at 17:21, Mark BurningHawk Baxter markbaxte...@gmail.com wrote: If the him, in question is me, HOK, we are already friends, and I believe I am also friends with almost everyone here. If I am not online, I am away, and will get back to you as soon as I can. The good news, however small, is that Amy did move a very little of both her arms and legs today. Thanks again for everyone who showing their support. It is a long road ahead for Amy, she needs all the encouraging she can to get her back to walking and driving again. Sent from my iPhone Messengers and Skype: BurningHawk1969 My home page: http://MarkBurningHawk.net Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/markburninghawk.baxter On Oct 26, 2013, at 6:46 PM, eric oyen eric.o...@gmail.com wrote: have him get on Skype. some of us are faster with speech than keyboard skills. Also, its good to hear a voice on the far end of things offering support. my Skype: technomage-hawke -eric On Oct 26, 2013, at 5:26 PM, Cara Quinn wrote: Hello again All, I just wanted to give you an update on Mark and Amy's story. Firstly though, please let me offer my sincere and deepest thanks to you all who have shown your support and well-wishes. This not only means a tremendous amount to Mark and Amy, but also means the world to me that we can come together as a community to support each other when we are in need. Some of you have asked where the donations will go. Any donations will be used for expenses associated with this incident and the medical care from this. Mark has said that he will keep a record of everything associated with this. Already it cost hundreds of dollars for Mark to simply tow Amy's car back home. This cost has now been taken care of for them, fortunately. So thank you all! :) You all are making a real difference here so I'm truly grateful to you!… Now, I'd like to share Mark's email address here so that you may send your support to him. If you cannot offer financial support then please do consider offering Amy and him your most valuable emotional support. It is truly welcome… Below I'll first share Mark's email address and then a copy of the recent article in a local Oregon paper about this incident which also offers an update on Amy's condition. If you would like to know more, please do write directly to Mark if you would? Now that this is known here, please let me suggest that we now move this to a more personal level off the lists. Feel free to write me or Mark and do be assured that any developments, I will share. Otherwise, I'm happy (and will now encourage us) to continue this off the lists. Thanks so very, very much to you all for your support! I cannot express enough how much this means to them and to me. Y'all are AWESOME!!! Have a wonderful weekend! Info and article follow… Sincerely, Cara --- Email Mark Baxter markbaxte...@gmail.com The Article The Curry Coastal Pilot - Couple survives hiking ordeal Mark Baxter and his girlfriend Amy Regan with their dogs, who were instrumental in efforts to rescue Amy after a hiking accident. Submitted photo Brookings resident Mark Baxter still isn’t sure what to make of what he calls his misadventure along Damnation Creek near Klamath last weekend — an afternoon jaunt that landed his girlfriend, Amy Regan, in ICU in Portland with a broken back and no feeling in her arms and legs. “There was a bunch of stupid decisions all down the line,” Baxter said Wednesday of what was supposed to have been an easy afternoon hike. “I got lucky. I got damn lucky.” The two didn’t bring a survival kit, and were wearing sweatpants and T-shirts. A friend has since reassured them that their clothing sounded appropriate for a two-hour hike along a popular trail. The 3.4-mile trek threads through a redwood forest down 1,000 vertical feet into a rocky, secluded beach. It’s rated “easy,” and the couple are experienced hikers. “At first, the trail was great, so we continued,” Baxter said. “By the time it got narrow and steep again, and Amy could see the ocean through
Re: Follow up to Moderator Note yesterday concerning donations for one of our own
