The First Things You Feel After a Spinal Cord Injury | Any One of Us

[@mavisbeacon7013]

Been paralyzed for 8 years. Still remember the sound of my spine breaking, and feeling nothing...no pain. I knew what it meant, I wasn't prepared for what would come.

[@Ben.10_-]

Wow I’m sorry stay strong this life is temporarily

[@michelledean6850]

Me too. Incomplete T12 fracture

[@duaneburr7342]

@michelle Dean that's my injury. I'm just 6 months in now.

[@jeanettebird2739]

So sorry 😞

[@scratchy1704]

Omg sounds so scary.Be brave and try and stay strong.

[@dr.loomis4221]

Getting paralyzed is horrifying enough...but being in a body of water makes it a million times more horrifying.

[@Gameboy-Unboxings]

Not really because I would truly want to die in that moment just like the one woman said.

[@frozenrats]

@@Gameboy-Unboxings Its horrible to say but yes I agree

[@stellamariss3335]

@@Gameboy-Unboxingsidk drowning sounds like icing on the cake for an already horrifying experience. You can’t move already and then you can’t breathe as you drown slowly. And these people aren’t always permanently paralyzed or only partially paralyzed.

[@2nicnag2]

I almost drowned and just about had to pass on this video after the first mention of water

[@jeanettebird2739]

Accidents are bad enough but the wrong medication in an epidural is unforgivable, I sure hope she got the compensation she deserved ( not that this makes the situation less tragic but at least she could pay for the help she needed) …… I have been disabled14 years after a simple routine hernia op …. Life changing 🤬

[@catherineottilio3273]

Drugs are murdering people every day. Elderly. Killing babies You can seehear thank God

[@kam0406]

I hope she got a HUGE settlement. Not that it can ever make what happened better, but at least she won't have to worry about the huge medical costs she will have the rest of her life.

[@GLITTER_GUTS]

I’m so sorry about that hernia operation :( I couldn’t agree more.. being paralysed over a simple misstep you took is one thing but being paralysed over someone else’s negligence would be the absolute worst. If my family or friends paralysed me by mistake during sport, I’d be able to live with it. If I took a wrong step and paralysed myself, id live with it but if someone else didn’t do their job correctly and ruined my entire life, yeah i don’t think id be able to carry on knowing that. I’ve had two bad car crashes, one was my fault and the other was a woman who was texting. Even though I was hurt less in the texting accident, I feel a lot worse about it because I didn’t ask for it. I was driving home and a lady drove through a red light because she was texting.

[@GLITTER_GUTS]

@@Kenzie_McIntyre ?

[@Kenzie_McIntyre]

@@GLITTER_GUTSì i think I just fell asleep on my ipad

[@tvd9015]

My god at 2:36 ... "my doctor put the wrong chemical in my epidural" ! The stuff of nightmares. And they didn't believe her when she said something didn't feel right. That is just plain incompetence and negligence at the same time.

[@xpplagueddx4027]

it’s unfortunately very common for doctors to ignore women’s complaints, it’s tragic how often this happens

[@SandiByrd]

That was the worst one to listen to for me. I had a really complicated delivery when I had my son - you FULLY and COMPLETELY have to trust the doctors - no other choice - and they're supposed to know what they're doing. That mistake is unforgivable from both the anesthesiologist AND the technician that did the MRI the first time and missed it. And just a casual "Oops sorry" just made me even madder.

[@Interknetz]

I hope she sued. Absolutely deplorable that a health care professional would make such a mistake.

[@elmersmammalove8577]

Sadly, it is the norm for “medical professionals” to deal with pregnant and labouring women like they are hysterical, insane ninnies, whose brains have checked out! I kept telling my doctors that my son needed to be delivered I told them I felt totally wrong and something was really off he was too big. I had my first baby only 19months prior so I was sure I was right. Finally I nagged enough and a nurse believed me. I got induced and my son and I nearly died - mom and baby crash carts were called in and the room went from my husband, sister the doctor and a nurse - to every specialist they had ( about 22 people) my son was stuck! We luckily escaped serious injury and I delivered a 10lb. 4 1/4 oz. Baby boy - naturally. My sister had to exchange his going home outfit from a newborn size to 12 month size! They wanted me to stay pregnant another two weeks!!! The dates were off and he likely would have died as the placenta would have stopped working. Trust your gut ladies and gents do not be bullied by a doctor.

[@tonxflex7292]

I had lumbar puncture. They was testing me if i have meningitis. But i didnt had it. And i almost stayed paralysed after that lumbar puncture. Doctor hit my nerves. It was 3 years ago. And i still have bad leg weakness and bowel and constipation problems and almost no sexual feeling and no erections...

[@Dreama40]

Decided to paint my roof myself to save some money. Worst decision of my life. I heard my neck break as I hit the ground from the fall. I also was not prepared for what was to come. My advice to people is to take a moment when things seem sketchy or dangerous and rethink what your about to do, life can truly change in a few short moments and a dumb decision.

[@gieljanstouten]

Thank you for your wisdom, how are you managing at the moment? Have you recovered?

[@lucymisti]

Really well put. I Can say the same for many life decisions, including not spending enough time with people because of work, excitement, etc.

[@MOAB-UT]

r u ok now?

[@carmelobasco3369]

​@@MOAB-UTi am ok now

[@MOAB-UT]

@@carmelobasco3369 Great but who are you?

[@lockdown-vq5bz]

"My whole body just felt tingly and then numb. Nothing. There was nothing. I knew it then. I was shocked by the lack of shock. I knew what had happened. I didn't know what was going to happen." gosh i cant help but cry at this

[@odoomsilas3560]

So how you doing now

[@TarikRom-hu3jj]

​@@odoomsilas3560he dosent anwer 🤔

[@billwilliams7970]

I need to get in touch with Sarah Petterson! I was paralyzed 2 years ago by being crushed by a tree while just out walking. Never in a million years did I think I would hear about someone else having the same freak accident.

[@saratohu7798]

Wow!!

[@fumyea79]

Glad you're still here man hope all goes well for you.

[@kaydee9583]

that is how the Governor of Texas got paralyzed

[@dmitrijsmironovs7513]

Bit of weird statement but i see what youre saying. Im fairly sure its not THAT uncommon.

[@fury5500]

I heard of a woman who died from being crushed by a tree while waiting for the bus 😥

[@Blu778]

😢I just want to say I'm so sorry for everyone who tragically accidentally changed their lives forever. Bless you all

[@julieskec4307]

❤❤❤

[@wezacker6482]

I had a diving accident at age 12. It was a kid's water park located in a pond. The edges of the pond were like an in-ground pool, with a concrete lip and ledge surrounding the pond. The water depth written on the concrete where I jumped in said 6' so I decided to dive. Since it was a pond and not a chlorinated pool, the water was murky and you could not see the bottom. Immediately after I dove in my arms were instantly jammed aside and I landed straight on the top of my head, like a WWE piledriver. The water was 2 or 3 feet deep. Luckily, the bottom was sand. I can still hear the sickening crunch as my head hit the sand and my body flipped over backwards. I was not knocked out, but I could not move my arms or legs. Even though the water was shallow, I ended up face down. My first thought was not 'I think I just broke my neck', it was 'I am going to drown.' I don't know how, or why, but my body rolled over and I surfaced face up and floated there. After what seemed like an eternity, but was probably no longer than half a minute, I was able to move my arms and legs again, and I pushed my way over to the edge where people helped me out. I later learned that I had suffered what NFL players call a 'stinger' or temporary paralysis. My neck was still badly sprained, and I suffered a cracked vertebrae, but my spinal cord was NOT severed. If I had not been a very skinny kid, and if the bottom was concrete and not sand, that would have probably been curtains for me. My neck still aches to this day (I am 48 now) and has limited motion, but I am grateful that it was not worse. Credit to the strong people in this video. My very short glimpse into their world leaves me in awe of their strength.

