10 years later... | My personal story in how I lost my fingers

[@daniellesteiner3100]

I love you my sweet husband ❤️ you are such a strong, resilient human being and have the most beautiful soul. I am so proud of you, of how much you've accomplished, so proud of you for never giving up and following your dreams no matter what obstacles may have stood in your way. You're amazing ❤️

[@WolfgangKern]

I love you ❤️ thank you 🙏

[@TheSpiderUndsrYourBed]

Hi!

[@jerryjohns7358]

Sounds like you have a great partner.

[@shereebarends1997]

Thank you for having courage to tell of the event which turned your life and vision of the future totally around.You give others hope to also heal from this kind of trauma. A right hand injury is something that most doctors recoil from treating. This I experienced also when those who could help me... the doctors.. walked past me while I sat there with my gnawed right hand. It took hours before a doctor turned up who actually was prepared to come near me and touch my hand. They needed a specialist hand doctor which was something that hospital didn't have. When a right hand injury happens to you it causes your inner being to go on pause. I. M so grateful that you timed this video ten years later to give others hope and that you wake up to start overcoming your fears again. This I mean is the revulsion we see in others and I point out the revulsion some doctors show at us for bringing out their humanity towards us.

[@WolfgangKern]

Thank you - for your kind words and for watching my video. I know life sometimes challenges us in different ways but I know we can overcome anything if there is a will. It's what we make out of it. And yes, sometimes a little time is also needed. And good people to take care of things.

[@Freeman001-k8j]

I lost my two fingers at my right hand which I'm scared to bring out from my pocket but seeing this video do encourage me not to be ashamed of what I look like.

[@WolfgangKern]

I'm sorry to hear that. Hope you don't have pain. Try to embrace it. Most people don't even look or recognize it. And it feels so much better. I had a sock on my hand for years because i was ashamed. But once i got rid of it, it felt so much better.

[@brendanoneil3489]

strangers will think it weird to have your hand in your pocket all the time -there is also a personal safety issue here.. No shame in being an accident victim.

[@carolsternkopf9863]

Wow. This is very brave, to tell this. To look back at real trauma and speak takes a very special human. Wolfgang, you obviously are one. This may help so many. Congrats on producing this. I want to reach in and hug you deeply.

[@WolfgangKern]

Thank you so much 😊 that means a lot. I feel your hug. 🙏

[@MRFY]

Hey, man, I came across your video, and.. I've literally just had my fingers severed, yesterday. And it's given me a huge Hit... Im glad to be able to see that you have survived your traumatic experience, and I see a bit of hope for mine Thank you

[@WolfgangKern]

I'm so sorry to hear that. Each traumatic experience bears huge potential in it. Definitely take your time and work through it. Life goes on, you are strong :)

[@MRFY]

@@WolfgangKern Thank you, I'll try my best

[@zackaryghowiba6000]

@@MRFY it is incredibly encouraging to hear im not alone. im sorry about your terrible accidents. I myself just had something similar on nye a dud firework blew up in my hand like a bomb lost 2 and a half of my fingers at age 17 . I went on youtube to here other strong peoples messages others have to tell to get me through these tough times. All i can say is, Thank you. i hope you recovery is doing well.❤

[@annelieketube]

When you’re telling this story and I could see tears in your eyes I really want to give you a hug right now. The moment when it happened must be the most terrifying (thinking how to get out of the machine) and painful moment of your life. I’m glad you survived

[@WolfgangKern]

Thank you! I appreciate that and I feel your hug 😊 thanks for taking time to watch my video 🙏

[@vincentvalega7217]

Thanks for this video man. I know it’s gotta be hard to share your story but you’re not alone. They’re people out there that are going through similar experiences, like yours that needs to hear this. So they know they can make it out of this a stronger and better person than when they came into it. Thank you

[@WolfgangKern]

Thanks for that. I am very grateful and I can honestly say I live a happy life now. And comments like yours mean a lot to me. I appreciate you

[@jerryjohns7358]

Wish you all the best man. You obviously have a tremendous amount of love and value to give your family and friends. ❤

[@WolfgangKern]

@@jerryjohns7358 thank you so much. I really appreciate that. The best to you as well

[@pettdog78]

Just came across your video. It hit me pretty hard. A month ago I got my right hand caught between a rim and brake caliper. Was stuck there for five minutes till I could get my hand out. When i got it out my ring finger had been crushed and nearly severed off. It was the most chilling experience I ever had. I nearly lost it but surgeons were able to reattach the finger and I am beginning pt to slowly regain use of it. My experience was nothing like yours obviously, my being trapped for five minutes, I can't imagine what an hour would have been like. With that said thank your for your vid. I could tell it was hard to speak about.

