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My co-worker was lying on the grating in obvious pain and I was in a state
of shock. I couldn’t dance with my daughter at her wedding. It has been
MY JOURNEY TO ZERO
almost 10 years and I still can’t stand on my leg for more than an hour. I
woke up in the hospital and couldn’t remember how I got there. My foot is
75 per cent numb. I couldn’t believe how one second could impact me for such a long time. It’s a good thing my
wife was there, my heart sunk when I heard the news. It’s something I never want to go through again. Suddenly
things went black. My injury has affected me in everything I do. They told me to be careful and I didn’t listen.
The pain was so intense; I knew right away something was very wrong. I fell more than six feet onto concrete and
landed directly on my chest. It was really frightening. My finger was crushed, I am lucky I didn’t lose my whole
hand. The ladder collapsed and crushed my ankle. It knocked the wind out of me and was really frightening. I
feel like I let my co-workers down. I couldn’t play hockey for eight weeks. An extra five minutes could have made
all the difference. I will never feel 100 per cent again. I am reminded of what happened every day when I look
down at my leg. My ankle was in pieces. They said I would never be able to ride my motorcycle again. My wife
had to do everything for me for six weeks. I couldn’t drive my car, I couldn’t walk without crutches. When I hit
the ground, I knew right away it was serious. I can’t do some of my favourite things anymore like go boating
or snowmobiling. They called my family to tell them to come to the hospital right away. I had to re-learn how
to do everything again with my other hand. My boyfriend panicked, he didn’t know what I had done to myself.
My heart almost stopped twice in surgery. I would do anything to go back in time to before my injury. My co-
worker was lying on the grating in obvious pain and I was in a state of shock. I couldn’t dance with my daughter
at her wedding. It has been almost 10 years and I still can’t stand on my leg for more than an hour. I woke up
in the hospital and couldn’t remember how I got there. My foot is 75 per cent numb. I couldn’t believe how one
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second could impact me for such a long time. It’s a good thing my wife was there, my heart sunk when I heard
the news. It’s something I never want to go through again. Suddenly things went black. My injury has affected
a reason?
me in everything I do. They told me to be careful and I didn’t listen. The pain was so intense; I knew right away
something was very wrong. I fell more than six feet onto concrete and landed directly on my chest. It was really
Safety above
frightening. My finger was crushed, I am lucky I didn’t lose my whole hand. The ladder collapsed and crushed my
ankle. It knocked the wind out of me and was really frightening. I feel like I let my co-workers down. I couldn’t
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play hockey for eight weeks. An extra five minutescouldhavmade all the difference. I will never feel 100 per
cent again. I am reminded of what happened every day when I look down at my leg. My ankle was in pieces.
They said I would never be able to ride my motorcycle again. My wife had to do everything for me for six weeks.
I couldn’t drive my car, I couldn’t walk without crutches. When I hit the ground, I knew right away it was serious.
I can’t do some of my favourite things anymore like go boating or snowmobiling. They called my family to tell
them to come to the hospital right away. I had to re-learn how to do everything again with my other hand. My
boyfriend panicked, he didn’t know what I had done to myself. My heart almost stopped twice in surgery. I would
do anything to go back in time to before my injury. My co-worker was lying on the grating in obvious pain and
I was in a state of shock. I couldn’t dance with my daughter at her wedding. It has been almost 10 years and I
still can’t stand on my leg for more than an hour. I woke up in the hospital and couldn’t remember how I got
there. My foot is 75 per cent numb. I couldn’t believe how one second could impact me for such a long time. It’s
a good thing my wife was there, my heart sunk when I heard the news. It’s something I never want to go through
again. Suddenly things went black. My injury has affected me in everything I do. They told me to be careful and I
didn’t listen. The pain was so intense; I knew right away something was very wrong. I fell more than six feet onto
concrete and landed directly on my chest. It was really frightening. My finger was crushed, I am lucky I didn’t
lose my whole hand. The ladder collapsed and crushed my ankle. It knocked the wind out of me and was really
frightening. I feel like I let my co-workers down. I couldn’t play hockey for eight weeks.
An extra five minutes could have made all the difference. I will never feel 100 per cent
again. I am reminded of what happened every day when I look down at my leg. They
said I would never be able to ride my motorcycle again. My wife had to do everything
for me for six weeks. I couldn’t drive my car, I couldn’t walk without crutches. When I
hit the ground, I knew right away it was serious. I can't hear my children anymore.