[@deeprollingriver52]

I worked as a trauma nurse for a few years. I saw everything that should never be done to a human. Every day, sad stories of people who left their home never to return again. I had such bad PTSD from treating the trauma patients that I had to quit. That was 35 years ago. And still, every time I leave my home, I think, “this could be my last time seeing my home”. I alway kiss the dogs goodbye and make sure they have enough water and food.

[@michelletrimmer7431]

My complex PTSD is out of control. I was a paramedic for over 20 years. You are so right, I also have seen things that should never be done to a human being. I recall these horrible horrific things. Be kind and be careful.

[@scotty9395]

Been a quadriplegic for 5 years now (c3/c4 complete). Broke my neck in a motocross race, front wheel landed first and flung me over the bars. The sound my neck made when it broke still haunts me to this day.

[@godislove7500]

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[@shelley2726]

I’m sorry for the significant changes in your life. If you need to talk, I’m a good listener.

[@purebloodheretic4682]

I Hope you've been able to Adjust to Living with your injury, Doug Henry got Paralysed Racing, & Somehow he's Riding again with a Bike Cage! 🙏God Bless

[@idonthaveaname42]

How do you type? How do you work?

[@scotty9395]

@@shelley2726 I appreciate that very much.

[@michelletrimmer7431]

I'm a retired paramedic. I have been the first line of care provider for way to many patients with spinal cord injuries. Its heartbreaking. You know right away that this injury is permanent. From the moment you start care, you are treating the patient like they are glass. Every movement is calculated because you don't want to cause any further injury. The feeling of a broken neck is unmistakable. Paramedics palpate for fracture and step off which is where the spine is not in alignment. I have always told patients the truth when asked. Nobody wants to be lied to. We try to fly most spinal cord injuries to the hospital but when we have had to drive them to the hospital it is the smoothest ride we can possibly give. I'm a mother so these types of calls hit me really hard. I've shed many tears in my ambulance after these calls. I pray that I have done my best to help the patient survive. 😔

[@orangemascara]

You’re an angel ❤

[@Teenywing]

You are a lovely person. So many people today are lacking compassion completely. Thank you for caring ❤

[@plantationsecurity]

You think you are helping them. Sick.

[@mastersummersjr]

Just from your description, you have. Don't doubt yourself. We all love and appreciate you. ❤

[@jhavajoe3792]

For the duration of this entire video, the only thought I had was: "How lucky I am to be able to walk."

[@RS54321]

I know. I rubbed my legs and thanked God for his blessings.

[@TarikRom-hu3jj]

Any updates

[@nelsonsantana7432]

Blessed*

[@allgunsblazed9106]

​@@nelsonsantana7432nope lucky , god isn't real and we don't go anywhere when we die.

[@korogumi]

It’s absolutely something most people don’t even think of as a privilege

[@x_AutoMatic_x]

My friend was inside his apartment, just got off work, just trying to relax and a gun went off in the apartment nextdoor, some kids accidentally shot it.. it came through his wall and hit him, paralyzing him instantly. This happened when he was 20, he's now 35, him and his wife just had their first kid. After the accident we tried to make him feel normal as best as we could so we would take him out to the bars when he turned 21, he said he was our DD lol he would put us on his lap and ride us to the car in his wheelchair, we even went to a theme park once, we got on a roller coaster and they said keep your hands and feet inside it and he shouted I can keep my hands in but my legs have a mind of their own lol he always tried to make light of the situation, never let it get him down. I think with us being there for him made him look on the bright side of life instead of dwelling on the accident and hiding himself away because to us he was the same guy as before.

[@RS54321]

You all were good friends to him. That is such a freak accident-glad he has such a good attitude and now has a family.

[@Pinkroses-summer23]

This is so horrible! Very sorry. Was this on the national news?

[@22Epic]

Welcome to america.

[@dbgn]

You guys are amazing friends.

[@gailpool4042]

Wow. How life can change in an instant. The epidural story is horrifying. I hope that she was able to receive many millions in compensation.

[@alienlatino2945]

I bet she didn't get any money $$$. My wife has gotten 3 epidurals with our 3 kids and she signs a paper saying she absolves any suit stemming from being left paralyzed, it says in the document "I hereby understand I might become paralyzed and therefore absolve in my knowledge any lawsuit hereby".

[@CFox.7]

@@alienlatino2945 This incident wasnt her bodies reaction - it was criminal negligence - they used the wrong chemical ratio. She'd get a huge payout. Surgeons have huge insurances for a reason - they get sued. The hospital would have been sued for millions over this.

[@akalv27]

I often wonder if I barely escaped being paralyzed when I got my epidural with my first son. The anesthesiologist told me to tell him right away if I tasted metal and right away, I tasted metal. I was trippin in that damn delivery room! I still to this day have not googled why that happens. But now I’m going to…

[@JeffSmith-eq3kc]

​@@akalv27that's not from this. It's from accidentally injecting into a blood vessel. Can definitely cause issues but not paralysis.

[@idothings6685]

​​@@alienlatino2945 doesn't matter my dude, paralyzing someone from an epidural is not a known complication and what we call the "standard of care" was clearly not met. I am a medical malpractice underwriter for one of the largest insurance companies that writes med mal. She probably got at least $1M because that's the normal limit doctors carry (depends on the state, FL would be less, VA has a statutory limits that are much higher). Being such a life altering injury, she may have gotten more. I know you probably don't believe me, but I literally review claims like hers every single day, we will always defend our doctors, but on something like that we would settle as a jury would 100% award her damages in the millions.

[@orangesun3030]

I was on a scaffold while working on a house. The 2X12 was spanned too far and as I walked across it, it broke and I fell headfirst. I knew it was the worst way to land. There was a tree next to the house, and I was falling through the branches upside down. That’s when I grabbed on to a branch with both hands. My feet swung down and the branch broke, but now I was falling feet first. I landed on my feet thanks to the grace of God.

[@dammitamber]

The girl who had a tree fall on her - I was standing under this huge tree when it started to sort of groan and croak, and it felt so weird in the air that I instantly started RUNNING, and thank God I did because the whole tree came smashing down SO fast it would have absolutely crushed me.