Hi, Katety. Thank you so much for keeping us in your mind. It means getting better all the time, but it's a very long road until we get to Amy 2.0. (She is still in beta) Be well. Sent from my iPhone Messengers and Skype: BurningHawk1969 My home page: http://MarkBurningHawk.net Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/markburninghawk.baxter On Oct 27, 2013, at 11:32 AM, Katey Glass katey...@gmail.com wrote: Markk, I'm thinking about you and Amy and the dogs. Will continue to pray for a full recovery! I like your choice of words! Katey Sent from my iPad On Oct 27, 2013, at 10:29 AM, Mark BurningHawk Baxter markbaxte...@gmail.com wrote: Amy 2.0 will be better, stronger, faster… Sent from my iPhone Messengers and Skype: BurningHawk1969 My home page: http://MarkBurningHawk.net Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/markburninghawk.baxter On Oct 27, 2013, at 12:14 AM, Joanne Chua shuang.an...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Mark, Just want to say that thinking of you and Amy and the two dogs. Hanging there mate, it will be a long recovery for Amy, but she'll make it. Joanne Chua The flip side of Inclusion is Exclusion. Leaders For Tomorrow 2013 Candidate Send from my iPad On 27 Oct 2013, at 17:21, Mark BurningHawk Baxter markbaxte...@gmail.com wrote: If the him, in question is me, HOK, we are already friends, and I believe I am also friends with almost everyone here. If I am not online, I am away, and will get back to you as soon as I can. The good news, however small, is that Amy did move a very little of both her arms and legs today. Thanks again for everyone who showing their support. It is a long road ahead for Amy, she needs all the encouraging she can to get her back to walking and driving again. Sent from my iPhone Messengers and Skype: BurningHawk1969 My home page: http://MarkBurningHawk.net Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/markburninghawk.baxter On Oct 26, 2013, at 6:46 PM, eric oyen eric.o...@gmail.com wrote: have him get on Skype. some of us are faster with speech than keyboard skills. Also, its good to hear a voice on the far end of things offering support. my Skype: technomage-hawke -eric On Oct 26, 2013, at 5:26 PM, Cara Quinn wrote: Hello again All, I just wanted to give you an update on Mark and Amy's story. Firstly though, please let me offer my sincere and deepest thanks to you all who have shown your support and well-wishes. This not only means a tremendous amount to Mark and Amy, but also means the world to me that we can come together as a community to support each other when we are in need. Some of you have asked where the donations will go. Any donations will be used for expenses associated with this incident and the medical care from this. Mark has said that he will keep a record of everything associated with this. Already it cost hundreds of dollars for Mark to simply tow Amy's car back home. This cost has now been taken care of for them, fortunately. So thank you all! :) You all are making a real difference here so I'm truly grateful to you!… Now, I'd like to share Mark's email address here so that you may send your support to him. If you cannot offer financial support then please do consider offering Amy and him your most valuable emotional support. It is truly welcome… Below I'll first share Mark's email address and then a copy of the recent article in a local Oregon paper about this incident which also offers an update on Amy's condition. If you would like to know more, please do write directly to Mark if you would? Now that this is known here, please let me suggest that we now move this to a more personal level off the lists. Feel free to write me or Mark and do be assured that any developments, I will share. Otherwise, I'm happy (and will now encourage us) to continue this off the lists. Thanks so very, very much to you all for your support! I cannot express enough how much this means to them and to me. Y'all are AWESOME!!! Have a wonderful weekend! Info and article follow… Sincerely, Cara --- Email Mark Baxter markbaxte...@gmail.com The Article The Curry Coastal Pilot - Couple survives hiking ordeal Mark Baxter and his girlfriend Amy Regan with their dogs, who were instrumental in efforts to rescue Amy after a hiking accident. Submitted photo Brookings resident Mark Baxter still isn’t sure what to make of what he calls his misadventure along Damnation Creek near Klamath last weekend — an afternoon jaunt that landed his girlfriend, Amy Regan, in ICU in Portland with a broken back and no feeling in her arms and legs. “There was a bunch of stupid decisions all down the line,” Baxter said Wednesday of what was supposed to have been an easy afternoon hike. “I got lucky. I got damn lucky.” The two didn’t bring a survival kit, and were wearing sweatpants and T-shirts. A friend has
Follow up to Moderator Note yesterday concerning donations for one of our own
