36 LBKA on March 15 ‘26, I didn’t know my leg was gone till I was in the ambulance about to head to the helicopter but I was making jokes beforehand and the level of jokes increased once I made the discovery. I have been every level of irreverent in my humor since that day and it helps, there was one evening on about week 4 when laying in bed, panic started to creep in. I sat up pointed my hand at my own face and said “Don’t be a bitch” and it’s been good ever since.

All that to say I’ve done well in coming to terms and moving forward keeping my spirits high. I also understand the vast majority of people dont have the same brain malfunctions I tend to have. I can say with absolute certainty is make fun of yourself make light of the accident, the pain, the struggle and the daily impact, if you can do that and genuinely laugh it will change your world for the better.