[@samuelkundael3503]

I find it amazing that a lot of people do not notice a tree falling down. Where i grew up, we had large trees falling twice a week and I knew the signature sound. come 15 years later, I heard the sound whilst in a small canteen in turkey. I told everyone to run and hide under a table. And no one moved. They thought it was lightening "on a clear day tho". I was gone... luckily it feel on the reinforced storage unit a few steps behind and it did little damage.

[@dammitamber]

@@samuelkundael3503 I’m from the north - found my way down south where the wildlife and ecosystem is.... Interesting. Bet hey I didn’t get crushed by a tree so it’s a win anyway.

[@dammitamber]

@@samuelkundael3503 and yeah dude it was a total clear day; I guess I must instinctively know that when trees are groaning, I don’t want any parts of it. Haha

[@marthashaebanyan-bady4259]

It's a good thing you ran in the correct direction; was there any way you could tell?

[@southwestxnorthwest]

Got hit be a semi truck while running one day back in 2011; fracture-dislocation of my T4. By some stroke of luck, my spinal cord was uninjured and they fused my T2-T7. It’s been 11 years and I’ve made a full recovery with no permanent injuries or complications.

[@barnacleboi2595]

You lucky sunuvabich. Thats amazing. Lets try not to snap your spine this time okay :) not many people get second chances.

[@southwestxnorthwest]

@@barnacleboi2595 I’ll do my best 🤙

[@Thysta]

"I’ve made a full recovery" I'm sooo glad to read that wish you the possible best Tim.

[@alaskanwhiskey]

Damn the creator was looking over you 100 percent. That's why I'm always on alert and use common sense.

[@southwestxnorthwest]

@@Thysta Thanks man, me too!

[@jordanb722]

Overrepresented modalities: - Don't dive into water unless you are certain it is deep enough (3 people 😢) - Don't ride (motor)bikes on jumps (3 people) - Be super wary around cars, both driving and as a pedestrian (2 people)

[@Fuerwahrhalunke]

as soon as you get onto a bike you have to remember that you give your own safety completely into the hands of those around you , mother nature and the machine/parts you are riding. One small rock, a little bit of wetness on the street, a leaf, a truck, a car and even just people walking the street. Also the nuts and bolts of the machine (Seen some crazy things happening to bikes while they were on the street). Anything and everyone at any time can become either your death or the fault you lose legs, arms or function of bodyparts or the body as a whole and it doesn't need to be your fault. You're like a wet noodle when you lose control or crash your bike at even 20 mph. Personally, I would never ever willingly slim down the chances of my survival for a little bit of fun and enjoyment and I'm kinda glad my dad told me early on about the risks. My uncle met god twice during his accident and the aftermath and lost both legs because of a rock he didn't see whilst going around a corner.

[@qwer55555555]

@@Fuerwahrhalunke just be slow. Unless you are racer and on track and with gear. Otherwise there is no need to be rapid

[@michalzurek8165]

so what, is that making these cases less relevant? are you some of those who want more representation and diversityu even in such videos?

[@asmodeuso27]

@@Fuerwahrhalunkesome people can’t help it, they’re pretty much adrenaline junkies.

[@gussetblaster6786]

A friend of mine who was incredibly fit and healthy, athletic, a social genius, intelligent and an all-round great guy dived of some rocks into the ocean and immediately broke his neck as it was too shallow. He couldn't move anything below his neck and basically started taking all kinds of pills to help him feel better because he was so devastated by the incident. He would scream and beg for pills and alcohol and wouldn't stop screaming, crying and begging until someone gave them to him. He ended up dying from addiction issues. Life was never supposed to be fair.

[@savedbyhisgrace7573]

So heartbreaking I cannot even Imagine 💔

[@rickwrites2612]

Im so sorry. I guess the drugs still give your brain euphoria.

[@cindyk4294]

I’ve been living with a spinal cord injury for almost 16 years. It changed everything and I’ll never get use to it…

[@missdaydreamss]

I'm so sorry. Hopefully the future will come up with a treatment for spinal cord injuries. Im hoping

[@michelletrimmer7431]

I'm so sorry. I have no idea what you are going through.

[@Ladybird22373]

❤❤❤❤

[@Titurel]

I'm so sorry.

[@LukeMcdonald10]

I'm so sorry

[@8yerbrain]

Reminds me that I have very little to complain about. Very little.

[@Mxl100]

Same

[@keeshlon]

Yes.

Me too

[@joeymercure8268]

Yes.

[@JuanLopez-zo8os]

Keep coping while Chad enjoys

[@josephhertzberg2734]

I took a giant jump snowboarding in the backcountry and landed on my back in the flats. Electricity zapped through my whole body and I couldn't breathe. I slowly started wiggling my toes and fingers and took a good 10minutes to try to sit up. No permanent damage, but I know I was so close.

[@kathyinwonderlandl.a.8934]

Holey Moley that gives me shivers to think how you escaped being paralyzed by a hares breath.

[@amandacrawford4748]

Thank God u are ok. Life can change in an instant….

[@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823]

It might very well come back to haunt you as you get old. Make sure you have long term insurance.

[@user-ty1on7dy7n]

Same happened to me skiing and it was a small jump. I landed flat on my back and heard my entire spine click click click … I couldn’t breathe but was able to recover after 30 minutes. I do hanging man exercise to let my spinal cord heal. I’m ok now and do strength training regularly.

[@josephhertzberg2734]

@@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823 I'm 52 and feel perfect.

[@endtimeawakening5557]

I've been paralyzed for 22 years since a motorcycle accident in 2001. My broken body awakened my sleeping Spirit. I now know that man is a Spirit being in a physical tabernacle that has an expiration date. This flesh will return to the minerals of the ground that it came from, but our Spirit will return to the Awesome Creator that gave us both physical and Spiritual life. God bless you all!!!

[@cwalker688]

From dust we came, to dust we return.

[@endtimeawakening5557]

@Cody Chlebowski So true, Cody. Our physical tabernacle (body) is made of the same minerals as the earth, but our eternal Spirit is made of eternal things, in His eternal image and likeness. God bless you, Cody!

[@marks35]

Jesus is THE way THE truth and THE life ! God Bless you abundantly :)@@endtimeawakening5557

[@glock-pt6fm]

God bless u AMIGO 😢

[@endtimeawakening5557]

@@glock-pt6fm Thanks, Glock! Have an awesome life, God bless!

[@mikeys7536]

To all of you who told your stories, thank you. Your strength will help countless other people who are going through this now.

[@johnny2thumbs247]

These stories make me not want to leave the house...ever.

[@accuser_of_the_brethren7816]

My little brother was a kid (I'm almost 40 now so he was a kid to me at 19 but he would have been 31 this year) who lived life at 110% and the only person I've ever known face to face in my personal life who was truly fearless. He was riding his racing style motorcycle (I think it was a ninja or something along those lines) home from work on the interstate and speeding as he usually did. He got stuck behind two cars that were going slow side by side eachother blocking both lanes so he tried to pass the one in the right lane by using the shoulder. He immediately fish-tailed from the lack of traction and went into a ravine doing 90 mph and came to a complete stop causing him to go over the handlebars. He may have had a small chance of landing in the grass however, he had his steel toe work boots in a bookbag strapped to his back which followed his momentum over the bike resulting in them slamming directly into the back of his neck breaking it immediately. Life-flight flew him to the nearest E.R. and he was able to hold on for his mom to get there so he could explain what happened and also, it was God's way of letting him say goodbye to her in my opinion. He passed about 3 months later while in a coma in the i.c.u. R.I.P. buddy, until we meet again, love you.

