James is back in Bend! See Updates page for details. James Swims 1.2 miles in CAF Half Ironman Triathlon See pictures from the event: Read Updates page for a full report 10/08/01 August 1, 2001 New Pictures Posted! From Mom & Dad's San Diego Visit July 16th & 17th. James to Compete in San Diego Triathlon Challenge James Appears on CBS' Early Show 7/4/01! James and his fellow athletes were featured live on CBS's "Early Show" the morning of July 4th.. where they promoted the National Veterans Wheelchair Games Competition, and met weatherman Al Roker. James Competes in National Veteran's Wheelchair Games James was chosen to compete in the 21st annual National Veteran's Wheelchair Games in New York, New York. He competed in Table Tennis, and Air Rifle, and Swimming events. Although his injury is considered fairly "new", he was selected due to his remarkable recovery & athletic abilities. Way to go, James! James and Tom visit Bend May 17-21 James' first long distance trip since the accident was made to Bend May 17-21. They were able to find affordable airfare through Priceline.com, and flew from San Diego to Portland. The boys were thrilled to spend a few days in Bend. James got to to visit with friends, and Tom competed in the Nordic Skiing leg of the Pole Pedal Paddle on Team "Save James". Thanks to everyone who stopped by and attended the get-togethers in Bend. The boys had a great time, and can't wait to move back to Bend permanently! $427.00 Raised at Riverhouse Rendezvous Fundraiser The 7th Annual Riverhouse Rendezvous in Bend OR held a swap meet on Saturday, March 31st 9:00-4:00. 20% of the profits went towards James' Rehab Fund. $427.00 was raised! Big thanks to everyone who participated! Halo is OFF!! James' halo came off 2/16/01! The removal was much sooner than planned. Click here for the full story and pictures. ADDED TO WEBSITE 3/19/01 Pictures of the Training ILA (Independent Living Apartment) added. 3/6/01 (3) New Photos on Bob Woodward Page added. 3/3/01 New update from Tom Fredericks added 2/17/01 Details and new pictures of Halo removal added. 2/10/01 New Photos by Bob Woodward added. 2/5/01 New Yacht Club Outing Pics added. Short update from Kathy Dunn added. 2/2/01 Update on James' recovery byTom on Updates page. 1/26/01 JAMES IN THE NEWS! James appeared on San Diego News stations Thursday night, 1/24/01. He made a surprise visit to the lifeguard graduation ceremony, reuniting with the lifeguards that helped in his rescue. Click here to read the article in the San Diego Union Tribune.. Thank you for all your love and support! ~James and Family |
Special thanks to Mark Gamba Photography and Bob Woodward Photography for their support! |
Thank you for visiting James' Rehabilitation website! Please be sure to sign the Guestbook! James Fredericks, a well known whitewater kayaker & Prineville Hotshots Firefighter from Bend, Oregon was involved in a near fatal cliff diving accident on December 6th, 2000 at Sunset Cliffs in San Diego CA. He seriously injured his spine & broke his neck, fracturing vertebrae and crushing disks which left him totally paralyzed below the neck. He was in a "halo" for 2 1/2 months, which was recently removed. Previously, he only had some minimal arm and wrist movement, but is very slowly improving. . James had a major surgery on Tuesday night, December 19th. Bone was taken from his hip and from a doner bone bank & fused to his vertebrae, replacing the crushed disks. The surgery was a deemed a success, but left him unable to eat or drink for a couple of days and had to be hooked back up to an IV. James spent 3 weeks at the UCSD Hospital in San Diego, then transferred on 12/28/00 to the VA Spinal Cord Injury Center, adjacent to the VA Hospital in La Jolla, CA. He spent 4 1/2 months as an inpatient there, where he had 24 hour care as he slowly recovred, underwent daily physical therapy, and learned how to become more independent with his injury. He found himself spending more & more time in his wheelchair rather than being bedridden when he was first injured. James was released on April 22nd, and now shares an apartment in downtown San Diego so he can continue his physical therapy.at the VA SCI Center. He is doing well, and spends 3 days a week in physical therapy. James' younger brother Tom is in San Diego and is James' caretaker, and has a job as a bartender/waiter to help make ends meet as the rehabilitation process continues. Tom has been a great blessing. There are several ways to keep in touch. We have set up a guest book. Please feel free to post on it. Tom makes sure that James sees it, and James really enjoys reading all the entries. You can also send a personal email to James and/or family at the addresses listed on the contacts page. Many people have asked what they can do to help. James had no insurance at the time of the accident. He has no source of income until Social Security kicks in starting in July. Meanwhile, he has rent to pay in Bend, as well as living expenss during his rehabilitation process in San Diego. Thanks to some great friends, we now have a bank fund set up for James at Bank of the Cascades. Click on this link to find out How You Can Help. |
