Let’s start as an Adult, my childhood would take forever to tell about. So, all of my adult life I’ve been an unofficial strongman type, doing things that always made people look and wonder how the heck did he do that? I’ve amazed Doctors my whole life with the things I’ve gotten into and was able to just walk away from. I should have died a few times from things that have happened. I pretty much was living the movie, “Unbreakable” before it was even written. Thus, I did not properly take care of myself as things came up. I figured, WHY? Nothing can stop me. Well, if I only knew then what I know now. For example, in the mid to late 1980’s, my left knee was struck with a sledge hammer at full swing, by accident. My knee went numb and I just stood there for a minute looking at it while holding it with both hands, tightly. After a few minutes when the feeling came back, it hurt like Hell, so I hopped over to sit down on a nearby chair. Though it hurt pretty bad, I could still bend it, so I figured it wasn’t broken and thus a Doctor was not needed. About a week or so later it locked up and I couldn’t walk at all on it. Went to a Clinic and the x-rays showed sever stress and slight displacement do to inner swelling. The Doc couldn’t believe I didn’t shatter it. I Took some pain pills and muscle relaxants along with a brace for the knee area and after about 2 to 3 weeks I was fine. (I’ve always healed supper fast) Quick healing became like a joke with people that new me claiming I MUST be an Alien…. LOL!
Later, around 2001 I was helping a friend get his truck out of the mud and had to call a tow truck to wench it out. I quickly found that I was standing too close to the chain as the slack in the chain from the tow truck became straight. As it stretched out tight, it caught my leg as it swung past me, no time to try and jump. It caught my right ankle from the side and flipped me sideways. I laid there for a moment holding my breath and gritting my teeth, all the time thinking for sure my leg was gone, at least it felt like it. After a few minutes, I managed to get up with some help and tried to walk. I could bend it a little, but it wasn’t easy. Since it was feeling a bit numb, I could put some weight on it but not much. I was going to go home and just soak it. But first, lunch! If I didn’t move it, I was OK. During lunch the feeling was coming back and yes, so was the pain. It just kept getting worse, so next stop, a trip to the clinic. X-rays showed a twisted kneecap, slightly torn tendon and the cartilage popped out of place. With a slight twist and a turn by the doctor, I was back in line and this time a full leg brace was used. Surgery was recommended for the torn tendon but could heal on its own since it was a very small tear. I opted for the full brace and play it by ear. I didn’t walk really for about a month. Making it a full month faster than the 2 months the Doctor thought it would take to heal. I ignored everything basically that happened to me over the next several years.
As I said, I did strongman type stunts too, like the time I lifted a stripped engine out of a car. All the belts, water pump, etc.. were taken off. My son and his friend, both high school age, needed to remove it but didn’t have a hoist. Jokingly, I said, I got this. I climbed into the front area of the car and told them to get ready. I took a few deep breaths, reached down and lifted upward. When I got it to the fender height, I placed it there to rest and told the two boys to grab it. Once I got it that far, they were able to carefully lower it to the ground, in amazement that I lifted it like that. Honestly, I was a bit amazed too with myself. Then there was this car I used to own. The back drivers side wheel always pitched outward after several miles. No mechanic could figure why and said not to worry about it. I got in the habit of going to the back of the car every few days and lift it up, allowing the wheel to slide back and be straight up like the other 3. One time I went to park my car and the car stop was at an angle, not allowing for a car to park there very well. So, I got out, looked around and then proceeded to pick that thing up like it was nothing and turn it back in place so I could park. Someone saw me though and couldn’t believe how easy I did that. I asked them to please not tell anyone about me doing this. I asked that because when ever I did stuff in front of someone I would be asked, can you lift this? How about that? Oh and….. so I didn’t do a lot in front of people unless I knew them.
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