TheRustyScupper
Everyone Is Responsible For Everyone.
- Joined
- Aug 8, 2000
Thanks to all my camping friends for their nice holiday wishes!
1) Most know I was in a head-on crash on 2/15/2017 with a tourist who crossed the center line.
2) The Florida Trooper said the accident SHOULD have been fatal for me.
. . . we were traveling at highways speeds on a bypass near Disney
. . . trooper said it was as if I hit a wall at 120mph
. . . my Yukon (aka: "The Tank") was totally destroyed
. . . trooper said I was saved by "The Two G's" . . . God and Gm-engineering
3) I survived with two broken spinal discs, one broken ankle, and several monster contusions.
. . . ICU for 8-days, hospital for 4-weeks, rehab for 7-months
. . . walking again was in doubt for 5-days
4) I have used crutches and a scooter since, and lived on Oxycodone every four hours, night-and-day.
5) On 12/22/18, my doc called and said he had a "new brew" for me (and non-opioid)
6) Low and behold, A Christmas Miracle !!!
. . . I have been totally pain free since just before Christmas 2018!
. . . I no longer use a cane or crutches!
. . . I still need the scooter for long walks, like at Disney . . . but not for short ones like the grocery.
. . . Hopefully the scooter-need stops as I build up my leg and core muscles.
7) I cannot describe the feeling of zero constant and severe pain, and the dependency upon my wife.
8) I should be good for our 35-days in Australia - New Zealand - Fiji in early 2019.
9) Thank all of my Fort Friends for their wishes and prayers!
NOTE: I took five family members to Ireland in September on a custom tour, stayed in castles nightly, and used scooter at every nightly castle and sight-seeing location. A real hassle, but it got me through the vacation . . . but what a drag for me and my group.
1) Most know I was in a head-on crash on 2/15/2017 with a tourist who crossed the center line.
2) The Florida Trooper said the accident SHOULD have been fatal for me.
. . . we were traveling at highways speeds on a bypass near Disney
. . . trooper said it was as if I hit a wall at 120mph
. . . my Yukon (aka: "The Tank") was totally destroyed
. . . trooper said I was saved by "The Two G's" . . . God and Gm-engineering
3) I survived with two broken spinal discs, one broken ankle, and several monster contusions.
. . . ICU for 8-days, hospital for 4-weeks, rehab for 7-months
. . . walking again was in doubt for 5-days
4) I have used crutches and a scooter since, and lived on Oxycodone every four hours, night-and-day.
5) On 12/22/18, my doc called and said he had a "new brew" for me (and non-opioid)
6) Low and behold, A Christmas Miracle !!!
. . . I have been totally pain free since just before Christmas 2018!
. . . I no longer use a cane or crutches!
. . . I still need the scooter for long walks, like at Disney . . . but not for short ones like the grocery.
. . . Hopefully the scooter-need stops as I build up my leg and core muscles.
7) I cannot describe the feeling of zero constant and severe pain, and the dependency upon my wife.
8) I should be good for our 35-days in Australia - New Zealand - Fiji in early 2019.
9) Thank all of my Fort Friends for their wishes and prayers!
NOTE: I took five family members to Ireland in September on a custom tour, stayed in castles nightly, and used scooter at every nightly castle and sight-seeing location. A real hassle, but it got me through the vacation . . . but what a drag for me and my group.