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Thank you for visiting James' Rehabilitation website! Please be sure to sign the Guestbook! James Fredericks, a well known whitewater kayaker & Prineville Hotshots Firefighter from Bend, Oregon was involved in a near fatal cliff diving accident on December 6th, 2000 at Sunset Cliffs in San Diego CA. He seriously injured his spine & broke his neck, fracturing vertebrae and crushing disks which left him totally paralyzed below the neck. He was in a "halo" for 2 1/2 months, which was recently removed. Previously, he only had some minimal arm and wrist movement, but is very slowly improving. . James had a major surgery on Tuesday night, December 19th. Bone was taken from his hip and from a doner bone bank & fused to his vertebrae, replacing the crushed disks. The surgery was a deemed a success, but left him unable to eat or drink for a couple of days and had to be hooked back up to an IV. James spent 3 weeks at the UCSD Hospital in San Diego, then transferred on 12/28/00 to the VA Spinal Cord Injury Center, adjacent to the VA Hospital in La Jolla, CA. He spent 4 1/2 months as an inpatient there, where he had 24 hour care as he slowly recovred, underwent daily physical therapy, and learned how to become more independent with his injury. He found himself spending more & more time in his wheelchair rather than being bedridden when he was first injured. James was released on April 22nd, and now shares an apartment in downtown San Diego so he can continue his physical therapy.at the VA SCI Center. He is doing well, and spends 3 days a week in physical therapy. James' younger brother Tom is in San Diego and is James' caretaker, and has a job as a bartender/waiter to help make ends meet as the rehabilitation process continues. Tom has been a great blessing. There are several ways to keep in touch. We have set up a guest book. Please feel free to post on it. Tom makes sure that James sees it, and James really enjoys reading all the entries. You can also send a personal email to James and/or family at the addresses listed on the contacts page. Many people have asked what they can do to help. James had no insurance at the time of the accident. He has no source of income until Social Security kicks in starting in July. Meanwhile, he has rent to pay in Bend, as well as living expenss during his rehabilitation process in San Diego. Thanks to some great friends, we now have a bank fund set up for James at Bank of the Cascades. Click on this link to find out How You Can Help. |
This page was last updated on: July 10, 2002
Special thanks to Mark Gamba Photography and Bob Woodward Photography for their support! |
This page has been visited Times as of 1/17/01. |
James is back in Bend! See Updates page for details. James Swims 1.2 miles in CAF Half Ironman Triathlon See pictures from the event: Read Updates page for a full report 10/08/01 August 1, 2001 New Pictures Posted! From Mom & Dad's San Diego Visit July 16th & 17th. James to Compete in San Diego Triathlon Challenge James Appears on CBS' Early Show 7/4/01! James and his fellow athletes were featured live on CBS's "Early Show" the morning of July 4th.. where they promoted the National Veterans Wheelchair Games Competition, and met weatherman Al Roker. James Competes in National Veteran's Wheelchair Games James was chosen to compete in the 21st annual National Veteran's Wheelchair Games in New York, New York. He competed in Table Tennis, and Air Rifle, and Swimming events. Although his injury is considered fairly "new", he was selected due to his remarkable recovery & athletic abilities. Way to go, James! James and Tom visit Bend May 17-21 James' first long distance trip since the accident was made to Bend May 17-21. They were able to find affordable airfare through Priceline.com, and flew from San Diego to Portland. The boys were thrilled to spend a few days in Bend. James got to to visit with friends, and Tom competed in the Nordic Skiing leg of the Pole Pedal Paddle on Team "Save James". Thanks to everyone who stopped by and attended the get-togethers in Bend. The boys had a great time, and can't wait to move back to Bend permanently! $427.00 Raised at Riverhouse Rendezvous Fundraiser The 7th Annual Riverhouse Rendezvous in Bend OR held a swap meet on Saturday, March 31st 9:00-4:00. 20% of the profits went towards James' Rehab Fund. $427.00 was raised! Big thanks to everyone who participated! Halo is OFF!! James' halo came off 2/16/01! The removal was much sooner than planned. Click here for the full story and pictures. ADDED TO WEBSITE 3/19/01 Pictures of the Training ILA (Independent Living Apartment) added. 3/6/01 (3) New Photos on Bob Woodward Page added. 3/3/01 New update from Tom Fredericks added 2/17/01 Details and new pictures of Halo removal added. 2/10/01 New Photos by Bob Woodward added. 2/5/01 New Yacht Club Outing Pics added. Short update from Kathy Dunn added. 2/2/01 Update on James' recovery byTom on Updates page. 1/26/01 JAMES IN THE NEWS! James appeared on San Diego News stations Thursday night, 1/24/01. He made a surprise visit to the lifeguard graduation ceremony, reuniting with the lifeguards that helped in his rescue. Click here to read the article in the San Diego Union Tribune.. Thank you for all your love and support! ~James and Family |
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James with his support crew at the CAF Triathlon Competition in La Jolla, CA 11/4/01 From left to right: Jayson, Dan, Kelly, Will, James, Lisa & Tom |
