[expatguy]

In 1978 I dove in 3ft of water and broke my neck. C1+C2+C3 + my adontoid. I remember hearing the doctors talking and surprised I was still alive. I couldn't reply and to make matters worse I could not stay conscious. Later I think they refered to it as "in and out".

I will never forget hearing people say that there was nothing they could do for me and that I was for sure going to die. I was crying inside and unable to reply or communicate with anyone.

I remember it all. My mother and father crying and asking the doctor if I was in pain and the doctor telling them I had no chance at survival.

Im glad no one gave up on me because miracles can and do happen.

[Michael81Dus]

Man, your post makes me thinking about my written will for these situations again. I use to trust the docs... maybe I shouldn´t.

[Travis McGee]

God bless you, and your family. Your story touched my heart.

[doug from upland]

My goodness, thank you for sharing that incredibly powerful story.

[sodpoodle]

Thank you expatguy.

Your post is the one I shall remember from this emotional roller coaster.

I will print it and carry it with me - just in case.

If only Terri had been so lucky.

sp

[MS.BEHAVIN]

Thank you for sharing that with us..
I am so glad you survived!
Yours is the most powerful message posted today...
God Bless you!
Ms.B

[Betis70]

Wow. Just wow. Bump to the Top.

I'm glad someone stood up for you.

[BibChr]

WOW.

[Petronski]

There's half a dozen people on the Terri threads on FR who would have been coming after you with pillows in those days.

Glad you made it.

[international american]

That is an amazing story! How long did it take before you could communicate?

[mjtobias]

Thank you for sharing your story with us all.

God bless you and all the very very best to you.

[TASMANIANRED]

I took care of a man with a very similar injury. Neck broken at 17 in a diving accident.

He needed a lot of help. After finishing rehab he went on to college, got a PHD in philosophy and spent the next 30 years teaching.

God bless you,

One of the things the death culture has been trying to cram down our throats is we are meat no more valuable than an animal.

You prove human spirit triumphs.

Human life is intrinsically valuable.

[stylin_geek]

Just had an interview on Sean Hannity with a woman who came out of the same type of deal you describe. She said she was trapped, could feel everything, and could not respond. She was also written off as dead.

As she put it on Hannity: "Am I not the most interesting vegetable you've ever talked too?"

She's heading to FL from what I understand.