Mate just rolled his car and broke his back not being funny but the way he drove it was coming, just been told he will be in a wheelchair for the rest of his life it has really opened my eyes up seeing how its turned his life upside down! fair play to him trying to keep his chin up! let this be a lesson!!!!

 

heavy

 

gutted mate.cant imagine how id feel.wish him luck with recovery

 

Shit!!!

Best regards to him

 

thanks, my missus was in tears just watching him as i say only opens your eyes once u have seen it

 

where was that mate? Bristol area im guessing

 

Hope he was insured ok.

 

it was in gloucester it happened, cant get over it!

 

Tell him to keep his chin up and dont become depressed with life, There is still lots to do in the world.

 

How come you were observing? Your heart must have sank watching him rolling it

 

his chin is definately up, thats the good thing with him, his determination

 

we werent there, i meant visiting him and the pain he was in

 

I'm sorry to hear this.

Benni.

 

poor sods only 24

 

shit the bed!

thats harsh

 

Shame that mate

 

harsh lesson for you and yours mate

can`t imagine what i`d be like

 

tell him to keep his chin up and i broke my back in 2000 when i was 24 aswell on the bike. lost 5 vertabrea and was told lots of stuff when was in hospital but with time lots heels and before you take it as gospel see what nature can do it's a wonderful thing and yes i can walk now and back to work

 

Thanx mate will pass on, he can feel his legs now but he has to also wear a corset like bit of plastic to keep his back straight

 

sorry to here, what car was it by the way.

 

a nova of all things!

 

And what a sight that was ive still got the x ray pictures some were

 

on his xray pics he has half the screwfix catalogue in his back!

 

been there (broken back), but can't say i've done that (crashed the car while doing it) but it's a long hard slog

depending on how it's broken it can be sorted easier or harder

normally, the higher up it is the worse it tends to be, mine was just below the rib cage at the middle of teh back (and also my tail bone) amongst other things and they said the same thing to me, "wheelchair for the rest of your life, don't expect to walk again, etc" but i'm thinking it's more of a "get ready to be fucked, but there is always the cahnce things will get better soon"

the first 3 months will be the worst, i didn't get feeling back in my legs for around a year afterwards and was in a body brace with bags for my excreations etc so life is pretty shit and it's not soemthng i would choose to go through again, but there is always the chance things will get better so just tell hm to look forward to that day

even if he's done his spinal cord, unless it's been ripped to shreads, it's still possible to get back to a normal life again

he'll be depressed and stuff but the thing is to tell him to focus on the fact that he's still alive and can do stuff rather than his family remembering him on his birthday if he were dead

callous in some eyes but it's the truth and he'll have to come to understand it one day

for ages i wanted to end it all, i wanted to have not had the machine keeping me going for 10 days and all the other things that went with it, but look at me now, i'm so glad i'm alive and i live everyday for today knowing that i've been given the second chance to kick start my life again

ok, rambln ramble at an end now

 

fucking hell thats nasty

tell your mate to keep his chin up,

 

Shit man, sorry to heas this buddy........

 

If he can feel his legs,then there's hope.

His friends and family have to help him stay positive,if he loses hope then he loses the battle.

I hope that the doctors and nurses can give him the medical attention he needs for his rehabilitation.

steve.