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Originally Posted by cabmando
! I hope I never have to recover from anything serious.
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It is life changing, mentally and physically.
I had a long conversation today with a really good guy I am involved with in business. We aren't really friends, but I like him. He and my wife are much closer because they are geeks and engineers and have projects they are working on for DoD.
He is a wood worker on the weekends and sawed his index and middle finger off...and the tip of his ring finger. Right hand. Two months ago.
We talked about expectations after the accident, the "next", the doubts.
I had an Alex Smith-like injury in college (tib/fig snapped just above the ankle, foot arch broken) that really impacted my life in the short and long term. I know the drill. In my case, over 18 months of work all the while being told I might never walk right again.
The great thing about John is that he cataloged his successes (being able to reach the brakes on his bicycle, pick his nose with his pinkie finger) while describing what worries him, tying his shoes, buttons.
More on the successes. That is the key.
At least it was for me.
Sorry for the rant.