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NBC DFW: Scottish Rite Amputee Patients Gain Independence on Ski Slopes

NBC DFW: Scottish Rite Amputee Patients Gain Independence on Ski Slopes

by | Feb 10, 2020 | Events, Press Coverage

Since 1981 Scottish Rite for Children has hosted the annual Amputee Ski Trip. Fourteen teenage patients, as well as medical staff and hospital chaperones, spend a week at the National Sports Center for the Disabled (NSCD) in Winter Park, Colo. Lives are transformed while leaving a lifelong impact on all who attend.  

Patients from around the country have the opportunity to gain independence, while being surrounded by others with similar conditions. “It can be really hard to connect with people and you start to think that you can’t ever find anyone that will understand you,” says a previous attendee. “But here, everyone understands you.”

NBC DFW covered the sendoff ceremony at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport. Watch the full story here. 

Additional Ski Trip Sendoff segments: 
CBS 11 Evening News
FOX 4 Good Day.

Scottish Rite Hospital Patients Depart For Annual Amputee Ski Trip

by | Feb 13, 2019 | General News, Press Coverage

Fourteen amputee patients from Scottish Rite Hospital received a grand send-off this week at DFW airport as they departed for the hospital’s annual Amputee Ski Trip. Representatives from Scottish Rite Hospital, American Airlines and DFW International Airport threw a party for the patients prior to their flight to Denver. The teenagers will spend a week at the National Sports Center for the Disabled (NCSD) in Winter Park, Colorado, where they will learn to ski and snowboard despite their limb differences.

Several patients discussed their excitement for the trip with local media, while representatives from the hospital offered insight on the benefits the trip provides to the kids. The goal of the trip is to foster a sense of self-confidence, discovery and independence for the patients. Snow skiing is well suited for amputees and, with special equipment, they can quickly become competitive and often excel at the sport.

Watch coverage of the send-off party from FOX 4 and CBS 11.