My Life Changed Instantly - 20th Anniversary October 2nd

My 20 year anniversary of my accident.

[@jamespaul4731]

Don't ever give up. Broke my back July 14th 1999. 18 surgeries later I am walking again with braces.

[@bfraumeni]

Thank you for sharing.

[@RyanMann-qm2hw]

The squirrel of second gear. I understand I have a 331stroker hatch t5 sorry bout your incident.showed my mom you and your car before and after.she said WOW and he's a good looking man.i can't remember the last time anyone told me that 😊😊😊

[@ProfessorofPerseverance]

Thanks for sharing John. Stay strong and helping others with your perseverance.

[@joannemariehiggins4267]

Thanks for sharing

[@rachelr.n.3563]

I remember this accident like it was yesterday with you and B... I couldn't believe it... you've come a long way John!! You do so many amazing things here in Forsyth... We all love you!!

[@JohnBelknap]

Thank you ❤️ Hope all is well with you and your family.

[@janetglover3043]

Just WOW....so proud of how far you've came from that day! Nothing has stopped you from living such a beautiful life!!! I love you so much!!!! Powerful testimony!!!

[@JohnBelknap]

Love you too!!! Thank you and your boys for being here for me :)

[@anthonylaudano9435]

I UNFORTUNATELY WRECKED 2 FOX BODY'S BUT I HAVE A 87 MUSTANG GT AND MY VIBRANT RED 93 COBRA.

[@TheCreampiegaming2]

This is awesome and made me cry, reminds me of my uncle so much.

[@jesseaviman]

I am a t8 paraplegic and my injury was on Nov 9th, 99. I was 13 and I’Ve never met someone with such a close date to mine! Weirdly enough I own a fox body now too.

[@JohnBelknap]

I keep saying I'll own another someday.

[@smokeskull]

Sorry you have to endure that suffering.

[@timheath9270]

I never knew all the details. As I've told you before; you amaze me!

[@JohnBelknap]

Thank you Tim.

[@timheath9270]

Guess I should have told you it's actually me lol! (Anna) Not that Tim doesn't feel the same way.... but he doesn't love you as much as I do!

[@JohnBelknap]

@@timheath9270 lol love yall too

[@alsoccerref1]

John great story August 5, 2019 was the day of my accident. I was on my way to work and I was about 200 yards from the office when they say a groundhog ran out in front of me. I don't remember going to bed the night before and for 2 months. I I was in Birmingham and my rehab started at Spain rehab. After I went home I ended up with sepsis during the flu epidemic and I had to fly me to University of Tennessee hospital. Where they got me into shepherd and I was there for a month. I am on the schedule to go to the day program in November but I think COVID 19 may have pushed that back.

[@JohnBelknap]

Man I hope they can get you in there by November and you regain more function. Work at it now so when you do get there you'll be ahead of the game. Best wishes

[@anthonylaudano9435]

SO MANY FOX BODY'S HAVE BEEN CRASHED LOL BUT I LOVE TOO KNOW HOW MANY 87 MUSTANG GT AND VIBRANT RED 93 COBRAS ARE LEFT LIKE MINE.

[@jamie.777]

I was lucky and survived 🙏 a 100mph 5.0 fox body role over, my buddy lost control speeding down a industrial park road that teens would race and do burn outs. We lost control into a flat field! A tree or ditch, i wouldn't be talking now

[@JohnBelknap]

You did get lucky. I've had a few friends to die in Mustangs over the years.

[@AM-bl2cs]

just how stupid was that cop trying to make you blow into a machine while you literally can't move..

[@collingray1517]

I was Bron that day

[@relaxandunwind1496]

Damn, it sounds like they didn't treat you right at the scene

[@MidnightPolaris800]

nascar chevrolet do it for dale

[@adamhughes3599]

So you did all that damage to that car running in 2nd gear you couldn’t of been doing anymore than 30-35 mph and that car was that heavily damaged? It looks like you was doing 100 mph but it is a ford they ant never been worth a crap in the safety department but there light that’s why people want them for race cars pull out that junk ford motor and transmission and stuff a Chevy motor in them and it’s pretty decent

[@JohnBelknap]

It looks like that because they cut the roof off to get me out because the door wouldn't open. With a sci they didn't want to move me al around.

[@adamhughes3599]

I’m talking about the steering column squished down on you and all that I know the roof is like that because they cut it. Are you in Mississippi?

[@JohnBelknap]

@@adamhughes3599 GA. It's a uni-body car, they bend like that. That's why people put subframe connectors on them to stop the flex. When you hit an embankment things bend.

[@caseygtr]

Chevy fans are the vegans of the hotrod scene.

[@kennethdixon8947]

No more than 35 in 2nd gear. Apparently you've never driven a 5.0.