[@WolfgangKern]

Thank you for being so open and your kind words. I hope your recovery goes well and I wish you the best 😊 And thanks for taking the time to watch my video. I very much appreciate it.

[@dieselbiggins]

We are all here by the grace of god! Keep going dude

[@WolfgangKern]

Thank you. 🙏

[@kellynkarr]

Thank you for telling your story. I'm so glad you're overcoming your horrible accident. Take good care

[@WolfgangKern]

Thank you. That means a lot. Happy holidays.

[@PainValve]

I'm very sorry for what happened to you. Thanks for being so brave to tell your story.

[@WolfgangKern]

Thanks for taking time and watching 😊🙏

[@PainValve]

@@WolfgangKern my pleasure 🙏

[@Creepeel]

This is very deep and emotional for you to have the courage for you to talk about this I could see your self just like it still effecting you to now.

[@WolfgangKern]

Thank you for your time and watching. I very much appreciate it. Thankfully enough time passed so I can talk and think about it without any bad feelings. But yes, some aspects are still emotional to me. They probably always will be

[@gitanomarik9033]

So sorry that happened to you. You are an inspiration! Just came across your video and had to tell you what i feel!

[@WolfgangKern]

Thank you, I appreciate that. 🙏😊

[@aliciamarie9704]

This is such a well done video. How has it not gone viral? I’m sorry you went through this at such a fragile young age….or at any age. You are lucky for your loved ones though, I’m not sure my family would be there for me.

[@aliciamarie9704]

My partner & sons would…but I’m referring to my extended family back in my hometown.

[@WolfgangKern]

Thank you 🙏 I really appreciate that. I think in situations like that, real friends come through 😊

[@veknaodsira]

I understand you. Lost my thumb, i mean part of it on logs cutter machine a week before. Mental pain is still huge. I am really really depressed but i hope it will get better.

[@WolfgangKern]

@@veknaodsira it will get better. Time helps. I can also really recommend therapy. I wish you the best.

[@NYxican1980]

We all need to be heard. There's no telling what can happen tomorrow

[@WolfgangKern]

Thanks for taking your time and watching my story. I very much appreciate it

[@j.a.steiner1273]

I love you so very much, Woifi--your beautiful spirit, your resilience and resolve, your transparent heat, and the being who you are and continue to become. You are beautiful.

[@WolfgangKern]

Thank you. That means a lot 🙏

[@smitam9194]

Hii I have never been through this kind of experience but if i imagine also it gives me goose bumps As human we complain for so many things in life but ur story gives an inspiration to live n teaches that b thankful for whatever u have n never give up..!! 👍🏻✌

[@WolfgangKern]

Thank you 😊 I very much appreciate that.

[@BOKAJAN1997]

You are a real warrior for battling through this.

[@WolfgangKern]

Thanks. I really appreciate that.

[@mike_crank]

Wolfgang, danke shon for your story. It was so heartbreaking. I hope you're well in 2022! Bless you

[@WolfgangKern]

Thank you! Yes I'm well. Hope you are as well. 😊🙏

[@icefirewolfodell9946]

I can just Imgine how painful this has been for you....but I'm thankful you are alive to this day, living your life! ^^

[@WolfgangKern]

Thanks 🙏🙏🙏😊

[@icefirewolfodell9946]

@@WolfgangKern You're welcome 😄

[@grosbeakmc]

It was plain to see that telling this story took a lot of courage. You have my deepest admiration for the positive way you are moving forward from that day your life was changed. Thank you for sharing and God bless you.

