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Unlimbited

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y name is Kimberley Barreda, and I am a double above knee amputee.. This is my vanity site. It's where I post pictures of the fun things I've been fortunate enough to get to do and where my sponsors are showcased.

My life is better than your vacation!

I also post updates pictures from my friends who do the same sort of things - or even more spectacular things than I do.

Team Patriot program updates are available here as well. If you'd like to donate to the program (either as a whole or to support a particular initiative), please visit the site at www.teampatriot.org.

Please visit often, and if you like, you can grab some unlimbited gear - maybe a coffee cup or a bumper sticker.. hint hint hint..

Thanks for coming by.

My Ski Story

I remember the first time I ever skied. It was with the local adapted program in an old beat up Mogul Master with a bolted on ski. Even though there were six volunteers with me and we were on the bunniest of bunny hills, I was terrified. I didn't know where I was and I had no idea how to move the ski. I'm pretty sure the only words I said the entire time were "DON'T LET GO!!". The day wasn't a total wash though.. I was wearing a really cool hat.

What I remember most from that day is the fact that I was able to do something I had never ever thought possible, and that one hour around the bend on Huckleberry Patch was the beginning of a whole new way of life.

I skied a few times a month with them over the next 2 years, all really short sessions that were more scary than fun, and it was due to the equipment. Program equipment is essentially one size fits none. It's generically sized and set up for the ease and convenience of program providers and so as many people as possible can be served. That lack of customization doesn't necessarily work for the skiers themselves.

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