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This is the first time we are skiing together as a whole family, and for two hours, on December 24, Julie sings and her happiness moves me to tears.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.verbier4all.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Jean-Victor-en-casque-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1600\" width=\"768\" height=\"576\"\/><figcaption>Jean-Victor and Julie<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<p>That\u2019s all it takes to overcome the reluctance I had previously felt about piloting such a device. I immediately register online for a training course and on January 14 at 7:45 am, I find myself in Villars, for three intensive days with the instructors and six other participants.&#13;\n&#13;\n<\/p>\n\n<p>Among them, Caro, Steph, Aur\u00e9lia and Mitch, sent by the charity Verbier4all. Verbier? That\u2019s where I come from, where I often go, the next time scheduled for the beginning of February to ski with my family. They tell me that I could borrow their equipment for Julie and have someone accompany us for our safety. After a first day of manoeuvring the Duos (empty, it&#8217;s easy!) and a highly enjoyable evening at the restaurant of the hotel where, by chance, we are all staying, it seems obvious to me that the stars are aligned&#8230;<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.verbier4all.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/new-recruits-dahu-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1601\" width=\"512\" height=\"384\"\/><figcaption>Jean-Victor centre, surrounded by his recruiters<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<p>But the next morning, as we set off in the middle of five thousand kids in ski school zigzagging around us and with our Duos weighed down by a few dozen kilos, we are feeling less bushy-tailed! I am conscious of the responsibility that my commitment implies: the weight in the chair, bearing the sweet name of Marcel, makes it feel like Julie already. And these 60 to 70 kilos, how am I supposed to lift them off the chairlift on my own when I already have enough problems getting myself off? The idea then crosses my mind: never mind tomorrow. I could always give up. Besides, I think I may have sprained my wrist.<\/p>\n\n<p>t\u2019s a gloriously sunny day, on Sunday January 16 and my stomach is in knots, but I keep quiet and off I go. I discover that my technique has improved, almost as if I had been up all night training. Now, with better control of my Duo, feeling it smoothly carving, turn after turn, I start to feel my confidence and pleasure return. At 2 pm, it&#8217;s the moment of truth; exam time. Luckily, my wrist no longer hurts.<\/p>\n\n<p>Back home, thinking about how these big-hearted volunteers give so much more than just their time to people like us, parents of a disabled child, I realise that it is up to me now to see this through properly and that really, the adventure has only just begun. 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