#HighFivesAthlete ARASH BAYATMAKOU shares some exciting news!
IN 2012 ARASH FELL FROM A THIRD STORY BALCONY OF AN APARTMENT BUILDING, LANDED ON HIS NECK BREAKING THE C5-C6 VERTEBRAE AND SUFFERED A SPINAL CORD INJURY. ARASH WAS INSTANTLY PARALYZED FROM THE CHEST DOWN, AND WAS RUSHED TO SURGERY A COUPLE DAYS LATER. IN SURGERY, THEY FUSED HIS SPINE BETWEEN C4-C7 WITH TITANIUM RODS AND SCREWS. SOON AFTER SURGERY ARASH WAS DIAGNOSED AS A C7 INCOMPLETE ASIA B SPINAL CORD INJURY. IN ARASH’S QUEST TO GET STRONGER, GAIN BACK FUNCTION, BE OUTDOORS (LIKE HE USED TO ALL THE TIME), AND ENJOY LIFE, HE WOULD LIKE TO PARTAKE IN A NEW ACTIVITY, SPECIFICALLY A WINTER SPORT. ARASH’S GIRLFRIEND IS AN AVID CROSS-COUNTRY SKIER. WITH ASSISTANCE FROM THE HIGH FIVES FOUNDATION HE IS ON HIS WAY TO REALIZING HIS GOAL OF JOINING HER IN THAT SPORT.
“Hello my High Fives friends,
