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oldemagics
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didnt want topost this on the o.p.
http://forums.gunbroker.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=536378
since Marks mom and brother have both checked it a couple times and send their thanks for your thoughts...
the blast took Marks legs both to the knees, but i only just found out WHY they took them up to the hip...
his thighs were basically disected and "donated" to re-build his back and sides because there was so much muscle and skin gone!
it makers me wonder, do we know someone wants to go through so much pain and live dis-abled to that extent
he was in an induced coma to help him bear the pain of his injuries
remember this was an active typical "farm boy"
for myself i cant even imagin having to decide
when i was younger and was in real bad shape (actually had to be "jump started" 3 times) the thought of my kids, at that time 1 4 yrs and 1 6 months old made me fight
but to have such major "structural damage" and the related pain of healing and "therapy" needed for such extensive inuries (had a lot of that too, not fun!)
to not be able to get up and go to "real" work and hard play...
i cant even imagine, let alond say for sure i would want to fight on to live like that...
what about the rest here?
http://forums.gunbroker.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=536378
since Marks mom and brother have both checked it a couple times and send their thanks for your thoughts...
the blast took Marks legs both to the knees, but i only just found out WHY they took them up to the hip...
his thighs were basically disected and "donated" to re-build his back and sides because there was so much muscle and skin gone!
it makers me wonder, do we know someone wants to go through so much pain and live dis-abled to that extent
he was in an induced coma to help him bear the pain of his injuries
remember this was an active typical "farm boy"
for myself i cant even imagin having to decide
when i was younger and was in real bad shape (actually had to be "jump started" 3 times) the thought of my kids, at that time 1 4 yrs and 1 6 months old made me fight
but to have such major "structural damage" and the related pain of healing and "therapy" needed for such extensive inuries (had a lot of that too, not fun!)
to not be able to get up and go to "real" work and hard play...
i cant even imagine, let alond say for sure i would want to fight on to live like that...
what about the rest here?
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For me, well, my bucket list is pretty empty. I've done just about everything I ever set my mind to. Had a good military career, great wife, wonderful kids. But, now the kids are grown and gone, and my wife would be financially secure. I would probably decide "check please, I'm leaving". [;)]
Who could know that...
"Adapt yourself to the things among which your lot has been cast and love sincerely the fellow creatures with whom destiny has ordained that you shall live."
~ Marcus Aurelius
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I still feel like checking out now from time to time then i think how selfish that would be to the others. I know how bad it would hurt my wife and grand kids. Just to see the grand kids running up to me call papa makes it all worth while. I am having more good days than bad now.[;)]
i wellknow the feeling Dave
i spent several years swaying between knowing i wanted, "had to" be there for the kids and wife, at the same time feeling like a burden not even able to go steps or even hold the baby let aslone "take care" of them
to be as torn apart as Mark is just now, having at least an idea what lays ahead...
i could just lay down and cry for him and what i know to be in his future for several years to come
i just hope he is able tocope with both the pain and massive change in his lifestyle...