[@lucymisti]

Beautifully written

[@MOAB-UT]

that sux

[@w0225766]

Was his name Collin?

[@eddiegodoy289]

I have a love hate relationship with riding . I LOVE to ride but HATE hearing these stories. My prayers to you and your family.

[@Kai-eb1fv]

The story from the man injured at 14 months old really truly made me cry. It reminds me so much of a childhood friend who sadly didn’t survive her accident. I’m so glad that this guy was resuscitated; glad his story isn’t over!

[@RazorRevenge]

I know. I was expecting this to have happened within 6 to 8 years before this but to hear he was only 14 months old threw me for a loop. I rewound and watched it again to make sure I heard right. That almost happened with my dad. He went out to his truck to go get us some dinner. He usually never checks the passenger mirror but he said something told him to check it and when he did he saw the neighbors toddler at the back of his passenger wheel. She would have been crushed if he hadn’t looked in the mirror and knowing my dad it would have killed him to. He wouldn’t have been able to live with himself.

[@Kai-eb1fv]

@@RazorRevenge thank you for sharing that story, I’m glad to hear everything was okay

[@lucymisti]

It’s a blessing he was so young he can’t remember walking and running though. It’s more heartbreaking when you can remember.

[@kathyinwonderlandl.a.8934]

@@lucymistiso true

[@bighouse5804]

For the stories where these people were injured by others accidentally, all I can think is how hard it must be to live knowing you've injured someone like this, even if it's a complete accident. It must be so hard to cope with the grief and guilt

[@taniagreen3871]

Although it wasn't me driving my car I handed the keys to the wrong person who really was a piece of garbage not even coming 6check in me I was air lifted to the best hospital and I thought I was going to die and my daughters wouldn't have their mother and I suffered from guilt for years afterwards and blamed myself I have finally almost 20 years later forgiven myself we are only human and make mistakes we are not perfect

[@dannyg2197]

All you can think about is how hard it must be for the people who CAUSED the accident? There's something extremely narcissistic about that line of thinking. I bet you they can live a whole lot easier than the people who are now paralyzed for the rest of their life

[@freddiebenson1064]

@@dannyg2197 bruh? they're just looking at it from both sides. just because one person suffers more doesn't make the other suffer less. it's horrible for both parties involved. narcissism gets thrown around so easily nowadays.

[@emily-qf6pt]

@@dannyg2197 this is an example of just how glamorized and overused the term narcissism has become. The original poster is considering the perspective of someone also involved in the accident. Nowhere in their original post did they minimize or discount the experiences of those physically impacted by the event. A person is able to consider the feelings and mental impact that such events may have on all parties involved. It doesn’t make them narcissistic, it makes them compassionate.

[@dannyg2197]

@@freddiebenson1064 No yes it absolutely does. Are you really going to sit here and try to tell me the person who got paralyzed suffers less or equal to the person who did it? See this is the problem with my generation, they all want to believe their suffering is as great or greater than others no matter the situation. Which is the narcissism in it. And yes you're right the word narcissistic is extremely overused today and I hate it in fact and reserve it's use for the appropriate circumstances.

[@antonleimbach648]

I felt so much pain i passed out. Been paralyzed for 20 years now. I have a good life but it was a serious struggle at first. I still have pain every day and every night. Just have to manage it and move on.

[@shelley2726]

Yep, like the AA motto, one day at a time. I’m amazed at every person on here. I hope everyone has lots of people to support you and doesn’t mind doing things for you and understands if you had a bad day and snap at them. Lots of hugs to you.

[@Cosmicsurfpro]

Got paralyzed in 2012. 2013 was the happiest ive ever been. Get spiritual and healthy and in the present moment and realize happiness is a state of mind! You have everything you need in your consiousness 🙏🏻 think of it as a reset and its a challenge not a threat. Spirit is eternal so make the best of it. Always be positive 🤙🏻🌠

[@Cosmicsurfpro]

@EmmyWheelieBops beautiful 🤍🙏🏻💪🏻

[@ZeCahli]

I was thrown from a moving vehicle when I was 17, and broke my T7 and have a traumatic syrinx. Missed my entire junior year of high school, was in a wheelchair for about a year, went on summer school to graduate on time and I did. I shouldn’t be able to walk, but I am. Stories like yours remind me of how lucky I am - thank you for sharing.

[@ibuprofenPill]

I’m beyond lucky I’m not paralyzed. In 2002 I was steep-creek kayaking in British Columbia when a violent, invisible cross current pushed me exactly where I didn’t want to be in this creek-wide pour over. I got flipped and couldn’t manage to roll all the way over before washing over the ledge. I had just enough time to put the paddle over my head. The ends of the paddle fell on two rocks on either side of me and prevented my head from being driven into the rock directly below me. The entire weight of me and my boat was stopped by my left clavicle against the fiberglass paddle. I still remember hearing it break. I popped my spray skirt with my other arm and lopsidedly swam to the creek bank. It took a minute for the pain to catch up with me but it did with a vengeance. I sacrificed a shoulder to save my neck!

[@xXDoUbLeDDXx38]

Mines a little different, I was in a motorcycle accident hitting a truck on the highway. It caused me to get a brachial plexus injury, tearing all the brachial nerves from C5-T1. Now my left arm/shoulder is completely paralyzed with no movement. I’ve gone on to get it amputated because it was starting to get in the way and I’d hurt it without knowing. Sadly now I have chronic nerve pain in my arm along with the other injuries from the accident. I have had 20 surgeries from it though over the years, soon to be 21. That I could definitely live without lol! Anyways other than that everything is going good, just seen others sharing so figured I would too!

[@gives_bad_advice]

Thank you

[@robinwyckoff7118]

I'm thankful every day that I can feel my chronic unrelenting pain. I was in a car accident caused by a teenage driver and broke c5 vertebrae and herniated discs. I worked as a nurse for 5 more months before doctor realized radiologists mistake in misreading my MRI. I went into surgery ASAP to stabilize my fracture with bone graft from my hip and titanium plate. I've had permanent damage to the nerve root due to compression on c3-4 and c5-6. The alternative is that I would be a quad in a wheelchair with 2 children in school and a toddler whom I could no longer pick up. I was able to get back into nursing but had to change my area, but I was able to work another 22 years.Prior to this I had worked taking care of patients with Spinal cord injuries, so I'm very thankful and sorry for these folks who had complete spinal cord fracture.🙏 For you all.

