In light of the Phillip lutzenkirchen tragedy, I wanted to share my recent story . Maybe someone will learn from it, maybe I will receive needle prayer.
Short background 51 years old, starting over for third time in life. divorced 6 years ago ,ex wife literally got everything. Left with clothes and little else, even lost a well paying job. I have Been with my girlfriend for 5 years, we are good people , in deserving of tragedy, that have adopted/taken in several teen children of drug addicted parents. My girlfriend was stricken with an affliction which a team of specialist at Emory hospital have yet to diagnose . Her affliction involves involuntary muscle twitching /jerking of the Torso. This has left her unemployed for a year.
My story , March 9th , I went to dinner with my girlfriend and adopted daughter, now an adult , to celebrate my daughters new job . A job I got her with my company. I had one margarita at dinner after which I dropped them off at home then went to Wal Mart 3 miles away. On the return trip I was not wearing a seatbelt. Traveling 60 mph in a 45 zone , about 9:00 pm , a deer darting in front of me . I swerved to avoid the deer, lost control and hit an immovable steel machine . My car decelerated from 60 to zero in a matter of inches. Everything seemed to happen in slow motion. As I was being ejected from the vehicle I had the presence of mind to reach out to stop myself with My right arm . I weigh 250 pounds , the forced ripped my right humerus from my shoulder socket and was lodged between the skin of my side and my rib cage with my right arm sticking straight up in the air. I have had 7 surgeries on my shoulder to reconstruct it and re attach my bicep. I have a nylon strap, two anchors and surgical mesh holding my shoulder together. I am lucky. I have regained about 15% use of my right arm. Pain and frustration is the daily norm as I struggle to rehab my shoulder . I just lost my company insurance as my company can no longer stand by me. we have had no income for four months . Fearing a workers comp case, My company has also mandated a physical test before returning to work , and will not let me return to work until I am fully released by my surgeon . Most optimistic scenario has me returning to work in some capacity in December. Barring further surgery that is. If it were just me, I would survive, but 4 others depend on me. The funny/sad part, I am the safety director for my company. Well , I was. Safety people wear seatbelts. Also, not a single airbag deployed in my ford fusion . It had 8 .
I am reaching out to my Tidefans friends because one quick decision can alter your life . Forever. Prayers for me and my family. Please
Short background 51 years old, starting over for third time in life. divorced 6 years ago ,ex wife literally got everything. Left with clothes and little else, even lost a well paying job. I have Been with my girlfriend for 5 years, we are good people , in deserving of tragedy, that have adopted/taken in several teen children of drug addicted parents. My girlfriend was stricken with an affliction which a team of specialist at Emory hospital have yet to diagnose . Her affliction involves involuntary muscle twitching /jerking of the Torso. This has left her unemployed for a year.
My story , March 9th , I went to dinner with my girlfriend and adopted daughter, now an adult , to celebrate my daughters new job . A job I got her with my company. I had one margarita at dinner after which I dropped them off at home then went to Wal Mart 3 miles away. On the return trip I was not wearing a seatbelt. Traveling 60 mph in a 45 zone , about 9:00 pm , a deer darting in front of me . I swerved to avoid the deer, lost control and hit an immovable steel machine . My car decelerated from 60 to zero in a matter of inches. Everything seemed to happen in slow motion. As I was being ejected from the vehicle I had the presence of mind to reach out to stop myself with My right arm . I weigh 250 pounds , the forced ripped my right humerus from my shoulder socket and was lodged between the skin of my side and my rib cage with my right arm sticking straight up in the air. I have had 7 surgeries on my shoulder to reconstruct it and re attach my bicep. I have a nylon strap, two anchors and surgical mesh holding my shoulder together. I am lucky. I have regained about 15% use of my right arm. Pain and frustration is the daily norm as I struggle to rehab my shoulder . I just lost my company insurance as my company can no longer stand by me. we have had no income for four months . Fearing a workers comp case, My company has also mandated a physical test before returning to work , and will not let me return to work until I am fully released by my surgeon . Most optimistic scenario has me returning to work in some capacity in December. Barring further surgery that is. If it were just me, I would survive, but 4 others depend on me. The funny/sad part, I am the safety director for my company. Well , I was. Safety people wear seatbelts. Also, not a single airbag deployed in my ford fusion . It had 8 .
I am reaching out to my Tidefans friends because one quick decision can alter your life . Forever. Prayers for me and my family. Please
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