Hello again All, I just wanted to give you an update on Mark and Amy's story. Firstly though, please let me offer my sincere and deepest thanks to you all who have shown your support and well-wishes. This not only means a tremendous amount to Mark and Amy, but also means the world to me that we can come together as a community to support each other when we are in need. Some of you have asked where the donations will go. Any donations will be used for expenses associated with this incident and the medical care from this. Mark has said that he will keep a record of everything associated with this. Already it cost hundreds of dollars for Mark to simply tow Amy's car back home. This cost has now been taken care of for them, fortunately. So thank you all! :) You all are making a real difference here so I'm truly grateful to you!… Now, I'd like to share Mark's email address here so that you may send your support to him. If you cannot offer financial support then please do consider offering Amy and him your most valuable emotional support. It is truly welcome… Below I'll first share Mark's email address and then a copy of the recent article in a local Oregon paper about this incident which also offers an update on Amy's condition. If you would like to know more, please do write directly to Mark if you would? Now that this is known here, please let me suggest that we now move this to a more personal level off the lists. Feel free to write me or Mark and do be assured that any developments, I will share. Otherwise, I'm happy (and will now encourage us) to continue this off the lists. Thanks so very, very much to you all for your support! I cannot express enough how much this means to them and to me. Y'all are AWESOME!!! Have a wonderful weekend! Info and article follow… Sincerely, Cara --- Email Mark Baxter markbaxte...@gmail.com The Article The Curry Coastal Pilot - Couple survives hiking ordeal Mark Baxter and his girlfriend Amy Regan with their dogs, who were instrumental in efforts to rescue Amy after a hiking accident. Submitted photo Brookings resident Mark Baxter still isn’t sure what to make of what he calls his misadventure along Damnation Creek near Klamath last weekend — an afternoon jaunt that landed his girlfriend, Amy Regan, in ICU in Portland with a broken back and no feeling in her arms and legs. “There was a bunch of stupid decisions all down the line,” Baxter said Wednesday of what was supposed to have been an easy afternoon hike. “I got lucky. I got damn lucky.” The two didn’t bring a survival kit, and were wearing sweatpants and T-shirts. A friend has since reassured them that their clothing sounded appropriate for a two-hour hike along a popular trail. The 3.4-mile trek threads through a redwood forest down 1,000 vertical feet into a rocky, secluded beach. It’s rated “easy,” and the couple are experienced hikers. “At first, the trail was great, so we continued,” Baxter said. “By the time it got narrow and steep again, and Amy could see the ocean through the trees ahead, we needed to turn back; it was getting dark.” When they did, Regan and her dog, Luke, slipped and fell from the steep embankment. Baxter later learned she likely slipped on rotting timbers left from an old footbridge. “I heard her fall, cry out, then a crash, then nothing,” Baxter said. “I called out, ‘Amy! Can you answer me!’ And I heard nothing … for minutes.” When he did hear something, he didn’t think it was human. But it was, and it was Amy. “I do not think I have ever in my life witnessed that much suffering and agony,” he said. “It is a sound I hope never to hear again.” Baxter and his dog, Ezra, scrambled down the hill to rescue her. “She’d landed on her back, on the rocks at the bottom of an old creek bed,” Baxter said. “And she kept saying, ‘No! No! No!’ over and over ... and told me she couldn’t feel her legs.” Baxter struggled back up the incline and worked his way about a quarter-mile down the dark path until his iPhone finally got one bar. It took at least four 911 calls — and disconnects due to poor reception in the valley — before he was able to relay their situation to Del Norte’s Search and Rescue team. He gave them the name of the trail; he told them about the footbridge. But, no, he didn’t think he could get back to his vehicle. No, he couldn’t describe where he was. They ascertained his GPS coordinates, and Baxter’s phone died. A few hours later, he was getting cold. He had the dogs with him, but he’d left his sweatshirt with Regan. And he couldn’t tell if rescue crews were approaching through the thick trees and the dark night. Baxter is blind. Mark and Amy The 44-year-old Brookings man met his girlfriend on Facebook — he the disillusioned musician and she looking for a new life away from the strip-mine town of Butte, Mont. She joined him here six months ago. Amy has her own challenges, Baxter said, with psychiatric issues and a condition that
Re: Follow up to Moderator Note yesterday concerning donations for one of our own
