ok so i saw on advrider that a guy named clayton was going to go on an adventure ride a few years ago from seattle to argentina.
but shortly after he departed, something tragic happened.
he hit a donkey outside of Acapulco, and was paralyzed from the nipples down. basically two arms and a head.
story here.
http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=136505
people on advrider sent him money to pay off medical bills and go to law school and have a fulfilling life. he was a very lively and smart young man.
but after becoming paralyzed, and living that nightmare, he couldnt take it anymore. he wrote a book and at the end included a detailed note of himself writing down the experience of his own death.
the book can be read here.
http://www.2arms1head.com/
in the advrider thread is a link to donate to a fund for stem cell research.
if you do decide to read any of Clayton's story, please have an open mind and imagine yourself in his shoes. as he said, he wasn't a coward for committing suicide, he was a coward for being too scared to die, and living a life like that. to him, life was about adventuring, and it was taken away.
i know he didnt believe in god and made it clear, but im sure there is a spirit world and i know he finished his trip there in his perfect body.
rest in peace man
but shortly after he departed, something tragic happened.
he hit a donkey outside of Acapulco, and was paralyzed from the nipples down. basically two arms and a head.
story here.
http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=136505
people on advrider sent him money to pay off medical bills and go to law school and have a fulfilling life. he was a very lively and smart young man.
but after becoming paralyzed, and living that nightmare, he couldnt take it anymore. he wrote a book and at the end included a detailed note of himself writing down the experience of his own death.
the book can be read here.
http://www.2arms1head.com/
in the advrider thread is a link to donate to a fund for stem cell research.
if you do decide to read any of Clayton's story, please have an open mind and imagine yourself in his shoes. as he said, he wasn't a coward for committing suicide, he was a coward for being too scared to die, and living a life like that. to him, life was about adventuring, and it was taken away.
i know he didnt believe in god and made it clear, but im sure there is a spirit world and i know he finished his trip there in his perfect body.
rest in peace man