The most disturbing thing youve seen/experienced

[Bad Karma99]

I have been lurking here for a while and haven't wanted to post until now -

DerHauptman - What you shared really touched me!

I appreciate all that you and your fellow soldiers do for us. Got to be hard to deal with people you know dieing?

Also, it seems like compared to what you described some of the other stuff is sheer trivia.

Thanks for your sacrifices,

Karma

 

[Nyaricus]

Yeah, it's not the most gruesome or disturbing thing I've ever encountered or anything. It's just that it's so bizarre that makes it stick in my mind.

Yeah man, weird stuff happens way too often for my liking.

[OT]

One time, last fall when I had just starting working at the gas station I am at, I had been sweeping the front area and had left the broom leaning against the big front window. Now, not to be racist or anything at all - so please don't get me wrong here - but this native guy, all beraggled and looking like he'd been sleeping his clothes for a month and hadn't had a shower in twice that, stumbles up to the front door. This guy smelt like a bloody breathemint - he was drunk off of mouthwash. He proceded to pick up my broom and heft it in his hands, as if seeing if he could hit someone with with it. He kinda swayed back and forth, and then put the broom down as a customer came up to the doors to pay. This drunk guy takes off his hat to beg for money, and the customer gives his some changes. Immediately, this drunk guy grabs the money and saunters off down the street.

Very possibly the most bizzare thing I've experienced in a few years. Man, we talked about that for weeks at my work

[/OT]

cheers,
--N

 

[BOZ]

By the way, I've now seen tubgirl. As expected, like other shock pictures, it doesn't go on my list.

wow, either you're a strong-stomached fellow, or you don't impress easily!

 

[Harmon]

Karma's right Der- I know I have said it before, but thanks for serving. Wish I could have (kept out for hearing problems).

A friend of mine served in the Marine Corps- said he saw lots of interesting stuff (think .50 caliber meets human body).

 

[Tewligan]

Oh, I can't believe I forgot about this one when I first saw this thread:
www.shayesaintjohn.com

When you enter, check out the Movies. "Turkey Day" is one of my favorites. Apparently, Shaye makes appearances here in the L.A. area, but I've yet to be lucky(?) enough to witness her awesomeness in person. Enjoy the creepy!

 

[Harmon]

Saw something this last week that reminded me of an accident from (once again) my youth- a motorcyclist wrecked, slid across the pavement in his jeans, tore the skin, meat, muscle, etc down to the bone on his leg and attached rear cheek.

I was in the back yard when I heard the wreck, and going through the house as I heard the screaming. I called 911 and alerted them they would need EMTs before I even saw the wreck. Before I got out the front door (I was running mind you) the screaming had stopped.

A minute or so after the wreck I was to this guy's side. He was completely out of it, I pretended to be his brother until he died. It was the only thing I could do for him.

The EMTs showed- I told them to call his brother (Danny- if memory serves, its been twenty odd years) in.... Oregon (long time ago, and the conversation is kinda something I have tried to forget). They said they would try and I walked away.

That kinda stuff I remember in flashes mostly, and not always do I remember details, so much of it comes back in terrible nightmares. I find comfort in the fact that I gave him the ability to release the "I'm sorry," and "I love yous," that it seems so many people have at the end.

 

[dragonhead]

ouch. um, that is deep.

 

[D.Shaffer]

Finding out what 'Guro' porn was, and realising people actually got off on it.
How jaded do you need to be to need THAT?

 

[Tiberius]

Finding out what 'Guro' porn was, and realising people actually got off on it.
How jaded do you need to be to need THAT?

[doesn't recognize the term, checks wikipedia]
[curses his curiosity]

 

[Zog]

I work at an Independant Living Center, helping people with all sorts of disabilties live as normal lives as they can.

Item the first, which I am ashamed to admit affects me so much.
We had a consumer come into the office one day, for the yearly 'hey how's it going meeting'. I was able, somehow, to smile and say 'nice to met you' as they rolled by in their wheelchair. And then I had to leave the office, and splash some water on my face. Imagine having your right arm fixed, immobile, at 90 degrees to your body, elbow bent at 90 degrees also, and wrist as well, palm up. Your arm does not move, not because of a cast or surgery, but because your muscles themselves are twisted and locked in position. Your legs are similiarly twisted and immobile. Your left arm is tied to your body so it doesn't get in the way, you have no control of it either. Your mouth is perpetually open, with your tongue hanging out. There is a drool cup fixed to your chin. You can pivot your head about 10 degrees either direction, and have very limited torso twist ability. You can not speak, or gesture, merely grunt or moan.

I like to think I have a good imagination, but I can not imagine life like that. I've seen a lot of consumers, with a lot of different, nasty, horrible problems. But that person, and they were still a PERSON, trapped in that rigid shell of a body, that person disturbed me on a level I didn't know I had.


Horrible death is one thing. But horrible LIFE is something I find far more disturbing.
Item the Second:
One of the things I deal with is the yearly nurse's evaluation of how many hours of care a consumer needs, based on their medical condition. Occasionally, we have the misfortune to see actual photos of the open sores that need care. Picture, if you will, a Cone. About 4-6 inches diameter and with a height of 3-4 inches. Now imagine a series of full color pictures of a human leg. With an empty, oozing, bloody, pustulent hole the size of that pyramid. And now, imagine being the person with that hole. For three years.

Life goes on.