Going for a Spin with Death

[torakiyoshi]

I have never posted this anywhere, nor even written it down before. I am teaching my students about personal narratives, and wanted a sample of descriptive writing. So I decided to finally put this together, and decided to share it here. I don't think even my parents have ever heard the whole story. Anyway, without futher ado, here is a tale of the

Comments

[c_eagle]

That was a riveting story! Amazing how you recall those details after all the years.....

[torakiyoshi]

You know how they say time slows down during a tragedy? It doesn't. This all happened very fast... but I have reviewed it so many times in my mind, over and over, that I could explain every single nanosecond. That makes it unforgettable.

[thewayne]

YEOUCH! I've had several accidents, thankfully nothing remotely so severe. Glad you came out the other side OK!

[torakiyoshi]

Most of me, anyway. I have reduced use of my left hand, and heavy scarring from the elbow down. It makes kendo rather interesting, as I am constantly criticized for my hand position.

[thewayne]

Understandable! For me, my right hand would be problematic. It lacks rotation at the wrist, and my R shoulder has a partially torn rotater cuff that will probably need surgical work in a few years.

Your arm scarring probably would beat my hand scarring from six operations, I'd guess, but I'll bet you don't have a cool chest scar from pediatric heart surgery! ;-)

[torakiyoshi]

That I don't. But I do have a leaky aortic valve, so I may have one before long...