[@WolfgangKern]

Thank you. I really appreciate that 🙂

[@brydenlumsden1837]

So sorry that happened to you, Youre very brave. I actual cried watching this video just imaging you being stuck there for an hour! I got my hand sucked into a printing press today and i yanked it out and there was a good part of my finger missing. Surgery in the morning. I feel lucky it was only one. Much love.

[@WolfgangKern]

I'm sorry to hear that. I wish you the best and much strength moving forward. Thank you for watching my video 🙏

[@hyper_blake465]

You are a very very brave person for making this video! You are very very brave!

[@WolfgangKern]

Thank you. Took me some time to finally get it out 😊

[@MarioGarcia-ef3qf]

Warrior. You’re winning in life, in fact you have already won!

[@WolfgangKern]

Thank you very much 🙏😊

[@MarioGarcia-ef3qf]

@@WolfgangKern welcome my g! Blessings and much love! My pops recently lost his two middle finger tips and it made me very sad and angry but all I gotta do is push forward and be there for my family

[@WolfgangKern]

Life goes on yes. Something that needs to be realized in a tough situation.

[@MarioGarcia-ef3qf]

@@WolfgangKern I agree, and always count our blessings. Buenas noches brother! May god alwys bless you and your family

[@WolfgangKern]

@@MarioGarcia-ef3qf thank you and God bless you and your family, especially your dad in this time, brother

[@mikejung3908]

Good on you, such a passionate person, so many emotions, makes people realise that not all young people couldn’t care less, your storey was very touching, I wish you the very best of everything in your future, your an amazing person, thank you for this insight to your painfull world, I. Hope your emotions heal soon👍

[@WolfgangKern]

Thanks for that comment and thanks for watching. I appreciate you and wish you the best 😊

[@bryanjohnson9196]

Thank you for your story. It really helped up lift me honestly. much love to you bro:)

[@WolfgangKern]

Glad to hear that. Hope you have a great day 😊

[@supernova7848]

💛 wishing you all the best !

[@WolfgangKern]

Thank you! 🙏 Same to you and thanks for taking time and watching my video. 😊

[@suppression2142]

You are brave man! I'm so sorry you had to go through this.

[@WolfgangKern]

Thank you. 🙏

[@MarkOneFilms]

Hey, just came across this video after seeing another video of yours. Wow. Just wow. I don't even know what to say after hearing what had happened to you, but I commend you for being brave enough to tell your story and how your life has changed for the better since. I'm also glad to see that you will not let this incident break you either. From one fellow filmmaker to another, keep up the good work and keep telling the stories. I know there's plenty of good ones that lie ahead.

[@WolfgangKern]

Thank you so much for your encouraging words. I really appreciate that. ☺️ I wish you the best and thanks for taking the time to watch my video.

[@MarkOneFilms]

No problem man. Thanks for the nice reply and I look forward to seeing your future projects.

[@dontknowy]

you are still lucky, you are still alive,some people lost whole arm,legs, some people died, but you are still alive can talk,can walk, can wave, can smile,. enjoy your life, someday all people will die, but die happy..

[@WolfgangKern]

I am very lucky, yes That machine could have taken much more from me. Thanks for watching, I appreciate it. I wish you the best 😊

[@maxboonkittypoison]

You are still here!! Maybe you can have those prosthetic fingers so you can get more functionality back in your right hand. They can 3d print those and it don't cost a milion dollars anymore. They can be electro powered. Controled by your own muscles in your arm. They are really nice tools. And they don't look so bad. If i ever lose one or more of my fingers i make those fingers my self. Just for the challenge of it :)) I am designing an exoskeleton because walking is getting more difficult every year. So that is my challenge for now :D It does not stress me out because i am working on it and solving the problem to a point where i can do more for other people as wel. Don't let it become something negative because you can't go back in time. And you need to go forward. Making this video shows that you are moving forward and i applaus you. You've been threu hell and back and you are here on earth, alive and kicking. Wish you well!! Greetings from the Netherlands,, Kitty.

[@WolfgangKern]

Thank you🙏 i appreciate that. Yes, at some point i will probably get a tech upgrade 😅 I wish you the best, thank you so much for watching!