have him get on Skype. some of us are faster with speech than keyboard skills. Also, its good to hear a voice on the far end of things offering support. my Skype: technomage-hawke -eric On Oct 26, 2013, at 5:26 PM, Cara Quinn wrote: Hello again All, I just wanted to give you an update on Mark and Amy's story. Firstly though, please let me offer my sincere and deepest thanks to you all who have shown your support and well-wishes. This not only means a tremendous amount to Mark and Amy, but also means the world to me that we can come together as a community to support each other when we are in need. Some of you have asked where the donations will go. Any donations will be used for expenses associated with this incident and the medical care from this. Mark has said that he will keep a record of everything associated with this. Already it cost hundreds of dollars for Mark to simply tow Amy's car back home. This cost has now been taken care of for them, fortunately. So thank you all! :) You all are making a real difference here so I'm truly grateful to you!… Now, I'd like to share Mark's email address here so that you may send your support to him. If you cannot offer financial support then please do consider offering Amy and him your most valuable emotional support. It is truly welcome… Below I'll first share Mark's email address and then a copy of the recent article in a local Oregon paper about this incident which also offers an update on Amy's condition. If you would like to know more, please do write directly to Mark if you would? Now that this is known here, please let me suggest that we now move this to a more personal level off the lists. Feel free to write me or Mark and do be assured that any developments, I will share. Otherwise, I'm happy (and will now encourage us) to continue this off the lists. Thanks so very, very much to you all for your support! I cannot express enough how much this means to them and to me. Y'all are AWESOME!!! Have a wonderful weekend! Info and article follow… Sincerely, Cara --- Email Mark Baxter markbaxte...@gmail.com The Article The Curry Coastal Pilot - Couple survives hiking ordeal Mark Baxter and his girlfriend Amy Regan with their dogs, who were instrumental in efforts to rescue Amy after a hiking accident. Submitted photo Brookings resident Mark Baxter still isn’t sure what to make of what he calls his misadventure along Damnation Creek near Klamath last weekend — an afternoon jaunt that landed his girlfriend, Amy Regan, in ICU in Portland with a broken back and no feeling in her arms and legs. “There was a bunch of stupid decisions all down the line,” Baxter said Wednesday of what was supposed to have been an easy afternoon hike. “I got lucky. I got damn lucky.” The two didn’t bring a survival kit, and were wearing sweatpants and T-shirts. A friend has since reassured them that their clothing sounded appropriate for a two-hour hike along a popular trail. The 3.4-mile trek threads through a redwood forest down 1,000 vertical feet into a rocky, secluded beach. It’s rated “easy,” and the couple are experienced hikers. “At first, the trail was great, so we continued,” Baxter said. “By the time it got narrow and steep again, and Amy could see the ocean through the trees ahead, we needed to turn back; it was getting dark.” When they did, Regan and her dog, Luke, slipped and fell from the steep embankment. Baxter later learned she likely slipped on rotting timbers left from an old footbridge. “I heard her fall, cry out, then a crash, then nothing,” Baxter said. “I called out, ‘Amy! Can you answer me!’ And I heard nothing … for minutes.” When he did hear something, he didn’t think it was human. But it was, and it was Amy. “I do not think I have ever in my life witnessed that much suffering and agony,” he said. “It is a sound I hope never to hear again.” Baxter and his dog, Ezra, scrambled down the hill to rescue her. “She’d landed on her back, on the rocks at the bottom of an old creek bed,” Baxter said. “And she kept saying, ‘No! No! No!’ over and over ... and told me she couldn’t feel her legs.” Baxter struggled back up the incline and worked his way about a quarter-mile down the dark path until his iPhone finally got one bar. It took at least four 911 calls — and disconnects due to poor reception in the valley — before he was able to relay their situation to Del Norte’s Search and Rescue team. He gave them the name of the trail; he told them about the footbridge. But, no, he didn’t think he could get back to his vehicle. No, he couldn’t describe where he was. They ascertained his GPS coordinates, and Baxter’s phone died. A few hours later, he was getting cold. He had the dogs with him, but he’d left his sweatshirt with Regan. And he couldn’t tell if rescue crews were approaching through the thick trees and the dark
RE: Follow up to Moderator Note yesterday concerning donations for one of our own
