About Me
My name is Natty Cordon and I live for whitewater kayaking...
I sustained a life-changing injury in 2010 at the age of 20. At first, I had no idea that cutting my foot on glass in the kitchen could have quite such an impact on my life. After months in hospital and countless operations however, it became clear that recurrent infections had caused permanent and significant damage to the nerves and tissues in my foot and ankle. I am now virtually unable to walk on my right leg and use crutches to get around.
It is hard for me to find good things that came out of my accident but whitewater kayaking is definitely one of them.
When I started kayaking, I was finally able to explore outdoors again. I felt free. When I am in a kayak, I am in the same situation as anybody else and I am no-longer defined by my disability. My kayak becomes a part of my body and I can excel...
I consider myself extremely fortunate to have found kayaking.
I sustained a life-changing injury in 2010 at the age of 20. At first, I had no idea that cutting my foot on glass in the kitchen could have quite such an impact on my life. After months in hospital and countless operations however, it became clear that recurrent infections had caused permanent and significant damage to the nerves and tissues in my foot and ankle. I am now virtually unable to walk on my right leg and use crutches to get around.
It is hard for me to find good things that came out of my accident but whitewater kayaking is definitely one of them.
When I started kayaking, I was finally able to explore outdoors again. I felt free. When I am in a kayak, I am in the same situation as anybody else and I am no-longer defined by my disability. My kayak becomes a part of my body and I can excel...
I consider myself extremely fortunate to have found kayaking.
If you want to know more about my motivation to paddle, check out this Blog Entry from the American Canoe Association
Thank You So Much To My Sponsors For All Of Their Support
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