4 of may not a good day
05-20-2004, 12:24 PM
#1
Thread Starter
Join Date: Mar 2004
Posts: 19
4 of may not a good day
Well guys and gals our worst nightmare has come true. I was shot in the head at 30 yards by my huntin buddy I am blind in the left eye and i have had 2 surgries to try and save it !!! Not very good news !! I have over a hundered pellets and fragments in my face neck and chest !! I had to walk a mile out of the swamp bottom and had to be air lifted to the trauma med center in memphis!!! ****ty way to spend my last couple of weeks !! Been tolld by several specialist i am lucky to be alive!! I have a great support group across the country and i appreciate all your thoughts and prayers This is the first time i have been able to sit up in front of the computer!! The pain meds have me very confused!!!!! Hope to be able to read your responses with both eyes in a few weeks. Only 1 in 10 nchance of that!!
Sorry to be such a downer!!
Glad to be here Memphis mike!!!
Sorry to be such a downer!!
Glad to be here Memphis mike!!!
05-20-2004, 02:30 PM
#5
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Rural Valley PA USA
Posts: 444
RE: 4 of may not a good day
Wow Mike that's a sad thing to have to go thru. Are you still friends with that hunting buddy? That must be awful for him too - I don't think I would ever pick up a gun again if that happened to me.
Well, Thank God you are still here! Make sure you tell the world what happened so that others may hear of this unfortunate accident and learn from it.
We'll say a prayer for that eye....
Well, Thank God you are still here! Make sure you tell the world what happened so that others may hear of this unfortunate accident and learn from it.
We'll say a prayer for that eye....
05-20-2004, 03:55 PM
#6
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Pa
Posts: 4,647
RE: 4 of may not a good day
Man I don't know what to say. At first as I was reading I just knew you were going to say that you were just kidding and for every one to be safe. Man that has got to be every turkey hunters worse night mare. Man I am really sorry to hear this. I will pray for ya buddy and I hope that you get all or some of your eye sight back in that eye[
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I just hope that you'll still be able to enjoy spring turkey hunting after this!!!
]I just hope that you'll still be able to enjoy spring turkey hunting after this!!!
05-20-2004, 04:04 PM
#7
Fork Horn
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location:
Posts: 125
RE: 4 of may not a good day
mike,firstmost and foremost we are all happy you are alive.keep us up to date on your recovery.our thoughts and prayers are with you.sportsman are a close knit bunch and we have a special bond,a speedy recovery.
