A promontory on the pacific coast is where my life took a bad turn. I had just finished checking out this deep freshwater pond situated just inland from the Cove. Iām not sure that pond has an official name but people in the area call it The Hole. Some guys working there thought we were going to dive it and asked if we had a permit, which we didnāt but that wasnāt the plan anyway, so we crossed the peninsula over to the west shore and thatās where it happened. I stepped out onto a sturdy rocky shelf to find the best way down to the shoreline and saw it would be a tricky hike, I stepped back out even farther just to check again which was really stupid, there was strong gusty wind up there, and that was literally my downfall.
So anyway, I had a few fractures, and bone shards got stuck in some lumbar and thoracic nerve roots, and my spine shifted out of alignment a few degrees here and there. Moreover, my liver was busted up a bit and some of the contents of my stomach splashed out onto the rock I landed on. They told me it's not good scene. I had surgery and that fixed me up adequately and I healed fast and went back to work in less than 2 years but I had to take it easy for couple of years! But decades later, I started having severe back pain & my new doctor saw bone shards still in there, along with the misalignment having increased by a significant degree. But I didnāt have the second surgery until about 70 years of age. I now have a very comfortable Power Chair and often think of diving off of that cliff.!
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So anyway, I had a few fractures, and bone shards got stuck in some lumbar and thoracic nerve roots, and my spine shifted out of alignment a few degrees here and there. Moreover, my liver was busted up a bit and some of the contents of my stomach splashed out onto the rock I landed on. They told me it's not good scene. I had surgery and that fixed me up adequately and I healed fast and went back to work in less than 2 years but I had to take it easy for couple of years! But decades later, I started having severe back pain & my new doctor saw bone shards still in there, along with the misalignment having increased by a significant degree. But I didnāt have the second surgery until about 70 years of age. I now have a very comfortable Power Chair and often think of diving off of that cliff.!
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