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I had ,

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um , given up on the idea of

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having a functional life . Um , uh , I

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was told that basically my life was

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gonna be medical appointments and that ,

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uh , my competitive sports , active

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life was done .

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We were about 400 ft off the ground .

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Uh , when the RPG went through the

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belly of the aircraft and , uh , the

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fuel lines burst in the flames , but

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there's like a section there . I don't

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really remember a lot of the majority

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of my symptoms . Um , we were , uh ,

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the headaches , the not really

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comprehending and s speech .

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Uh , the longer it went on , the worse

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things got ,

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I , I wanted something back . I , I

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felt like I had lost everything , you

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know , and that was the beginning of me

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realizing that there was more , I miss

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flying and that wind in your face is

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pretty amazing . It's probably the

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closest I'm gonna get to it . Uh ,

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while my feet are on the ground ,

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even if I can't be who I was before ,

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I'm not really limited . It's one pedal

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at a time .