[@TheLiaShow1111]

I was in a car accident, my boyfriend at the time tried to off me. C3/C4 fracture, barely missed my spinal cord. The doctors said I’m so lucky to have even SURVIVED. I’m So happy and thankful to be alive ❤️

[@TarikRom-hu3jj]

Any updates

[@orangestoneface]

off you how , he in same car with you or other car or you walking

[@JavierBonillaC]

I had a bad skydiving accident. I broke both legs and my sacrum in 5 pieces and herniated 2 spine discs. I was left with some permanent lesions but I could walk many months later. I’m 59 and I’m hurt for these kids. I’m so sorry. But the human mind is very resilient and one learns to find joy in new things, even if you develop a passion for chess. I now ride competitive dressage at a pretty high level. It has taken a lot of pain and suffering but I ride 4 horses every day. I still wish I could help these kids more.

[@itsmejerkface]

That was beautiful.

[@lucymisti]

When you said sacrum I winced.

[@orangestoneface]

chute tangled or

[@JavierBonillaC]

@@orangestoneface No, i made a hook turn very low, sped up to like 50 mph and then hit a concrete post

[@orangestoneface]

@@JavierBonillaC ook , was it in a field or concrete post can be on sides of gates or , and is it risky to hook so low , guess you had to cos clear landing place was small something tall near trees houses cars, safer to plan landig place well only do an empty big field ...l guess. and were you esperienced or beginner. but the sport is just pretty unsafe and should be avoided l guess.

[@mapleleafer74]

Gratitude alert! Yeah man, let's all give massive grat that we can run, walk, stuff that we take for granted.

[@shelley2726]

We take more stuff for granted than you realize. Walking and getting around, being able to move without constant pain, losing a spouse after 47 years, then have everything fall apart physically and having no one. I cry every day.

[@mapleleafer74]

@@shelley2726 Bless you Shelley, hope life get's easier. Yeah we need to be happy with what we have.

[@gives_bad_advice]

First thing i do every morning is write a list of everything good in my life. "Four good limbs" usually makes the list.

[@kmo3811]

It only takes a few seconds to change your life forever. My heart goes put to all those involved in life changing accidents.

[@leftjab6187]

I broke my neck on my first day on the job, had a heat stroke, face planted on concrete, I was unconscious for a few seconds then woke up and couldn't move all I could think about was my son, that I wouldn't.t be able to say goodbye cause I thought I was dying, I thought my life was over when the Doc told me I was paralyzed, it's been five years.

[@kylel2576]

wow I had the same thing happen to me on my first day on a job. i didn't break my neck though.

[@orangestoneface]

helmet wonder if would have helped but holds in heat too

[@toptiermango2122]

Were you in the trades? I’m very sorry to hear that happened to you must have been a brutal job to get beat stroke and break your neck

[@TripleCCC]

I'm c3-c7 incomplete, 3/6/20. I watched Paul B's documentary last week. Gaining as much information and inspiration as I can. Thank you.

[@CynthiasTikka]

Hoping and praying for you. I hope you have or will continue to have meaningful recovery and independence. ❤️

[@renukathonas8416]

Iam c 5 but started to walk after three weeks hand is taking time

[@godislove7500]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/kIC7Y5idZtOZd9U

[@breakmylegs7294]

God is with you in your recovery

[@loopylou6841]

Good luck on your journey 👍

[@walkerb1734]

My greatest fear is being paralyzed. These people are so strong and brave

[@michaelhanson9775]

I broke my neck when I was 12 years old I’m not paralyze but my neck is severely missed up and I’ve been in chronic pain my whole life - can’t look to my left - can’t look up and have to take pain medication everyday, I’m told that I can be paralyze at any time and need to be extremely careful, thanks to all of you for telling your story.❤️

[@TarikRom-hu3jj]

How do you feel now

[@stellamariss3335]

That’s such a horrible thought to know you could become paralyzed at any point. I don’t if I would be able to handle that anxiety, kudos to you for staying strong.

[@michaelhanson9775]

@@TarikRom-hu3jj in extreme pain, when you think you couldn’t suffer anymore.. you just keep getting worse. Looking forward to leaving this world.

[@michaelhanson9775]

I appreciate this , thank you.

[@michaelhanson9775]

@@stellamariss3335 Thank you.

[@ashjade86]

14 months old, ran over. Wow. I can’t imagine.

[@RS54321]

His poor mom-I can't imagine how distraught she must've been.

[@michaelmalinsky951]

fractured c5 herniated l5 8 years ago - brain injury has been difficult and chronic pain is a master teacher but my time on the other side before I came back into my body was peaceful, relaxing, and hilarious - there's so much more to this game than the meat suit we have to wear

[@orangestoneface]

how happen

[@albertcampos959]

I was involved in a motorcycle accident 2 months ago. Guy made an illegal U turn in front of me...T-Bone! Shattered pelvis and broken left thumb. Spent 11 days in the hospital after surgery and now back home recovering. I feel so fortunate, because one inch this way or the other, I'd be... who knows how bad. Life is precious and any time we have is truly a gift. These folks are amazing fighters. I wish them all the best!

[@orangestoneface]

turn from where your lane or opposite , and hip protectors with like helmet material should work

[@Uncle-Smart-Alec]

I just can't comprehend how you can have the strength to continue on after suffering this kind of injury?

[@hatethetube46]

I injured my spinal cord when I was 21, but have (essentially) made a full recovery. I’ll never forget the time that I attended a college football game in a neck brace and wheelchair. No one so much as looked at me. I was beyond socially uncool, I was socially nonexistent. I knew then that I wouldn’t be in the chair forever, which allowed me to compartmentalize the pain and avoid plunging too far into depression, but I acquired a respect for those who get on with life and keep facing the world in spite of permanent injuries. As you said, the people in this video, and all around the world living with an SCI, possess strength and bravery that very few could possibly understand.

[@gives_bad_advice]

You don't have to have strength. It goes on whether you want it to or not.

[@nikolaykopernik9124]

​@@gives_bad_advicewrong. If you do not want to continue - there are quite a few options at your disposal.

[@frozenrats]

@@nikolaykopernik9124 You always do but it takes effort to go down that route

[@stellamariss3335]

@@gives_bad_advicenot true. There is a difference between surviving and actually *living* life. These people are still living life to the fullest. You have to have some will power to continue pursuing life without giving up. And recovering has a lot to do with mental strength or willpower. Th wonky reason that one guy was able to walk out of the hospital on crutches is because he told himself he was. If he didn’t truly believe he could or wanted to try, he would’ve been wheelchair bound. These people didn’t just sit around like a sack of potatoes after injury and then came back to the world as you see in the video. They had to work to get to where they are.

[@cilliancleary293]

I fractured my neck c1 vertebrae at the end of July 2021 playing rugby. Got kneed in the back of the neck and didn’t feel a thing no pain, nothing at all. I was out of sports for around 6 months after that and started back contact training at the start of 2022. Other than having a neck brace around my neck for 3 months, I was completely fine. Seems like I was very lucky after hearing these stories

[@alexandertraill3443]

mate maybe that's a sign to give up the rugby!!! I know you probably love it but just take care of yourself

[@katehenderson8194]

Dude yes you’re lucky

[@juliabouzan1739]

Dude with an injury that high up you could be on a vent to breath, or dead. Most quads are young men but it usually happens in car accidents. Play safe!

