Pardon Our Progress

You’re not too far gone. You’re just under construction.

Tag: cicu

  • My Struggle With Suicide – And Why I Chose Life

    I didn’t consider suicide because I hated myself so much… but because I loved my family more. Discovering Depression To be completely honest, prior to my stay in the hospital, I didn’t even believe in depression. I believed in sadness. I believed in anger and frustration. And depression was just a trendy little word to…

  • Living Without A Safety Net

    The celebration ended abruptly when we realized that there was no longer a medical team around for the “what ifs”… The Path To Home I’ll never forget when we decided we’d had enough rehab and chose to go home. Like I describe in my book, it was such a liberating feeling. The lab sent their…

  • The Most Surprising Thing That Nearly Broke Me in the ICU

    Oddly enough, the extreme boredom drove me crazier than the immense and constant pain. It May Sound Nice… But… For me, the coma was the easy part. I simply went to sleep one day and, 24 days later, woke up. Granted I suffered nightmarish hallucinations that still plague my mind even 7 years later. You…

  • My Story

    I’ve died three times, lost 65 pounds of muscle, and spent nearly two months learning how to live again. But before all that, I was just a guy trying to get fit, love my family, and live a good life. Here’s how it all came crashing down—and how I began to rise again.