[@eddiemunson2358]

All I can really say is I'm sorry. I can't say I understand but you are really tough and a really amazing person. Thanks for sharing this story. It makes me grateful for things that I may take for granted

[@WolfgangKern]

Thank you for your kind words. 🙏

[@eddiemunson2358]

@@WolfgangKern of course. I wish ye all the happiness and luck as you go through this journey called life. I've noticed that all the people that have lost limbs say they are grateful and wouldn't have it any other way. Ever since I've been watching videos of people sharing how they lost a limb I have become more grateful for everything I do have

[@WolfgangKern]

@@eddiemunson2358 I wish you the same. Thanks for taking time and watching my video, I really appreciate that.

[@eddiemunson2358]

@@WolfgangKern your welcome.😁I hope you have a brilliant day

[@marcfriedrichsDE]

Der Unfall ist Teil deines Lebens und hat dich wie vieles andere zu dem gemacht, was du heute bist. Und das ist, so wie ich das sehe, ein toller Mensch. So gesehen ist der 28. Januar also nicht der allerschlechteste Tag... 😉

[@WolfgangKern]

Danke dir 😊 ja seh ich mittlerweile auch so.

[@gamingthisera6339]

@@WolfgangKern I have no idea that you're austrian

[@WolfgangKern]

@@gamingthisera6339 I am yes 😬

[@3XJ-DreamWoods]

So hat meiner Schwester ihr Mann 2 Finger verloren. Ich wünsche dir nur das beste und bewundere deine Kraft!

[@WolfgangKern]

@@3XJ-DreamWoods danke 😊 die Zeit macht den Unterschied. Und der Mensch ist ein Gewöhnungstier

[@The.Norwegian]

In november 2010 at school, we got an assignment from our teacher to roll some steel plates that we would later weld together to make a cylinder. We were working in pairs, and i told my classmate to do this task because i'd done it before, and he hadn't. He did a couple passes, progressively bending the plate into form, when suddenly i heard the sound of crushed bone, and i saw that his hand was halfway into the machine. He immediately went into shock, and didn't say anything. I ran to the teacher and told him we have a serious problem. I will never forget the look on his face when he realized what had happened. The teacher dismantled the machine as fast as humanly possible, and told me to stay with my classmate while he took the rest of the students away to the classroom until the paramedics got there. While we were waiting for the ambulance, the pain was starting to set in and he started rambling about losing his entire hand. I gave him some hope by saying that most of his hand was unharmed, and i'm sure the doctors can fix a lot of it. I then diverted the conversation to topics of his interest, like Nintendo games that we both enjoyed. For a minute there he completely forgot about his whole situation. After he was picked up by the ambulance, he was taken to the hospital where they removed 2 fingers. They tried to save a third one, but it eventually died. This guy is now my brother in law.

[@WolfgangKern]

Wow. Thanks for sharing this story. You did something very brave and admirable in helping him in this horrible situation. And most likely traumatizing for you as well. I salute you. I hope he was able to overcome his limb difference and is happy now 😊

[@The.Norwegian]

@@WolfgangKern Wow, thank you for the comment :). He is of course, as you know, struggling every day with his disability, and for the first year it was really hard for him to realize that he could no longer play video games like he used to. But, the thing is, after his accident he was so determined to get all his functionality back that after years of training and switching tactics, he went back to absolutely crushing me in Super Smash Bros and Mario Kart. As for me, i will of course always remember the sound and look of crushed bone and blood, but it was all an accident that of course neither of us wanted to happen.

[@WolfgangKern]

@@The.Norwegian things like that take years sometimes. It took me over 6 years to just accept it. And I'm not even talking about the psychological scars. But it sounds like he got his spirit back. And he has a great brother-in-law and I assume wife. It sucks that things like that happen in the first place, but it's remarkable what some people make of it 😊

[@Junejune3939]

Thank you your story helped me 8 years ago I cut my wrist to the point that I cut vaines ect. Had 35 stitches in total. I wasn't suppose to never open my hand again due to wrist injury I finally got it back to normal. Until this morning nov. 14 /22 I cut my finger off at work by mistake with a saw .