[@alaskanwhiskey]

@@alexandertraill3443 yep. After getting hurt a few times Mountain biking on trails and playing daredevil and BMX'ing and skateboarding in college, I decided extreme sports isn't for me. Same with skydiving and bungiejumping. I avoid risk even though I was a Marine 4 years, just ain't worth it.

[@bbb-k6v]

Yup. I was playing hide & seek with my kids, I fell out the tree I was hiding in, broke my neck & two vertebrae in my back. During treatment, it was discovered that I had liver cancer, I would never have known until it was too late but for the accident. Also diagnosed with prostate cancer, at later date. I’ve recovered mostly from both cancers, chemotherapy has left me with some ongoing issues, I have chronic pain but I’m still here to whinge about it. Every day is a bonus !

[@chriscraig6832]

These stories are so amazing, the courage, and the ability to continue your best life possible after such events. In 1985, I was rear ended by a genetleman with dementia going 35 mph; I was stopped waiting for traffic to clear so I could turn. i had a C1-C3 fusion with a halo brace . In 2008, I was rear ended again, this time by my neighbor, who was on her cell phone going 45 mph; I was stopped waiting for a traffic light to turn green. i had a second fusion, C3-C7, the remainer of my cervical spine. I am blessed to be using my arms and legs, but the pain is excruciating, deep and throbbing throughout my body....and constant. My family care physicians are amazing which makes life so much easier, and it makes me feel like I am never alone.

[@Jesusavelarrr]

Did you break bones or just tear/stretch out the ligaments ?

[@orangestoneface]

safer to watch mirror and if car coming not stopping , start driving fast to side or into junction if no traffic , or stop further back to have room to get going to side off road or into opposite lane if no traffic, know that before car comes if traffic in junc or opp

[@WhiiTe1000]

I am one of the lucky ones. I never fully severed my spinal cord but let me tell you, I went through a decade of pain to be able to function normally again.

[@TarikRom-hu3jj]

What happend to you

[@patriciaevangelista1250]

WOW!!! Everyone is amazing 💖 everyone lift up my spirit !!!

[@nancydemoss608]

Every person who told their story of how they became paralyzed are very brave. I can't imagine what they've been through. But if something like this happens to me some time I want to remember these people.

[@Artist835]

…and the only person can stop me is myself” My respect! ❣️

[@suewomack5960]

i want to hear each persons story...recovery n life now! this was like a trailer for a movie i will never get to watch! i hope they are all doing well n are very loved n happy!

[@AirScottyfpv]

Mike Mac is an actual legend. Life happens and sometimes it sucks, bad. Incredibly admirable words for anyone to hear. What a guy.

[@beverlymartinofficial293]

I became paraplegic from T2 to T12 end plate complete injury due to an epidural going through my spinal cord. This happens a lot but not mentioned enough.

[@orangestoneface]

What are the odds of getting nerve damage from an epidural? The risk of damage to nerves is between 1 in 1,000 and 1 in 100,000. In many of these cases the symptoms improve or resolve within a few weeks or months. Nerve damage is a rare complication of spinal or epidural injection....hm steems they dont know how often, but lets say one in fifty thou go bad .....seems below ribs third lower

[@jonq8714]

I really hope we one day find a way to medically reverse this.

[@stellamariss3335]

If we ever figure out how to regrow back damaged spinal nerves and reform connections, I think we’ll be able to do a lot more than just reverse paralysis. I also really hope for this to happen because it would be a game changer for all nerve damage. Which is the one source of chronic pain that never really goes away.

[@Liusila]

The woman with the bad epidural… I can’t imagine the fury she lives with. It’s a mistake and we all mess up, but every day she has to be reminded of it and live with the consequences.

[@NIRVANAmat]

No clue how I found this channel, but I’m amazed and I’m truly inspired. I don’t have any current injuries, but I’m really in awe at the bravery and ability of acceptance here. Really amazing, very well put together videos aswell guys!

[@dudeybagz]

Couldn’t agree more. The last guy, who told the dr he’d walk out is the one that broke me. His attitude is the epitome of courageous. I’m just wondering if he ever got back on the court

[@jenniferhuynh9138]

This was so powerful and moving . More people need to see this. Incredible these stories. So blessed they had the courage to share.

[@akalv27]

What’s scary is they are everyday normal things. Walking and a tree lands on your head. Riding a dirt bike. Diving into water. Getting hit by and run over by a car (not normal). I just added like 94 fears to my list of stuff I’m terrified of.

[@mr.sushi2221]

Hearing how resilient these people are. Man life is tough crazy and unexplainable. Love life while you are here no matter your condition. Hope everyone that has had an accident is able to fully recover someday !

[@elexis3728]

I always describe the spinal cord as an electrical box at your house. All of the electricity in your house is connected to this box the same way everything in our body is connected to the spinal cord. Nobody’s house is wired the same way and nobody’s injury is going to be the same. It may be the same level of injury but the outcome of it is too complex to be exactly the same. I find it so interesting and emotional to hear people talk about the very moment it happened because I had my car accident about 10 at night and I don’t remember anything about that whole day. Just nothing! The earliest memory I have post accident I think was a day or two later and I was waking up from my surgery with my family around but I hadn’t been in a coma or anything like that. Another thing about my accident that is different than most other people is my family says when I was brought in the emergency room on a stretcher I was moving around normally and telling them repeatedly that I just want to go home! I was also crying and telling them about the different places I was hurting because we hadn’t yet realized that not only is there a fracture in my spinal cord but my ankle, arm and clavicle were all broken too. I didn’t immediately loose sensation. In fact, I still have a good bit of sensation but it’s not “normal”sensation below my injury. I’m happy to have it regardless though. You would think that by now with all the technical and medical advances we would be able to see more people getting their spinal cord repaired. These days we can send random people to space or literally change a man into a woman yet repairing the spinal cord is so out of reach for a lot of people. A lot of the time when someone is given the opportunity to try some new technique or whatever it’s a huge financial burden for the entire household or just not possible at all. I had my wreck in 1999 at the age of 19 and I just turned 43 this month. Hopefully one day I will be able to see more people get rid of those wheelchairs altogether because they don’t need them anymore!

[@paulettestegall8530]

Loved ur story. I've always agreed with all the unnecessary technology flying to moon etc. But why can't these people get a better chance. Love u

[@purselmer5931]

There has literally never been a man change into a woman. Not literally.

[@jobrownsmith116]

Very well said. In some cases it's moreso we have the technique but surgery doesn't come soon enough. In the cases of ppl with spinal stenosis their spinal cords are being slowly compressed. It's (mostly) a progessive condition. Then it's moreso of getting the surgery in a timely fashion before the damage is irreversible. There can be a injury/accident from years before that most ppl can point to that likely contribute to the condition but not always. It's awful feeling your body slowly lose funtion.

[@sandibaker5298]

Wow! What an inspiration you are! God bless you.♥️

[@cbot375]

@@paulettestegall8530 Republican legislation and lobbying from evangelicals is one reason. They have prevented decades worth of medical advancements.

