Dr. Harris - Thank You for You Have Done

Dear Dr. Harris:

I’ve been describing this injury as “character building”. Being compromised in this way has been scary and strange to me. You have become an integral part of my life and it is an interesting experience to be so reliant on someone for your well-being.. So, thank you for all you have done…seeing me in between surgeries, getting me in to surgery quickly and doing such a beautiful job on my Achilles repair. I have full confidence that because of your work I will be snowboarding next winter and playing tennis again next summer.
Thank you again.

Best,
Dana Rosen

Thank You - N. Lindsay Harris, MD

Dr. Harris –

First I want to say a huge thank you for your medical service. You recently drained a Baker’s Cyst from my knee and made so much of a difference in the pain I was experiencing in that leg. And a couple of years previously you dealt with a torn meniscus problem I had.

But more then that I want to thank you for your professionalism, skills, and willingness to answer all my questions. You explained things to me and took what time was needed to address a problem. It means a great deal. I’m glad you’re there.

Much Gratitude,

Carol DiMarcello

Independence Pass Foundation

Dear Dr. Tom Penvy, Dr. Mark Purnell, & Aspen Orthopaedic Assocaites,

On behalf of the Baord of Directors on the Independence Pass Foundation, I am writing to thank you...more>

Thank You - Leelee von Stade, MD

Dear Dr. von Stade, AKA Leelee,

On 1.31.11 when I fell on an icy grate going into the Silvertree Conference Center for my anesthesia meeting, I did not anticpate the adventure about to unfold. While Mark Purnell. MD and Rachael Wymer, PA-C provided the diagonsis of a fractured olecranon and my primary care in the Aspen Valley Hospital emergency room...more>

With Deep Appreciation,
M. Patricia O'Connell, CRNA

With Gratitude - Tom Pevny, MD

I wish to express my thanks on behalf of myself, my friend Elaine Woodward (who suffered a severe leg injury – 3 breaks) and her family.
Where do I start?
Dr. Pevny came to see her every day. He is obviously an excellent surgeon but he also has a great bedside manner as he provided re-assurance and took time to answer all our questions. The first night Eleaine was discharged we had some issues and Dr. Pevny’s office (Aspen Orthopaedic Associates) called me back immediately and we got things resolved.

With gratitude,
Beth Colle

Thank You for the Scholarship

Dear Aspen Orthopaedic Associates,

Thank you for my scholarship. I had a great time skiing at Highlands. My favorite run is Memory Lane.

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From,

Ryan Garcia

Thank You Dr. Mark Purnell

Dear Dr. Purnell,

I wanted to express my gratitude and thanks for the kindness and professionalism that everyone showed me while visiting Aspen. Everyone was so kind and caring toward me, after I broke both of my arms. Even though the breaking of both arms would normally destroy a vacation, the kindness following made all the difference to me. Thank you for transforming a probable terrible vacation experience into a fun ski trip.

Dilan A. Rutland, age 11

PS…I got my casts off!

Thank You Dr. Purnell & Rachael Wymer, PA-C

No bones about it: Thanks a million for taking such great care of me Dr. Purnell and Rachael!

Thank You Aspen Orthopaedic Associate

Dr. St. John,

I would like to thank you and the entire Aspen Orthopaedic Associate staff for the gracious scholarship, and helping me to pursue my dreams. Receiving this scholarship is a great inspiration to me as I enter the field of nursing. I can only hope to repay you by excelling greatly in my studies.

Sincerely,

Ms. Kayla Norton, Basalt High School Class of 2010

Thank You to Mark Purnell, MD

Dear Mark,

With much thanks for your care and attention following my recent accident. I’m very pleased I had the operation in Aspen and my recovery is going well.

Here’s to more skiing in November!

Maureen Tibbitts

Thank You to Tom Pevny, MD & Staff

Dear Dr. Tom Pevny,

As a recent patient at Aspen Valley Hospital, I wanted to express my sincere thanks to all the caregivers at the hospital. My sports, skiing in particular, has meant that I have had considerable experience with orthopaedic injuries, including two ACL/MCL repairs, a medical meniscus repair, one separated and a dislocated shoulder, broken ribs twice, and stitches multiple times. So my open fracture of my left tibia and fibula which were repaired so ably by you and your staff were preformed, as a marketer would say, on a sophisticated consumer. I wanted to make sure that my thanks went beyond, however, all who so ably put me back together since I know that it takes many unnamed staff to support the hospital services. They were absolutely first rate in every regard.

