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<blockquote data-quote="Velenne" data-source="post: 701079" data-attributes="member: 1856"><p><em>Ben Taub- Emergency Center</em></p><p><em>Texas Medical Center</em></p><p></p><p>In reply, Carlos reaches down and hikes up his left pant leg a few inches. Cold blue titanium gleams in the soft light of the hostpital room just above his sockline.</p><p></p><p>"I was fifteen, living in the Fifth. Random drive-by. The ambulance was too slow in getting there. Now I'm 'bionic' from here, " he markes a spot about four inches above his left knee, " down. It was my tia, (my grandmother,) who taught me to use my weaknesses and turn them into strengths. To take the lemons life gives you and make lemonade, you know? Today I'm a doctor and two months ago one of the papers I wrote started a change in the entire prosthetic industry. So here I am...helping people.</p><p></p><p>"You know Mike, for a long time I thought to myself 'if I had been standing two inches...just two damn inches over in any direction," he holds up a hand and spaces his thumb and forefinger about two inches apart, "I would still be walking normal.' But then I realized that it doesn't do any good thinking about that. Your life is right in front of you <em>now</em>. If you think about the past, then life will pass you by. Take what's in front of you, and make the most of it because the End may be this... " he holds up the same two-inch-spaced fingers, "far away."</p><p></p><p>The fire in Carlos' eyes dims when he finishes. At last, he's been able to share that with someone. Sure he could have shared it with anyone, but to Mike (at least Carlos hopes) it will mean something that he can take with him forever. If not, then at least for Carlos it feels like a great weight has fallen off his shoulders.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Velenne, post: 701079, member: 1856"] [i]Ben Taub- Emergency Center Texas Medical Center[/i] In reply, Carlos reaches down and hikes up his left pant leg a few inches. Cold blue titanium gleams in the soft light of the hostpital room just above his sockline. "I was fifteen, living in the Fifth. Random drive-by. The ambulance was too slow in getting there. Now I'm 'bionic' from here, " he markes a spot about four inches above his left knee, " down. It was my tia, (my grandmother,) who taught me to use my weaknesses and turn them into strengths. To take the lemons life gives you and make lemonade, you know? Today I'm a doctor and two months ago one of the papers I wrote started a change in the entire prosthetic industry. So here I am...helping people. "You know Mike, for a long time I thought to myself 'if I had been standing two inches...just two damn inches over in any direction," he holds up a hand and spaces his thumb and forefinger about two inches apart, "I would still be walking normal.' But then I realized that it doesn't do any good thinking about that. Your life is right in front of you [i]now[/i]. If you think about the past, then life will pass you by. Take what's in front of you, and make the most of it because the End may be this... " he holds up the same two-inch-spaced fingers, "far away." The fire in Carlos' eyes dims when he finishes. At last, he's been able to share that with someone. Sure he could have shared it with anyone, but to Mike (at least Carlos hopes) it will mean something that he can take with him forever. If not, then at least for Carlos it feels like a great weight has fallen off his shoulders. [/QUOTE]
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