[@evavanvollenhoven308]

God bless you all. I babysit a 3 yr old girl with cerebral palsy, and try to do my best to make her happy ❤.

[@ryankay5097]

I’ve broken my neck twice and have been lucky enough to avoid becoming a paraplegic. The second time was from a bungee jumping incident with significant head trauma, witnesses heard the snap but I have no memory of three days. I live with a level of pain but so grateful that it wasn’t worse.

[@stellamariss3335]

Damn you are lucky. What was the first time from? And I hope wherever you bungee jumped was investigated for safety issues. Sounds like faulty equipment.

[@ryankay5097]

@ yes I am. The company filed for bankruptcy as I was suing them.

[@ryankay5097]

@ and first time, I was 7 and wanted to do a flip off the top of a 12’ slide, over rotated and landed on my head. I was an 80’s kid, things were a bit more wild

[@essenceofnothingness]

These are horror stories but the one with the tree was the most horrifying.

[@caw7007]

Love and respect.

[@llh56]

I'm watching this in bed just a week today recovering from spinal cord surgery. I had walked around for 12 years with a broken neck because of a doctor took a look at the x-rays and never caught it. This new surgeon had me in surgery 3 days. I am both blessed but am so sorry for you. I hope it's possible soon to walk. God bless you. 17:03

[@fjk89025]

You guys are really so strong 😢😢😢 I am a C4 incomplete paraplegic. I got injured 4 years ago, and still recovering. Physically I’m doing alright but mentally i am totally a different person both in a good way and bad way. For sure i am less aggressive on what i want from my life. That means peace but also means less passion. I am really inspired by you guys.

[@ashleyriosrizo]

My heart goes out to each and every soul in this documentary. Each and everyone of us has struggles in this life...and quite frankly it sucks. But as they say you have to take the good with the bad. ❤🙏

[@TAROTAI]

"take the good & the bad" - these people are paralyzed - you've trivialized a horror

[@Everchanging_m]

I feel so grateful for what I have now.

[@tvazquez899]

Tobias' story is amazing. I met him in Maine years ago. He is a super talented actor now. Very inspiring guy!

[@kellywilliamson2187]

I have had two spinal fusions, L5 - L4, and then L3 - L2. I have a lot of discomfort and nerve damage. However, I am fully functional, no more skiing or windsurfing, of course, but nothing like these folks. Humans are so fragile, I am so grateful to have what I have and feel very guilty for forgetting that.

[@enjoyyoursleep1]

And for all the progress that has been made, we have the late Christopher Reeve to thank! RIP Superman!

[@flowerpower9541]

I fell 12ft landed on neck shoulder jct, I thank God I'm OK. Reading all the comments as well as the video testimonials, our lives can change in the blink of the eye. God bless all of you , strength, courage, joy to you ALL

[@alienlatino2945]

I also fell head-first from a scaffold to the ground, I should have been killed or at least paralyzed, I laid on the floor for 5 mins and slowly started moving my legs and fingers, 5 mins later I got up and walked away. My Lord God protected me once again.

[@justmeashley7923]

The girl who tripped and face planted and the girl who a tree fell on, my god. The randomness of it!

[@jambajoby32]

“I said ‘thank you for life’ ” I can relate!

[@alsaunders2490]

6 ish years post injury. This video is wildddd, dozens of us!

[@dixoncider5046]

I got into a crazy eskate accident a few months ago. I hit the pavement and woke up in the hospital. I only had road rash and a concussion, but ive been absolutely grateful to be alive and not injured. These people are warriors

[@paulettestegall8530]

I'm very concerning and compassion I asked a nurse once why her husband was paralyzed she said he was just read ended in the car walked away, 2 weeks later paralyzed

[@godislove7500]

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[@user-tb6tv]

What?

[@josephhertzberg2734]

Yeah, wow it was a delayed injury

[@s3nd3r]

How could he walk away if he was paralyzed?

[@rachel462]

@@s3nd3r sometimes it takes a sec for the extent of damage to become apparent-especially if the cord swells and things move around

[@sandibaker5298]

Wow! That young man that spoke last, (and previously), what an inspiration!! He lives his life with no limits, not as a handicapped person! God bless you all.♥️

[@kennethflaming8606]

yeah thats so inspiring, altho you can see the pain in his eyes tho :(

[@mustangnawt1]

Keep hearing that there may be hope for all of you around the corner. Hope & pray it is true. I’m so sorry all of this happened

[@danni1993]

I want to thank everyone who shared their stories. 💗

[@rugby224477]

Tough video to watch... To these people who shared their story, from Madrid, Spain, much love.

[@R.D.S.Productions]

I scorpion’d at 25 mph. I broke , slipped , & shattered L3-L5 and cracked T1. I remember loosing feeling in my legs for .5 seconds. Did some serious damage to my sciatic nerve, always feel like my feet are asleep/cold and crazy amounts of tingling at night laying down. I have drop foot/ neuropathy that worsens month my month. I still count myself incredibly lucky to have what I still do. Seeing these accidents make it so surreal

[@emmasalek]

i sprained neck from a trampoline accident when i was 9 and i still have the lump. it's gone down but it's still there. i'm 16 now

[@godislove7500]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/kIC7Y5idZtOZd9U

[@somebody-but-nobody]

I was hit off my motorcycle by a negligent driver. Broke my Odontoid on the C1-C2 of my cervicales spine aka neck. It was fractured at first but after a couple weeks found out it had been displaced and broke off. I had a posterior fusion and am now in recovery. I have no paralysis and the doctor is confident I’ll fuse back and retain a lot of my neck movement. I’m lucky and blessed to still be alive.

[@orangestoneface]

driver from where , side road or opp lane or

[@johnnym4400]

I honestly don't know why I'm watching this I'm already in tears and it's not even 10 minutes into the video yet. This breaks my heart. Especially for the ones that were caught up in freak accidents I mean if you're doing stunts and flips on a dirt bike you kind of have to expect that your chances are very good that you're going to end up hurt really bad or paralyzed or die. But just to walk down the street and have a tree branch snap off and land on you and you end up paralyzed that's wrong that's not fair.

[@TheRealKillerTomato]

The human body… I was in a car that rolled across the interstate and landed on the windshield of an oncoming semi that was hauling a military boom truck. I got messed up pretty bad but scars are basically the only permanent thing. The driver had internal injuries but she ended up fine. While at the hospital, which became my life for a few months, I was interacting with a little girl that was paralyzed. Her mother asked me what happened to me and as I explained it she began to sob. I said, I’m ok don’t cry. Then she explained that she was hit from behind while stopped, at about 20 miles per hour. That is what paralyzed her little girl. Life is all things. All points on every spectrum. Sometimes acutely just, sometimes as sloppy and cruel as imaginable. What a brave group of people. You all, including commenters, have my deepest respect.

[@codyking4848]

Life is so incredibly precious. Thank for all for your stories. It really puts into perspective of how blessed I am, even though at times I just feel low. I'm not sure how I'd be able to handle what you all have gone through. Thank you for the perspective. Thank you for reminding me of how precious life really is. I do not have 1/5th the strength that you all do.