Thank you again,

Barnet Phillips

Mark Purnell, MD & Emily Schrobilgen, PA-C Thank You

Dear Dr. Purnell & Emily,

Five weeks out from that fateful day we met, and the lingering benefits of our encounter are evident. I still have two legs, one pretty similar to the other. Wounds are nearly healed, pain subsiding, and function returning; with visions of dancing and hiking someday soon!

Thank you for bringing all your talents for my benefits.

Sincerely,

Reed McCulloch

Thank You for Sponsoring Us

Basalt Bike & Ski Cycling Team thanks Aspen Orthopaedic Associates
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Thank You to Dr. Noel Armstrong

The Aspen Time February 24, 2010 - Quality Foot Care

Dear Editor:
I just had an experience that is so refreshing, I just had to write so that this valley would know there is a very competent podiatrist here — his name is Dr. Armstrong, in Basalt.

As a senior I was experiencing pain in my feet. My first visit to Dr. Armstrong solved the problem. Just one visit! He diagnosed the problem in a few minutes, then fashioned a shoe insert right in front of me that solved the problem. No need for more visits, x-rays or delays. He is so practical and efficient that I was amazed.

Thanks, Dr. Armstrong!
Richard Goodwin, Snowmass Village

Thank You to Dr. Thomas St. John

Dear Dr. Tom St. John,

I want to thank you again for the highly successful back surgery you performed on me over 4 years ago. Not a day goes by that I don’t give praise to you! It truly gave me back my life, and I will be forever grateful!

Best Regards,
Beck Helmus

Thank You to Dr. Robert Adams

Dear Dr. Adams, Ike, Amy & Staff,

Please accept these delicious apples as a small token of my sincere gratitude for the EXCELLENT care I received while in your capable hands (ACL reconstruction).
I thank you with a huge smile on my face.

You guys ROCK!
Paula McNeil

Concussion Study Thank You

Dear Aspen Orthopaedic Associates Doctors & Aspen Sports Medicine Foundation:

I've had 3 concussions in my life - one from a bad car wreck at 16 and the other two from skiing or skiing-related activities.

I started skiing at 18, mostly in New Mexico as I grew up in Texas. I moved to Colorado in 2000 to start Grad School. In January of 2001, I sustained my first skiing-related concussion at Breckenridge. Not wearing a helmet, and not actually skiing, I loaded on to an old 2-seater lift. As I turned to look over my left shoulder to see where the chair was, the support bar of the chair lift hit me square in my left temple. I flew forward, but not off the chair, one ski stuck in the snow and up I went, with a bangin' headache and one ski.

I got to the top and the liftee helped me off; he had been radio'd. I continued to ski the rest of the day, not really feeling any immediate ill effects from my head injury.

Later that day, I was tired and groggy, and went to bed. The next day - I was sick, sicker than I had ever felt. I went to take a shower at 5pm and felt like I was going to pass out. My husband took me to the ER and sure enough, a CT scan revealed I had a moderate concussion.

The second concussion was from a bad fall at Loveland in 2002. I basically hit some slick ice and "garage sale-d" down the hill. My goggles literally exploded, and all my gear went its separate ways. I lost both skis, poles, goggles and hat. After I regained my gear, I stood up and immediately knew something was not right. I drove back home to Denver immediately and took it easy the next few days. I didn't get as nauseous and sick as I did with the first concussion, but I could tell my head wasn't right.

That weekend I purchased a helmet and have skied and mountain biked with one ever since then. I don't even think twice about not wearing a helmet.

I share my story with everyone - in that even a sport like skiing can cause serious head injuries. Even casual skiers like myself, not the high-end racers and freeskiers that you are working with, can get a concussion from something as simple as a lift chair!!

I worked at Gart Sports for almost 5 years, so I had lots of folks to preach my story to.

Thank you for your work and spreading the word about head injury and skiing/snowboarding. I'll be interested in following your results as you gather data over the next few seasons.

Sincerely,
L.R.G of Denver, CO