You can give him my skype name too. apparating.girl Debbie -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of eric oyen Sent: Sunday, 27 October 2013 12:46 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Follow up to Moderator Note yesterday concerning donations for one of our own have him get on Skype. some of us are faster with speech than keyboard skills. Also, its good to hear a voice on the far end of things offering support. my Skype: technomage-hawke -eric On Oct 26, 2013, at 5:26 PM, Cara Quinn wrote: Hello again All, I just wanted to give you an update on Mark and Amy's story. Firstly though, please let me offer my sincere and deepest thanks to you all who have shown your support and well-wishes. This not only means a tremendous amount to Mark and Amy, but also means the world to me that we can come together as a community to support each other when we are in need. Some of you have asked where the donations will go. Any donations will be used for expenses associated with this incident and the medical care from this. Mark has said that he will keep a record of everything associated with this. Already it cost hundreds of dollars for Mark to simply tow Amy's car back home. This cost has now been taken care of for them, fortunately. So thank you all! :) You all are making a real difference here so I'm truly grateful to you!. Now, I'd like to share Mark's email address here so that you may send your support to him. If you cannot offer financial support then please do consider offering Amy and him your most valuable emotional support. It is truly welcome. Below I'll first share Mark's email address and then a copy of the recent article in a local Oregon paper about this incident which also offers an update on Amy's condition. If you would like to know more, please do write directly to Mark if you would? Now that this is known here, please let me suggest that we now move this to a more personal level off the lists. Feel free to write me or Mark and do be assured that any developments, I will share. Otherwise, I'm happy (and will now encourage us) to continue this off the lists. Thanks so very, very much to you all for your support! I cannot express enough how much this means to them and to me. Y'all are AWESOME!!! Have a wonderful weekend! Info and article follow. Sincerely, Cara --- Email Mark Baxter markbaxte...@gmail.com The Article The Curry Coastal Pilot - Couple survives hiking ordeal Mark Baxter and his girlfriend Amy Regan with their dogs, who were instrumental in efforts to rescue Amy after a hiking accident. Submitted photo Brookings resident Mark Baxter still isn't sure what to make of what he calls his misadventure along Damnation Creek near Klamath last weekend - an afternoon jaunt that landed his girlfriend, Amy Regan, in ICU in Portland with a broken back and no feeling in her arms and legs. There was a bunch of stupid decisions all down the line, Baxter said Wednesday of what was supposed to have been an easy afternoon hike. I got lucky. I got damn lucky. The two didn't bring a survival kit, and were wearing sweatpants and T-shirts. A friend has since reassured them that their clothing sounded appropriate for a two-hour hike along a popular trail. The 3.4-mile trek threads through a redwood forest down 1,000 vertical feet into a rocky, secluded beach. It's rated easy, and the couple are experienced hikers. At first, the trail was great, so we continued, Baxter said. By the time it got narrow and steep again, and Amy could see the ocean through the trees ahead, we needed to turn back; it was getting dark. When they did, Regan and her dog, Luke, slipped and fell from the steep embankment. Baxter later learned she likely slipped on rotting timbers left from an old footbridge. I heard her fall, cry out, then a crash, then nothing, Baxter said. I called out, 'Amy! Can you answer me!' And I heard nothing . for minutes. When he did hear something, he didn't think it was human. But it was, and it was Amy. I do not think I have ever in my life witnessed that much suffering and agony, he said. It is a sound I hope never to hear again. Baxter and his dog, Ezra, scrambled down the hill to rescue her. She'd landed on her back, on the rocks at the bottom of an old creek bed, Baxter said. And she kept saying, 'No! No! No!' over and over ... and told me she couldn't feel her legs. Baxter struggled back up the incline and worked his way about a quarter-mile down the dark path until his iPhone finally got one bar. It took at least four 911 calls - and disconnects due to poor reception in the valley - before he was able to relay their situation to Del Norte's Search and Rescue team. He gave them the name of the trail; he told them about the footbridge. But, no, he didn't think he could get back to his vehicle. No, he couldn't describe where he was. They
