Loren Schauers, a resident of Montana, was hurt in a terrifying unexpected accident.It included him operating a forklift truck and collapsing off a bridge’s edge.
The 19-year-old fell more than 50 feet to the ground below, severely crushing his lower body and one arm.
Schauers has already shared an image of the precise moment the forklift fell on him, along with a graphic update.
Schauers was fortunately spared death in his accident.
His life was spared by a hemicorororectomy, a surgery in which the lower half of the body is amputated.
It is extremely unusual; there are just 71 known occurrences of the surgery. According to the National Library of Medicine, there is a very significant risk involved in this surgery.
Loren and his wife Sabia started a YouTube channel after the horrible incident that changed their lives forever.
After a terrifying unusual accident, Loren Schauers’s head almost split in two by a forklift. Credit: @loren.schauers on Instagram
Schauers answers questions from the 600,000+ members to the channel on life after the accident.
One of the questions was, “Do your friends still treat you the same way they used to before the accident?” Are you happy, surprised, or disappointed by any of them?
Schauers admitted that he had been “a little let down” by a couple of them.
He remarked, “Some friends completely reverted and became reticent; others emerged from the woodwork and have shown tremendous support.”
“But I have Sabia, and that’s all I need, so it doesn’t matter to me.”
Sabia concurred, saying, “Going through this together has definitely strengthened a lot of the aspects of our relationship.”
Schauer’s wife Sabia has been there for him during his recovery with unwavering support. Credit: @loren.schauers on Instagram
Sabia continued, “The most frequent inquiry since our first video has been how Loren uses the restroom.
Schauer replied, “A colostomy is the removal of my colon from my body so that I can urinate.” I also fart, urinate, and poop because I have bilateral nephrostomies, which are tubes that enter my kidneys and empty them into bags.
His wife went on, “We get questions like, ‘Does he have any private parts?'” He has been mutilated below the waist. Try doing a Google search for “hemicorporectomy” if you have any further inquiries.
A hemicorporectomy, also known as a “trans-lumbar amputation,” is an extreme medical procedure in which the patient’s lower limbs are surgically removed, according to the National Library of Medicine.
This means excising the exterior private parts, rectum, bladder, and bony pelvis. The procedure is typically completed in two stages.
In addition to sharing this candid information, Schauers just shared a terrible picture of his injury.
The Daily Star claims that Loren uploaded a photo of the forklift accident that almost killed him to Instagram.
“If you look closely in the second photo, you can see me still pinned under the forklift,” he wrote on social media.