[@davidimhoff2118]

These stories are devastating to hear. I really love though, the ability to use a platform like this to give others out there the answers to anything they want to know. It's so important for us to put out information that can be helpful to others.

[@notacat7127]

You’re amazing everybody

[@frederickvandazar4125]

I feel sorry for what these people went through but they are strong talking about it I don't think I could be so brave hats off to them

[@morganschiller2288]

5 months ago I got called into work for a neuro trauma. The case came up as a c4-7 PCF with decompression. I saw, we will call him Ted in pre op. He told me he was in a wreck and couldn’t feel anything from his shoulders down. He asked me if he was going to walk again. I told him I just do the IOM. I will be the first to know whats up. I explained to him how the surgery was done and the main idea was to first get the posterior spine open, decompress the cord and stabilize what was broken. The surgery took about 7 hours and I stayed with him while he was in pacu. In the OR I was getting some weak motors and great sseps in his feet. He asked if he could move his feet. I go, dude you already did. You killed it in there. He left neurologically intact. Its one thing working on old folks with bad spines. Its scary to see the under 40 crowd get into these terrible injuries.

[@oldwomanranting]

So do “ old folks” matter less. They r warranted being paralyzed but not younger people? Ageism n the medical profession is horribly ubiquitous.

[@Dayholly86]

​@oldwomanranting a bit sensitive? It's harder to see in younger people because it's not expected. As people become more elderly, it's more "normal" to see progression of a condition.

[@callitwantuwant1481]

A friend of mine passed away a year ago on July 15 due to shattering his C5 and C6 while diving into a pool. No one noticed that he jumped in they found him face down. By the time he was found it was too late. I’ve always wondered if he was conscious but couldn’t do anything to save himself and begging in his mind for someone to notice him. hearing Russles story just gave me my answer. I’m sorry to anyone that has been affected in this way. The family’s aswell. you are all so much stronger than I could ever dream of being.

[@donnyreiss1180]

9:15 what amazing bystanders

[@jub8891]

if it happened now people are afraid to spread the flu

[@dmm6341]

God bless u all...I suffer with severe chronic pain, and always wish that my nerves would just cease...you're living that nightmare....I'm sorry for being a narcissist...it may be with a cane, but I can walk.

[@AsjJohnson127]

This makes me realize how lucky I've been. So many things can lead to paralysis... There was a time when I was nine, walking to school, and the next thing I knew, I was waking up, sliding horizontally over the sidewalk. One side of my face was shredded up, but it didn't really hurt. But everything was fine, and it healed after a month or two. A few years ago, I was driving as it sprinkled rain, and the car started sliding. I managed to get it evened out-only to see one of the guard rails directly in front of me. The car banged into it and flipped over, but I was fine, besides a slight nosebleed and achy knees. I hope I'll never have to go through this, but if I do, I hope I can be strong enough.

[@Ben-kp7co]

i was hit by a driver who fell asleep. he crossed the median. accident fractured C-3, C-4, C-5. came to, faced down, hearing someone screaming "OH MY GOD ARE YOU ALIVE! PLEASE GOD BE ALIVE!" I couldn't respond. couldn't say anything, couldn't move anything, faced down. all i could do is breath and stay alive. at the point i realized my neck was broken in that car, i decided to start my recovery. i meditated and was determined to take a deeper and longer breath each time. consciously taking one breath at a time. i don't know how long it took them to cut me out and get me to the hospital. i continued this breathing for the 13 days i lay there in the hospital bed getting as much oxygen to wherever it needed it. on day 10 physical therapy came to get me out of bed. i sat up for the first time, i soon blacked out sweating profusely. i came to they were still there. we tried getting up and standing up once again. day 13, i was released from the hospital with a cane in one hand to a hotel down the road. i was walking on my own power only 13 days after fusion surgery. the hospital staff was already searching for an in house rehab facility for indefinite stay after the surgery. that's where i thought i would end up. i've taken care of myself with zero help since being released. i used the cane for 2 weeks after release. accident was on 10/7/21. i feel so very fortunate.

[@Ben-kp7co]

Thank you. I was a Tae Kwon Do master instructor for 15 years. The training allowed me get into meditation mode when I realized the situation I was in. I could not wait to start my recovery until some future time. I had to start my recovery at that moment I realized the catastrophic situation I was in. Take a deeper breath each time as long as it takes. I am running, swimming and doing things that initially didn’t know if I’d ever do again. Also, I was on a carnivore diet for 18 months prior to the accident and I believe being on the protein diet had a huge factor in my recovery. I was in the best shape of my life prior to the accident 10/7/22.

[@vdussaut9182]

@@Ben-kp7co WOW. What an absolutely incredible story. I do believe that you healed yourself through your own concentration and determination. The human mind and spirit are so mysterious and powerful beyond what we may believe-your story is evidence of that. Just amazing, you must be indescribably grateful for regaining abilities that could have been lost to you forever. All the best to you for a long and happy future.

[@vyepez500]

Did you earn money

[@Ben-kp7co]

I am now back to doing Tae Kwon Do like I was prior to the accident.

[@Ben-kp7co]

Today, 12 months after my accident, i rejoined the Tae Kwon Do studio that I attended prior to the accident. It felt great to begin strengthening my body once again.

[@TallDiana]

I’m an incomplete paraplegic. I had very severe pain and came to after dreaming I was being bitten by sharks. When I woke up all the way, the pain felt like I was being eaten by sharks and was I also on fire from the waist down. This pain didn’t stop for twenty years and only changed when I got an equally painful full body neuropathy, which makes me feel like I’m on fire head to toe, with somewhat less pain below the waist as scar tissue developing around the cord is causing more numbness and less function as time goes on. One bad moment in life, and here I am, still suffering.

[@orangestoneface]

how happen

[@TallDiana]

@@orangestoneface A surgeon who should easily have been able to fuse a spinal defect I was born with smashed the nerves and put screws through the dura, pounded a graft in impinging some of the nerves, patched the leak with a huge gob of gel-foam, and left it like that way for three weeks until it was full of infection, then operated to take half of it back out. Two months in rehab. Home to care for babies when I could barely care for myself, mostly due to insane levels of pain.

[@orangestoneface]

@@TallDiana dura, the outermost layer of the meninges, which surround the brain spine....from google. so you were better before or some pain and woiuld have been better to not try to fuse spine or was that very needed was spine too weak risk of breakage or spine damage if untreated....and l wonder if the graft was bone from other part of body , pounded in between vertabrea

[@TallDiana]

@@orangestoneface I was a busy mother of three very young daughters and had built a successful business installing custom aquariums and maintaining them in public spaces. I was able to do it all, but with significant and worsening pain. I needed the fusion, and these are done properly all the time. The problems were all due to negligence and malpractice. My surgeon lied and told my family the issue was me. He kept me drugged up for two weeks and then had me transferred to another hospital where he hoped to operate again without anyone knowing what he did wrong. My husband hired the head of the Spinal Unit to stand in and take notes during the second surgery, and that’s how we documented all the mistakes. A year later, i sued the surgeon and won- which is not easy to do- but no amount of money could ever make any of this worthwhile.