[@WolfgangKern]

I'm sorry to hear that. I hope you'll recover fast. We can overcome lots of obstacles. I wish you strength and patience. And thank you for taking time and watching my video. I really appreciate that 😊🙏

[@Junejune3939]

@@WolfgangKern thank u so much

[@hydyt3859]

I feel you bro.Im live in philippines .I lost my 2 finger .Im cleaning the machine also.2 months before i accident oct 2.I dont know how to comeback.

[@WolfgangKern]

Sorry to hear that. Keep talking about it, how it makes you feel and try to tell yourself that your fingers are gone but life goes in and eventually you will come to terms with it. And it will be normal. I wish you the best. And a lot of strength for your path ahead. You are not alone. And you will conquer this challenge

[@Stevend2be]

I don't know what to say. We probably don't know how hard this must have been. May Jesus Chirst bless you and your life.

[@WolfgangKern]

Thank you for your kind words 😊

[@samarthsingh9722]

love from india bro stay strong

[@WolfgangKern]

Thank you 🙏😊

[@linzaaa306]

Probs for making that video I am pretty sure it was everything else then easy I am also pretty sure I was that day myself at work and saw later on where it happend it was a shock for me hearing what happend since I was just (frisch mit meiner Lehre fertig) i could be wrong since it's a really big company defently wanna say again you made a great video about it defently Probs for that :)

[@WolfgangKern]

Thanks 🙏🙂 SSC in der Hafenstraße?

[@linzaaa306]

Jap unglaublich wie lange es schon wieder her ist wie ich das Video gesehen habe zuerst ist es mir vorgekommen wie gestern echt sehr sehr gutes Video (Videos) :)

[@WolfgangKern]

Ja, Zeit vergeht. Gut so 😅

[@JethiyaChampakGada]

U are inspirational

[@WolfgangKern]

Thanks. That is very kind

[@ShadowGT-fu9jg]

Yeah it really hurts this happened to me yesterday I saved my fingers exept for 1 😢

[@WolfgangKern]

I'm so sorry to hear. You will be fine. Take your time. It's a loss and mourning is part of it! I wish you the best.

[@WRETCHEDAVION]

So Is-What 'Haunts'-You The-Idea Thart You're-'Not'-To-Blame For-Losing-Your-Fingers ... But The-Other-Guy Who-'Pressed'-The-BUTTON ... If-It's-Your-Mistake It's-One-Thing ... But-If-It's Someone-Else's-Fault ... Who-Do-You-Blame ... Has-The-Other-Bloke Ever-Said SORRY ... Can-He Give-You [2]-Fingers Off-of Each-of-His-Hands!!!??? If-You-Have Children You'll-'Still'-Be 'Their'-DAD ... But Will-They-Be Afraid / Embarrassed For-You To Pick-Them-UP From-School / Turn-UP @ Parent-&-Teacher-Nights!!!??? [R]-Great-Friend-of-Mine Kees-BOGERS ('Good'-DUTCH) Once Got-His-Finger Caught in-The-Bonnet of a Volkwagen-BEATLE &-Realised Instantly He-Would-Have To Crush-His-Finger [R]-'Second'-Time In-Order to-Free-It / Get-It-OUT ... Perhaps You Have-Yo-Go-'Bach'-To-The MACHINE In-Order to Finally 'Free'-Your-MIND!!!??? >(*U^)< kzbin.info/www/bejne/fZqblYd6qrd2hc0

[@WolfgangKern]

I did actually go back. And it helped a lot. And no, don't blame anyone or anything. Things happen in life and it's up to us how we deal with them.

[@WRETCHEDAVION]

@@WolfgangKern Children-of-MISFORTUNE Usually-Take About [5]-Years-To-Get-OVER The-'Initial'-Effects-of-The-TRAUMA ... Which Is-Like [50]-Years In-An 'Adult'-LIFE ... So-You'll-Be About [70] When-You're Finally Rhoughly Back-To-NORMAL So-To-Speak!!!??? >(*U^)

[@WolfgangKern]

@@WRETCHEDAVION If that's what it takes, I'm all up for it 😊