That really sucks however I'm glad you're ok. But you still have memories of the entire trip, even with this bad one.
I hope you get it fixed and start making memories again.
You gotta admit overall it's fun!
Yes it sure does suck. But you are right about the memories. Even though it was just for 1 day I met some really nice folks, saw some nice looking slings, picked up a few T-shirts and enjoyed some good conversations with those same nice folks. And yep, the slingshot and making those memories is fun.