At 2,500 feet, my jump partner flairs his canopy causing it slow downrapidly. I entangle with it and he cuts away. Unable to fly a ball ofnylon effectively, I impact a cornfield breaking my pelvis, back andneck causing instant paralysis. As I lay waiting for help, spinal shockbegins to set in paralyzing my diaphragm and breathing on my ownbecomes impossible. Rescue breathing is performed as I loseconsciousness. Paramedics arrive and I'm med-flighted to UW Hospital inMadison, Wisconsin where I awake days later after surgery and beginlife as a quadriplegic.