Re: [Epic] Stress fractures etc

From: Richard Dewsbery <dewsbery_at_...>
Date: Thu, 22 May 1997 13:05:02 +0100

> "Right!" (Scene from Jaws as old sweat reveals his scars)...
> I've torn my left ACL (knee ligament) during PT which stopped me doing
> Para selection, my right ACL running on roads, partially deaf from
> firing .44 Magnum rounds without ear defenders, still have back pain 6
> months after practicing a 2 man lift of a casualty off an Alp - all
> from army training, BUT in my historical reenactment hobby I've broken
> my front tooth, 2 fingers, 3 ribs, been paralysed from the knee down,
> been stitched around the left eye and rushed to hospital because of a
> blow to the right eye with a halberd that missed the helmet and skull
> on the way to hitting the eye hard enough to lift me off my feet WHICH
> IN ITSELF wasn't a problem compared to the emergency surgery on the
> eye the previous year when an assault detached the retina, just one of
> the day to day injuries such as the broken knee I played rugby on or
> the fingers I broke playing football.
>
> Still, it could be worse, at least I don't play volleyball.
>
> Sorry, been a bad day this morning, I just needed to let off a little
> steam. So, how's your day been? 8)
>
Brian, I'd suggest you take up knitting, but you'd probably stab
yourself with the needles. :)

So the challenge is on - can we find a new hobby for Brian where there
is no possibility for him to injure himself?

Richard
Received on Thu May 22 1997 - 12:05:02 UTC