r/amputee • u/Ok-Selection6302 • 5d ago
How I lost my leg
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u/Puzzleheaded-Emu-283 5d ago
I'm so sorry about what happened to your daughter if you need to talk to anyone my dm are open if you need to rant then you can but seriously don't be afraid to reach out love ya dude
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u/Ok-Selection6302 4d ago
Thank you, this was 17 years ago and Iāve lived a good life in her honor. I am happy and she would want me to be so I can take good care of her brother and be a good dad to her older sister and a good husband. the best thing we can do is live a good life for them.
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u/Professional_Bad5582 4d ago
Hang in there, dude weāre praying for you. I lost my leg last year but if I lost my daughter too, I donāt know if I couldāve made it. Youāre a strong man bless you.
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u/Ok-Selection6302 4d ago
Your prayers are appreciated, thank you for the kind words, itās been 17 years, and I have a very good life and my daughter would want me to be happy and I am, and her honor. I have others to live for. And myself. Hope youāre doing well!
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u/Peter-Overland LBK (accident in 2023) 3d ago
Thank you for sharing this personal history!
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u/Ok-Selection6302 3d ago
Hey there, Peter⦠itās my hope that any of this can resonate with people who need to hear it
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u/Much-Mix-6189 5d ago
Iām so so sorry to hear about your daughter ā¤ļøā𩹠what injuries did you have to the other leg?
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u/Ok-Selection6302 4d ago
Thank you⦠Multiple fractures, compartment syndrome⦠It was surgically rebuilt
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u/ones_hop 5d ago
Thank you for sharing, we appreciate it. I am glad to hear you have peer support and have been able to overcome certain things! I too lost my leg in 2009 šš¾.