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The original was posted on /r/getmotivated by /u/Chalk1980 on 2023-11-24 01:55:29+00:00.
I was eighteen and walking home late at night when a car hit me. Broke Tibula and fibula in both legs and the bone poked out of one shin. Spent a couple days in ICU and the Doctors wanted to amputate my leg below the knee becasue swelling was so bad. My parents said "don't do it give it time". They sliced the side of the leg to let it breath (google "Fasciotomy" its really gross.) Many surgeries later the leg was still mine. I was left with a hammertoe, rods in my legs and some pretty gnarly scars.
I'm now 42 close to 25 years later. Just ran a mile under 7 minutes for the first time in my life. You are never too broken or too old to do accomplish something new. Don't be afraid to try or to fail. Don't let anyone, even yourself talk you out of doing something you want to accomplish.