March 23, 2003 was a sunny day in the mountains of Utah.

I was with friends riding my dirt bike along an isolated stretch of desert near Moab. As we came down a hill, I looked to the side to see where my friends were. My front wheel dropped into a hole I hadn't seen. I was thrown over the handlebars and onto the rocks.

In the blink of an eye, I was a 34 year old quadriplegic. And my life changed forever.

In November 2003, I moved to Florida to begin recovery. 

With donated funds from the owners and employees of Conrad Yelvington Distributors, I purchased a 'hand cycle' from Bike-On. I began riding the moment I received the bike and knew this would be an outlet for exercise and healing. 

I also started working out at the Daytona Beach YMCA, where I learned to swim. I played tennis with Nancy Olsen at the LPGA tennis center. I learned to kayak and water ski. I've even done some downhill mountain biking. But recently I became interested in the hand cycling competition in marathons.

I set goals to go back to work full time and to get accepted to a graduate program, which I have achieved.

Currently, I work full-time for DaVita, a kidney dialysis laboratory in Deland, Florida, as a Patient Account Program Systems Analyst. As for the graduate program, I am in my second year at the University of Central Florida, studying for a masters in Health Services Administration.

In addition, I am a board member for the Center of Independent Living and the Port Orange Parks and Recreation department.

Scott A. Rimmer
aka 'Rimbo'