Skydiving!!!

Last year some friends and I went to Skydive Spaceland in Rosharon, TX. Skydiving is something I always said I wanted to do, but never thought I would actually do it. One Friday my friend texted me and asked if I wanted to go. I said yes, but I had second thoughts. I was debating if I was going to tell my mom I was about to jump out of an airplane three years after she watched me fight for my life after the car accident. I knew I had to tell her. Much to my surprise she was ok with it, at least in front of me.

I texted the picture of me in front of the plane to my dad and sister just 30 minutes before I was scheduled to jump. My sisters response was, “I want to GO!” My dads response was, “Don't lose your leg.” Skydive Spaceland works with a lot of the wounded veterans, so they have particular staff members they paired me with. They had a strap the went around my waist and then down to my ankle of my prosthetic to keep me attached to my leg in the event the prosthetic did come off.

Needless to say, skydiving was the biggest thrill of my life. I was on an adrenaline rush for over a week! Once you get in the air, the plane is so loud that you want to get out. I was conveniently placed right in front of the door and as you can see in the video I pretty much rolled out! It was GREAT! Hope you enjoy the video and please excuse the goggles on my face at the end!

Keri Skydiving video

* Sometimes You Tube will not allow you to watch the video from a mobile device(cell phone/ipad) I think I    have fixed the mobile device issue.